Label: Tabi Tapes – 007
Format: Cassette, Mixtape, Stereo
Country: UK
Released: 2022
Genre: Jazz, Non-Music, Classical
Style: Free Improvisation, Field Recording, Sound Art, Modern, Contemporary, Minimal
In house mix series Tabi Tapes mobilises for the first time in 2022 with a shock release from Japanese artist and occasional DJ Atsuo Ogawa, whose recent novelty mix CDr ’Rotae’ had us totally floored. Once again employing the same lo-fi / ‘distanced’ recording techniques, Ogawa concentrates his focus on a drifting suite of strictly solo piano pieces, ranging from stark improvisation, to graceful contemporary jazz and genuinely touching, exquisite post-modern pieces. Capturing his environment with the windows wide-open (beautifully illustrated on the insert), wind billowing in, murmurs of sub-urban traffic crawling past and birds chirping outside, we’re placed within a specific room - utilising an usual depth of field that gives a specific sense of space and intimacy, akin to overhearing a family member practicing their craft in a different room of the house. As with the recent Rotae CDr, there’s a genuine sense of innocence and naivety instilled in the sound, but with a rare hyper-specific music focus that comes from a true artist properly in sync with their craft. Across the 80 minute sequence of piano tracks, we’re transported into a different world where time stands still, enjoying new sounds and their habitat. A real stunner that pushes the concept of a DJ mix into new realms entirely.. (Mint / New - with insert / trackless - no download - limited).
Tracklist
A Untitled 45:00
B Untitled 45:00
