{"product_id":"satoshi-ashikawa-still-way-wave-notion-2-vinyl-lp","title":"Satoshi Ashikawa - Still Way (Wave Notion 2), Vinyl LP","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSatoshi Ashikawa - Still Way (Wave Notion 2), Vinyl LP\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWRWTFWW Records is honored to announce the much anticipated reissue of Satoshi Ashikawa’s undeniable classic of Japanese environmental\/ambient\/minimalism, Still Way (Wave Notation 2). The album, available on vinyl (first time since 1982) and digipack CD (with one bonus track), comes with a cover artwork by Hiroshi Yoshimura and liner notes by Midori Takada, Satoshi Ashikawa himself, and Irish producer Gareth Quinn Redmond (whose Still Way-inspired album Laistigh den Ghleo is being released simultaneously on \u003cspan id=\"package_description_0\" class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003eWRWTFWW).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInitially released in 1982 as part of the Wave Notation series*, Still Way is, without a doubt, a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"package_description_0\" class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003e seminal Japanese environmental\/ambient\/minimalism album, often mentioned alongside Midori Takada’s Through Looking Glass and Hiroshi Yoshimura’s Green as one of the genre’s most important pieces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Like the moment of stillness, after the wind passes through the garden, when the rain stops for a brief second…\" Notably inspired by Erik Satie’s Furniture Music and Brian Eno’s ambient work, Satoshi Ashikawa aimed to compose music \"intended to be listened to in a casual manner, as a musical landscape or a sound object…not something that would stimulate listeners but music that should drift like smoke and become part of the environment.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe result is simply phenomenal, subtle minimalism and emotional elegance exquisitely orchestrated by Satoshi Ishikawa and his team consisting of his wife Masami Ashikawa (on flute), Midori Takada (on vibraphone), Yuko Utsumi (on harp), Tomoko Sono (on piano), and Junko Arase (on vibraphone).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn conjunction with Still Way, WRWTFWW is releasing Laistigh den Ghleo, a companion album by Irish ambient\/minimalist composer Gareth Quinn Redmond, inspired by Ashikawa’s approach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*The Wave Notation series also includes Hiroshi Yoshimura’s Music For Nine Postcards album.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrelude 1:46\u003cbr\u003eHarp - Yuko Utsumi\u003cbr\u003ePiano - Tomoko Sono\u003cbr\u003eVibraphone - Midori Takada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLandscape Of Wheels 11:52\u003cbr\u003eHarp - Yuko Utsumi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStill Park - Ensemble 12:05\u003cbr\u003eHarp - Yuko Utsumi\u003cbr\u003ePiano - Midori Takada\u003cbr\u003eVibraphone - Junko Arase\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStill Park - Piano Solo 4:48\u003cbr\u003ePiano - Tomoko Sono\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStill Sky 8:33\u003cbr\u003eFlute - Masami Ashikawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImage Under The Tree 13.03\u003cbr\u003eFlute - Masami Ashikawa\u003cbr\u003ePiano - Tomoko Sono\u003cbr\u003eVibraphone - Midori Takada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"ui-title-bar__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFactory sealed. New\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eWe Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records – WRWTFWW030\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LPs New","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47274178412737,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1407\/4970\/files\/wavenotion2.jpg?v=1697154632","url":"https:\/\/hathillrecords.com.au\/products\/satoshi-ashikawa-still-way-wave-notion-2-vinyl-lp","provider":"Hat Hill Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}