mi-tai, by Seijiro Murayama

mi-tai

by Seijiro Murayama

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	1.	do-tai 1 06:34
	2.	do-tai 2 05:24
	3.	do-tai 3 14:35
	4.	in-tai 1 21:13
	5.	in-tai 2 03:17
	6.	in-tai 3 07:05
	7.	shin-tai 1 11:20
	8.	shin-tai 2 02:52

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Seijiro Murayama is a drummer/percussionist and improviser/composer living in Paris. Since around 2017 he's focused on creating electro-acoustic works using recordings of his own improvisations. The results of these efforts have been released as two highly praised solo albums from the Hitorri label: "Downdate" (hitorri-986, 2017) and "The Empire of Slip of the Tongue" (hitorri-984, 2018). In an about-face from these earlier releases, his new album, "Mi-tai," consists of eight improvisational performances on percussion. It's as if Murayama were returning to his point of origin with this release.

Here's a rundown of the instruments and recording locations of the eight tracks.
Tracks 1-3: 10-inch snare drum, mallets, brushes. Track 2 includes Murayama's vocal accompaniment. Recorded at a private home in Mishima city, Japan.
Track 4: Two semicircular steel tables that were not made as musical instruments (the two tables form a complete circle). Recorded during a residency at an art museum in France, in the museum's library.
Track 5: 14-inch snare drum without snare wires. Recorded at a theatre in France during a practice break.
Tracks 6-8: Gong of unknown origin (6), 10-inch snare drum (7, 8). Recorded in a practice room outside Paris.

"Mi-tai" is the first of two albums in which Murayama attempts to give a comprehensive account of his improvisation on percussion and drum set--his "principal occupation," so to speak--in this moment in time. This is a chance to experience the amazing creativity that sets Murayama apart from other percussionists/drummers.

フランス、パリ在住のドラマー / パーカッショニストで即興演奏家 / 作曲家の村山政二朗は、2017年頃から、自身の即興演奏の録音を素材として使ったエレクトロ・アコースティック曲の制作に注力するようになる。その成果は、Hitorri レーベルからリリースされた２枚のソロ・アルバム『Downdate』(hitorri-986, 2017年) と『The Empire of Slip of the Tongue (または湿原の帝国)』(hitorri-984, 2018年) として発表され、高い評価を得た。これら2作品に次ぐ新作は一転、原点に立ち返ったかのように、パーカッションによる即興演奏ばかり8曲を収録したアルバム。

全8曲の使用楽器と録音場所は以下の通り。
1～3曲目：10インチ・スネア・ドラム、マレット、ブラシ。2曲目では声の伴奏あり。三島市個人宅で録音。
4曲目：楽器として作られたものではない鋼鉄の半円形テーブル2台 (2台で円になる)。フランスの美術館でのレジデンス中に、その図書館で録音。
5曲目：スナッピー (響き線) なしの14インチ・スネア・ドラム。フランスの劇場で、稽古の合間に録音。
6～8曲目：出自不明のゴング (６)、10インチ・スネア・ドラム (7, 8)。パリ郊外の稽古場での録音。

本作は、村山の本職とも言うべきパーカッションとドラム・セットを使った即興演奏の、現時点での総決算を試みる2枚のアルバムの第一弾。他のパーカッショニスト / ドラマーとは一線を画す豊かな創造性を堪能できる名品！

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released May 31, 2020

Seijiro Murayama: snare drums, mallets, brushes, voice, steel tables, gong

Solo percussion by Seijiro Murayama 2019
Tracks 1-3 recorded by Shinichi Watanbe
Painting by Lala Reich

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