Thomas Saulnier
This release is transporting. Unavailable to the modern lower-middle class due to scarcity and price, this gem is finally available again thanks to this amazing label, which remastered Takada's Through the Looking Glass last year. Enjoy the beautiful vibes from this iconic music, as I shall, at long last.
KI-Motion Digipack CD Signed by Midori Takada (Edition of 3)
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Limited LP SIGNED BY MIDORI TAKADA, 1 of 2 (shipping & tracking included) // For Swiss cat shelter Otis Foundation
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All profit goes to Swiss shelter Otis Foundation which rescues (mostly original MAU) cats from the streets.
FREE SHIPPING WITH TRACKING.
NO DIGITAL / VINYL ONLY.
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KI-Motion Test Press Signed by Midori Takada (Edition of 2)
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MKWAJU ensemble - KI-Motion TEST PRESSING (Edition of 15)
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Collector's item // MKWAJU ensemble - KI-Motion test pressing // Only 15 available // Only here // 22 euros only.
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Vinyl LP in Stoughton Tip-on Sleeve
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Digipack CD
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WRWTFWW Records is over the moon to announce the official reissue of legendary album KI-Motion by Japanese percussionist Midori Takada’s MKWAJU ensemble, sourced from the original masters and available in two versions: a vinyl LP cut at Emil Berliner Studios and housed in 350g old Stoughton tip-on sleeve, and a digipak CD.
A highly creative and transcendental fusion of marimba, vibraphone, bamboo percussion and synthesizers, KI-Motion was recorded in 1981 and captures the birth of Midori Takada’s exploration of minimalism, African rhythmic tradition, and ambient music.
The album takes its conceptual inspiration from the tamarind ( 'mkwaju' in Swahili), a drought resistant tree notably used to craft some of the first mallets and marimbas but also known for its culinary and medical uses, an essential symbol of life and identity for the Central African grasslands. Drawing from the region’s culture and music as well as the crucial notion that rhythms represent the very fabric of life, Midori Takada leads her ensemble into environmental heaven to create one of the highlights of her recording career and an absolute must-have from the golden age of Japanese ambient…the ideal companion to her majestic Through The Looking Glass opus!
Midori Takada on tour!
Midori Takada is set to tour Europe and America in April and May.
17/04/18 - London UK, Union Chapel
20/04/18 - Mannheim DE, Jetztmuzik Festival
23/04/18 - Aarhus DK, Atlas
12/05/18 - Los Angeles US, Getty Center
14/05/18 - Chicago US, The Art Institute of Chicago
17/05/18 - Durham US, Moogfest Festival
23/05/18 - Brooklyn US, Murmrr Theatre
The sort of music that is beyond time.
The sort of music that you feel more than you hear.
I love the fact that vaporwave/dreampunk projects like these have such extremely evocative aesthetics they directly fill your mind with sensations you didn't know you had. You'd maybe think it relies on that solely, but it's coupled with gorgeous musicianship + intense production ideas. The volume and spaces it creates just pull you in instantly whatever your initial mood was.
Still stunning to this day. SUPRAQUENCER
The prolific drummer and producer, a veteran of the Philadelphia and Antwerp club scenes, proves his rhythmic mastery once again. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 21, 2024