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V.A. : The Beginnings of Japanese Electroacoustic Vol.2 electronic music studio 1968-1974

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Format: 2LP [OUOADM202502]
Shipping Weight: 0.47lbs
Label: Sound3

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'Born in the mid-1950s, the NHK Electronic Music Studio was a world-leading lab where Japan’s electronic music took shape. This album gathers works created there between 1968 and 1974—a vivid snapshot of chance operations, ring modulation, waveform experiments, broadcast collage, and intense hand-made tape craft.
Launched in 1993 in memory of the studio’s founding architect Hiroshi Shioya, our project treats these tapes as living works—not nostalgia. We re-check sources, rebuild the listening conditions, and present the music through playback/performance so each piece returns as an experience, heard with today’s ears and passed forward.'

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Side A
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1: Matsudaira Features the "Photophormer" (1963), an early arbitrary waveform generator. A fascinating document of trial and error involving intentional pulse noise.

2: Mayuzumi Utilizes LAM (volume control) and Ring Modulators to process sine wave clusters and human laughter (Joruri).

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Side B
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1: Ichiyanagi Inspired by John Cage's chance operations. Includes early speech synthesis using Hitachi's analogue computer.

2: Shibata Produced for the Expo '70 Japan Pavilion. A testament to the "offline production" era using labor-intensive tape editing.

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Side C
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1: Yuasa A trilogy exploring the genesis of human voice and language. Includes "Tele-phono-pathy," "Interview," and "A Memorial..."
2: Miyoshi Created for Expo '70. Fuses live percussion with ring modulator textures through immense tape-editing efforts.

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Side D
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1: Shinohara A 20-hour NHK broadcast condensed into a collage. Famous for the legendary synchronization challenges faced by engineers.

2: Becker Tape music recorded at NHK in 1972. Fuses natural sounds (Buddhist chants, jet engines) with advanced studio processing.