Shinobu Nemoto - Improvisations #1

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4...according to our Ant on Thu 08 Oct, 2009.

Yet more gear in on the Experimedia label and this one has a lovely sleeve with ice crystals all over it and it's by Shinobu Nemoto. 'Improvisations #1' has real nice feel about it with crystalline tones that almost echo the patterns and icy beauty of the sleeve photography. From the first track it really builds right up from very little and then really gets going with swirls of organ type drone and lovely dripping fluid sounding electronics, there's a faint amount of fuzz giving it an extra dynamic. I'm really enjoying this. The album continues with a fairly similar winning formula throughout i.e. building layer upon layer as the tracks slowly unfold and give off some really cool vibes. Totally chilled and will have you freezing your knackers off over the coming winter.

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An epic album by Japanese artist Shinobu Nemoto, Improvisations #1 showcases Shinobu's ability to create beautiful and interesting sonic textures using minimal means. Using only an electric guitar, stomp boxes, and recording to a 4-track with no overdubs Improvisations #1 delivers 5 massive pieces. Recorded in January of 2009 each piece initially soft and subtle build and layer gradually into powerful and intense guitar noise drones.

'Improvsations #1' is packaged in Experimedia's signature custom designed six panel tall-slim pack and is limited to 150 copies.

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//ABOUT.SHINOBU
"I am Shinobu Nemoto, MOUFU-ROKUON is a small label releasing my work. MOUFU-ROKUON = BLANKEY-RECORDINGS. I play the electric guitar and live in japan with a bird, a dog, two cats and a broken tape recorders. - I want to live with the orangutang and the chimpanzee some time - It was piano that I did play first. However, I kicked piano at 13 years old and have begun to goddamn turn an electric guitar, I formed a band and enjoyed a roaring sound, my guitar always did howling... I worked as an assistant of Noriyuki Haraguchi of the Japanese contemporary artist at one time. He was not a musician, but I learned most from him. I love him and much respect. I am in charge of a guitar and a vocal in "Josef [K]", "SUMMONS OF SHINING RUINS" is my guitar solo by old memory, "DARK SIDE OF THE AUDIO SYSTEM" is an experiment with a broken recorder and tape loops. And, I record the improvisation of the guitar and field recordings by "SHINOBU" name. I do not use a PC (DAW) for recording. My sound vibration is POST-BINARY/PC in all. Many thanks for your support of the work. Kindest regards, Shinobu Nemoto"

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