River: The Timbre Of Guitar #2 - Rei Harakami (LP) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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River: The Timbre of Guitar #2 - Rei Harakami signals a new level of awareness and understanding of both Rei Harakami's significance and Ayane Shino's undeniable talent. In 1996 Tokyo-based label Sublime Records received a cassette demo from Rei Harakami, a 26-year-old Japanese experimental filmmaker, and musician. Within one year, Harakami's debut LP Unrest was released. As the 21st century dawned, Harakami was becoming a critically acclaimed figure, and there was a feeling in Japan that Harakami would be an inevitable successor to such luminaries as Haruomi Hosono and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Sadly Harakami passed away at age 40 in 2011, leaving behind a musical legacy that seemed to deserve more recognition. A fitting tribute now comes from the incredibly gifted classical guitarist Ayane Shino. Continuing her album series The Timbre of Guitar, she now presents River: The Timbre of Guitar #2 - Rei Harakami. Ayane has reworked some of Harakami's standout tracks into an album of tranquil yet complex compositions helping to build a new level of awareness and understanding of Rei Harakami's significance. A collection of ten hypnotic guitar renditions that dive deeply into the traditional compositional musicality that underpins Harakami's hallucinatory beatscapes before reconsidering them under a fresh, innovative and engaging new light. During her time completing a masters at Tokyo's University of the Arts, Shino became fascinated by Brian Eno, Aphex Twin, Oneohtrix Point Never, Steve Reich, and, closer to home, Harakami and Susumu Yokota. On her approach to the album, Ayane explains: "For this album, I succeeded in spinning some exquisite, silk thread like delicate tones, interwoven with human warmth, gentleness and simplicity. And I was also able to rework Rei Harakami's distinctive sound with a floating feel to it and transform it into a very classical guitar sound. I hope many people will be able to receive this group of sounds that I created in this album that I played with all my heart."

Track Listing:

A
01.    the backstroke    01:30    
02.    first period    01:30    
03.    long time    01:30    
04.    joy    01:04    
B
05.    海1 - umi1    01:30    
06.    red curb    01:02    
07.    last night    01:30    
08.    さようなら - sayounara    01:30     
09.    海2 - umi2    01:30    
10.    river    01:23    

- River: The Timbre of Guitar #2 - Rei Harakami signals a new level of awareness and understanding of both Rei Harakami's significance and Ayane Shino's undeniable talent.
- Ayane has reworked some of Harakami's standout tracks into an album of tranquil yet complex compositions helping to build a new level of awareness and understanding of Rei Harakami's significance.
- A collection of ten hypnotic guitar renditions that dive deeply into the traditional compositional musicality that underpins Harakami's hallucinatory beatscapes before reconsidering them under a fresh, innovative and engaging new light.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format Detail: LP
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: EXPERIMENTAL
• Released: 5/9/25