{"product_id":"yoshimura-hiroshi-surround-cd","title":"Yoshimura, Hiroshi - Surround (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e(CD)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFirst-ever official reissue of the pioneering 1986 ambient work\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduced in full cooperation with Hiroshi Yoshimura’s estate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew liner notes by original album producer Hiroyoshi Shiokawa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes Yoshimura’s original notes in Japanese \u0026amp; English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRemastering and lacquer cutting by John Baldwin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“If \u003cem\u003eSurround\u003c\/em\u003e can be listened to as music that’s as close to air itself, allowing us to enter each listener’s sound scenery, or as something that exists within a new perspective, expanding the middle ground between sound and music, and transforming it into a comfortable space, it would be much appreciated.” — Hiroshi Yoshimura\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTemporal Drift proudly presents the long-awaited, first-ever reissue of \u003cem\u003eSurround\u003c\/em\u003e, Hiroshi Yoshimura’s sought-after ambient classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released as an album in January 1986, \u003cem\u003eSurround\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded by Yoshimura as a commission from home builder Misawa Homes, intended to function as an “amenity” designed to enhance the company’s newly built living spaces. A pioneer in the field of environmental music, Yoshimura’s previous works included \u003cem\u003eMusic For Nine Post Cards\u003c\/em\u003e (1982), originally produced to be played back inside a museum space, and designing sound environments for public spaces and subway systems. \u003cem\u003eSurround\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded almost concurrently with the acclaimed and popular \u003cem\u003eGREEN\u003c\/em\u003e (1986); the two albums are described by Hiroyoshi Shiokawa in his liner notes as being Yoshimura’s yin and yang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his original notes for the album, Yoshimura recommends that \u003cem\u003eSurround\u003c\/em\u003e be placed in the same family of sounds “as the vibration of footsteps, the hum of an air conditioner, or the clanging of a spoon inside a coffee cup.” And, as he suggests, “with the addition of city noise from outside the window,” you may hear \u003cem\u003eSurround\u003c\/em\u003e in a completely new way\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LIGHT IN THE ATTIC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52684283937044,"sku":"272310","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/0491\/7101\/files\/481c1a41surround_20_28cassette_29_88fbddcf-1e7c-4340-a389-add8f4c64260.webp?v=1781894912","url":"https:\/\/yellowracketrecords.com\/products\/yoshimura-hiroshi-surround-cd","provider":"Yellow Racket Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}