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Echoplasme

by eRikm & hanatsuMIROIR

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1.
Yamamba 01:23
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Limbe 04:09
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Massa 02:05
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Interlude 00:57
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Yamambaa 05:01
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Yamauba 01:10
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Yama-Uba 03:23
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Hini - Feu 01:38
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Arikoda 05:42

about

Another release with ErikM (Erik Matt). This time with the duo Hanatsumirroir. The duo got together in 2010 and has since collaborated with many people, expanding the flutes played by Ayako Okubo and the electromagnetically manipulated percussion by Oliver Maurel with viola and contrabass clarinet, for example. A different beast than the other one reviewed in this week's edition of Vital Weekly, this one deals with the Japanese- supernatural creatures of the Yokai. I misread the title; I thought it read ectoplasm, made famous in the Ghostbusters movies. I wasn't far off with the Yokai being the subject.
Okubu plays the contrabass flute, which has many twists and turns to get to the contrabass octaves. Low whispers, flattering, clicking of the keys, and talking into the mouthpiece, makes for an eerie sound. Add to that the percussion played by Maurel, sometimes electromagnetically enhanced or transformed; you get an uncomfortable and brooding sound environment. Finally, there is the layer added by Erik, electronic soundscapes. And the cherry on the cake is narrators who tell stories, or just words or phrases concerning the Yokai, or perhaps mimic a Yokai. There's a detached quality about the music, in a good way. Ghost music pur sang. Or, in English full blooded ghost music, is most fitting given the subject. I recommend listening to this in a dark room on a higher volume (or with good headphones). Outstanding work.
There’s also an accompanying book with visuals created by ErikM. And lastly on Youtube there’s a video of a performance that’s very informative about the proceedings on this disc. (MDS, Vital Weekly 1384)

credits

released October 30, 2022

Ayako Okubo: flutes
eRikm: compositions & mixing - live electronics
Olivier Maurel: percussion & electro-magnetism

Ayako Okubo, Miwako Shirai, Sara Rosell Hayashi, Masahiro Yosinaga : narrators

mastering by Giuseppe Ielasi
cover art by eRikm
layout by Thierry Müller

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