One of our records of 2022.
Art ZyklusFeaturing: Toshi Ichiyanagi
A Group for Experimental Music
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In the mid 1960’s, there was a collective of contemporary musicians in Osaka, called Art Zyklus. Because Hajime Yamashita, one of the core members, had sold a part of his privately stored sound source over the Internet, the whole picture of amazing and completely unknown activities was revealed. The release compiled works created by Art Zyklus as well as Yamashita. Worth mentioning is that ‘Music for Electric Metronomes’ by Toshi Ichiyanagi was premiered in Japan. Apart from that, the fact that Yamashita founded his own electronic music studio was unprecedented at the time. Also, it was revolutionary that he generously showed his knowledge of electronic music by playing on an electronic device such as a self-built theremin, when performing a concert.
Release notes
Track 1: 1960 Track 2: 1965 Track 3: 1959 Track 4: 1965 Tracks 5 to 12: 1966 Track 13: 1968 Track 14: 1965 Track 15: 1965 Track 16: 1966 Track 17: 1964 Cardboard paper gatefold sleeve with obi and double-sided folded insert of notes in Japanese and English.
| Art Zyklus Members' Works And Concert Recordings | |||
| 1 | Music For Electric Metronomes | 5:25 | |
| 2 | Hallucination（For Piano） | 2:40 | |
| 3 | Black Monastery [Le Croitre Noir] (For Tape) | 5:51 | |
| 4 | Travel Music Ⅱ | 4:21 | |
| 5 | Déformation Ⅰ (For Two Groups) | 8:05 | |
| 6 | Manon (For Violin And Piano Playing With The Left Hand) | 5:13 | |
| 7 | Resuscitation (For Electronic Sound) | 5:08 | |
| 8 | Travel Music Ⅱ (Tape Part) | 3:07 | |
| Collection Of Compositions By Hajime Yamashita | |||
| 9 | Echo Ⅰ (By Piano Materials) | 2:43 | |
| 10 | Echo Ⅱ (by Piano Materials) | 2:28 | |
| 11 | Phänomen Ⅰ（for Piano） | 2:15 | |
| 12 | Phänomen Ⅱ (for Piano And Electronic Sound) | 4:31 | |
| 13 | Phänomen Ⅲ (For Piano And Theremin) | 5:40 | |
| 14 | Medium (Abstract For Piano) | 3:38 | |
| 15 | A Sad Song Of Pure Love (Abstract For Piano Op.23-2) | 3:37 | |
| 16 | Instruction (For Two E.C.A.D.) | 6:50 | |
| 17 | Symbiosis (For Electronic Sound And Radio Wave) | 3:14 | |
- Koji Kawasaki
- Liner Notes
- Toshiyuki Kawata
- Liner Notes [English Translation By]
