♯Notes of Forestry
by Motohiko Hamase
- Type: Album
- Released: 1988
- Label: Shi Zen
- Country: Japan
- Length: 39:15
- Community rating: 3.8/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A pioneering masterclass in environmental ambient minimalism heavily driven by the fretless bass innovations of its creator. The compositions are deeply hypnotic, attempting to translate the biological architecture of a forest into slow, repeating musical patterns. It remains a crucial piece of the 1980s Japanese ambient and environmental music movement, celebrated for its organic warmth and technical precision.
Genres
Descriptors: minimalistic, repetitive, forest, ambient, minimal, electronic, experimental, bassy, ensemble, nature
Tracklist
- #Notes Of Forestry (6:13)
- Pascal (7:44)
- Spiral For Multipul Instruments (8:04)
- Nude (17:14)
Credits
- Yasunori Yamaguchi - percussion
- Satsuki Shibano - piano
- Akira Takahashi - synthesizer