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Hiroshi Yoshimura – Pier & Loft
Hiroshi Yoshimura
Pier & Loft
Style: Electronic
Label: 17853 Records
Catalog Number: RFLP004
Released: 1983, 80's
Released on vinyl for the first time on Chee Shimizu’s 17853 imprint, Pier & Loft is a timeless collection of “kankyo ongaku” style ambient compositions written for a fashion exhibit held at a warehouse in the Tokyo bay area. Yoshimura’s signature delicate, infectious melodies and Yamaha DX-7 mastery craft vivid imagery of the sea breeze, horizon, Tokyo, and ice cream. Interestingly, there’s even drum machine on this ambient album with B4 “In The Sea Breeze” that sounds a bit like some of the productions from the YMO crew on Yen Records. Possibly Yoshimura’s best…
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Ambient / Kankyo Ongaku
Tracklist:
A1 Horizon I’ve Ever Seen Before
A2 Signal F
A3 Tokyo Bay Area
B1 Wavy-patterned Ice Cream
B2 Kamome Dayori
B3 The Sea In My Palm
B4 In The Sea Breeze
Credits:
Art Direction, Design – Hiroko Matsuda, Hirosato Shimizu
Composed By, Arranged By, Performer, Illustration [Insert] – Hiroshi Yoshimura
Coordinator [Original Cover] – Masahiro Fujimara
Executive-Producer – William Aptheker
Musical Assistance – Non Selavy
Photography By – Taizo Ochiai
Producer, Drum Programming – Yoshio Ojima
Remastered By – Sinkichi Kadoya
Translated By – Yusaku Shigeyasu
