#890 『Futari/Underground』
『Futari / アンダーグラウンド』

text by Kimio Oikawa 及川公生

Libra Records LIBRA202069 ¥2300+税

Futari：
齊藤易子 Taiko Saito- marimba, vibraphone
藤井郷子 Satoko Fujii- piano, voice

1. Underground 4’55”
2. Break in the Clouds 4’41”
3. Meeresspiegel 4’11”
4. Air 7’08”
5. Frost Stirring 2’56”
6. Memory Illusion 3’25”
7. Finite or Infinite 8’08”
8. Asayake 4’41”
9. Street Ramp 6’19”
10. One Note Techno Punks (bonus track) 4’13”
All composed by Taiko Saito and Satoko Fujii

Satoko Fujii’s solo tracks were recorded by Fujii at her home in Kobe, Japan in June, July and August 2021
Taiko Saito’s solo tracks for “Underground””Break in the Clouds” “Frost Stirring””Memory Illusion” and “Asayake” were recorded by Volker Meitz at his studio in Berlin, Germany in 2018. “Finite or Infinite” was recorded by Satoshi Okamoto at his studio in Berlin, Germany in November 2020. “Meerespiegel””Air””Street Ramp” and “One Note Techno Punks” were recorded by Saito at her studio in Berlin in July and August 2021.
Mixed by Satoko Fujii in July and August 2021
Mastered by Mike Marciano, Systems Two, Long Island, NY in August 2021

音源が二箇所の録音である。一箇所のミックス仕上がりサウンドから二箇所目のサウンドをミックス。実に面白いサウンドの仕上がり。重厚な音が支配し、耳に強い印象を残す。緻密な音の重ねが巨大空間の印象を聴く。謎の音響空間に浸り、さらに音響的感動に移る。リバーブ等がすごく、サウンド空間を作り出している。