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Title:  s/t Artist:  I.S.O. Label:  Sound Tectonics Format:  CD Price:  € 17.00   Mp3 samples: none

Title Description:
"It is said that Sesshu-tei Garden of Joeiji Temple in Yamaquchi city was built by Sesshu, a priest and artist, about five hundred years ago. The garden is positioned on the north of the main temple, and in the center of the inner garden of about 30 acres is a pond, which is shaped in the Chinese character of 'heart', surrounded by many vertically-standing stones. The woods on the east, west, and north sides of the garden make up the shape of a horseshoe, which creates a special space for vision and sound. For this live performance, three performers were positioned around the garden apart enough not to see each other to present their music over the garden. (ISO/left side: Yoshihide Otomo, center: Sachiko M, right side: Yoshimitsu Ichiraku). Note: this CD was recorded through one-point stereo recording in the center of the main temple. The surrounding sounds such as animals around the garden, wind, and visitors were kept as they were at the mastering, because if they had been mechanically removed, delicate feelings generated by the extremely subtle sounds penetrating the whole garden would have been ruined."

Performed by I.S.O. (Yoshimitsu Ichiraku, Sachiko M, Otomo Yoshihide)

Produced by YCAM (Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media)
Recorded live by Shiro Yamamoto at Sesshu-tei Garden, Yamaguchi, Japan, December 17, 2002
Mastered by I.S.O. and Toshimaru Nakamura
Art direction by Keiichi Miyagawa
Cover art by Keita Egami
Includes liner notes in English

Released in December 2003

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