Midori Takada -Through The Looking Glass (2017 Reedition) -WRWTFWW Records CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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01. "Mr. Henri Rousseau's dream"

02. "Crossing"

03. "Trompe-l' il"

04. "Catastrophe S"

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Digipak 8pg. Booklet / Fold Out Poster

Description:

Considered a Holy Grail of Japanese music by many, "Through The Looking Glass" is Midori Takada's first solo endeavor, a captivating four-song suite capturing her deep quests into traditional African and Asian percussive language and exploring contemplative ambient sounds with an admirably precise use of marimba. The result is alternatively ethereal and vibrant, always precise and mesmerizing, and makes for an atmospheric masterpiece and an unparalleled sonic and spiritual experience. The fully licensed reissue is available as a single 33rpm LP and a limited 45rpm DLP, both cut directly from the original studio reels (AAA), at Emil Berliner (formerly the in-house recording department of renowned classical record label Deutsche Grammophon) for the 45rpm DLP, and at the equally famous Frankfurter SST Studio for the LP. It is also available in CD format for the first time. All versions come with extensive liner notes. - Limited 2023 REPRESS EDITION - 2x 180g, ORIG STOUGHTON TIP ON Sleeve, Black Vinyl, 45rpm Cut Edition (Emil Berliner) - Last 500 with Original Stoughton Tip On Sleeve. Sticker. Takada's compositions have a remarkable way of affecting the imagination. Her minimalist, contemplative music is filled with the concept of infinity and reminds us of a moon voyage, falling stars, a journey into the ocean, or a walk in the garden. The trans melodies, initially simple, begin to loop and splinter, their rhythm breaking and thickening, slowly drawing the listener into another reality. - DIGIPAK 8PG. BOOKLET / FOLD OUT POSTER

On back: Through The Looking Glass Midori Takada solo works Recorded January 27-28, February 3, 1983 at Aoyama Studio 302, Tokyo mixed at RVC Studio, Tokyo Mastering Engineer: Kazuie Sugimoto (JVC) On insert: Recorded from original reels [...] at Emil Berliner Studios Manufacturing by Optimal Distribution by Word and Sound Thanks to Stephan Armleder, Eric Mermod, Masahiko Satoh, Ryusuke Kosawa and Hiroyuki Kamajima Licensed courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. This is a 2017 reissue by WRWTFWW and Palto Flats Original release by RCA Japan 1983 Incidental information: The credits listed on the back sleeve refer to the original issue and the credits listed on the insert refer to the reissue. Released in digipak with inserted fold-out sheet.

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5336721

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