Recorded by Hiroshi Yoshimura at his private studio, Hiroh 806, using Yamaha DX7, TX7, and FB01 synthesizers, a Roland MSQ-700 sequencer and a Victor AV computer. That’s exactly what the Sona Gaia release of Hiroshi Yoshimura’s Green stated in its liner notes.
That can’t be. You put on Green, and the things that last with you, long after the album is over, are the times you remember how natural it feels in your memory.The first music you hear on Green were the sounds of a stream and bird song.
Once the “synthetic” part cycles in, they played a part of an unlikely ensemble; unobtrusive, complementary of the larger, sonic vision. Brian Eno once spoke of ““, but with Green this one somehow remains the most impressive. It’s our green world, presented in these refinements, that speak of a golden period in time when Hiroshi graced us with one astounding vision after another, culminating in this utterly sublime masterpiece. My suggestion: gather, digest, and refresh./.
A1Sky Saw Bass Anchor – Drums – Electric Piano Rhodes – Fretless Bass – Guitar Snake, Guitar Digital – Viola –3:25A2Over Fire Island Drums – Fretless Bass – Synthesizer, Guitar, Tape –1:49A3St. The tone is perfect. It's a shallow mastering, not loud whatsoever. My copy was covered in dirt, mostly white paper dust.
Darla Eno
But after two vacuum cleanings, there was still a lot of pops and crackle - maybe debris pressed into the shallow grooves, or a tired plate from the end of the run. Subbed out the generic inner sleeve right away for plastic.Update: after another cleaning, some of the pops are gone. This is the second-most warped record in my collection (the stylus lifting 3 or 4 mm each rev), which is probably due to the shop where I got it. My first-most warped was purchased at the same time.