Name: Trace: Sound Design Works 1986-1989
Brand: Yutaka Hirose

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WRWTFWW066

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Black

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Limited edition

Release date

2022-09-23

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4251804137270

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

WRWTFWW066CD

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2022-09-16

4251804137287

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Yutaka Hirose

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Modern Composition

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We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records

We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records is a Swiss label founded and curated by [artist name] of [label name] and Stéphane Armleder aka [artist name] of [label name].

With an unapologetic approach to music, this label fearlessly pushes boundaries and challenges conventions. They have gained a reputation for releasing unique and unconventional sounds that defy categorization.

Founded on the belief that music should be free from restrictions, We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records has become a platform for artists who refuse to conform. Their diverse roster showcases experimental, avant-garde, and genre-defying music that captivates listeners with its raw authenticity.

WRWTFWW Records release Yutaka Hirose’s never-heard before 11-track collection Trace: Sound Design Works 1986-1989, available on double LP and double CD, with liner notes from the artist.

Trace is a collection of 11 unreleased tracks produced by Yutaka Hirose between 1986 and 1989, during the Sound Process Design sessions, right after the release of his classic Soundscape series album Nova. Sound Process Design was Satoshi Ashikawa's label, home of the Wave Notation trilogy (Hiroshi Yoshimura’s Music For Nine Postcards, Satsuki Shibano's Erik Satie 1866-1925 and Satoshi Ashikawa's Still Way). Following Wave Notation, Sound Process Design worked with museums, cafes and bars to create site-specific soundscapes, starting with the sound design of the Kushiro Museum. Yutaka Hirose was called to work on these projects.

Rather than simply providing pre-recorded compositions, Hirose sought to create a "sound scenery". To achieve this, he participated in the conception of the space and paid particular attention to the accidental combination of sounds by placing the speakers, using a multi-sound source, and following the concept of "sculpturing time through sound".

Trace: Sound Design Works 1986-1989 is divided into two parts. The Reflection segment is based on an ambient soundscape. It narrates "a sleep that starts with the sound of water droplets at dawn and slowly disappears into darkness" and feels like a natural and soothing progression of Nova. It was played in entrance halls, at events, in cafes and bars. The Voice from Past Technology segment expresses the dream world born out of that sleep and is based on what Yukata Hirose calls hardcore ambient, environmental music with a noise approach. It was played in museums and science centers.

All in all, Trace is a crucial addition to every Japanese environmental music fan’s collection, alongside Midori Takada’s Through The Looking Glass, Hiroshi Yoshimura’s Green, Satoshi Ashikawa’s Still Way, Motohiko Hamase’s Notes of Forestry, Inoyamaland’s Danzindan-Pojidon, and Yutaka Hirose’s very own Nova.