SOMMIER, by AMI YAMASAKI

SOMMIER

by AMI YAMASAKI

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1.	ETUDE OF SAYING GOOD-BYE 01:08	info	buy track
2.	TIME TUNNEL 03:32	info	buy track
3.	DIARY THREAD 02:04	info	buy track
4.	HEADING FOR THE LUNG 04:14	info	buy track
5.	CODA 04:01	info	buy track

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Songs and sounds created from daily field recordings, including piano performances at home. A time as if you were lost in someone's lungs.
There are some cracks and peaking, but these sounds are similar to the resonance that occurs in my ears when I sing (it feels like my eardrums are being torn from the inside), so I left them as they are without any sound modification.
SOMMIER is the wind chest of an organ, a wind chest that collects wind. Wind is sent from that box to the pipes. A piano does not need a wind chest or a blowpipe. The piano and voice were recorded by opening the lid of an upright piano and placing a recorder inside, which gives the sound a unique reverb. I sang the song as if I was sending my breath through the open lid.

自宅でのピアノ演奏を含む、日々のフィールドレコーディングから作られた歌と音。誰かの肺の中に迷い込んだような時間。
多少音が割れていたり、ピーキングしたりしているが、これらの音は、私が歌っているとき耳の中で起こる共鳴と似ている（鼓膜が内側から破れるように感じる）ので、整音せずにそのまま残した。
SOMMIERはオルガンのwind chest、風を溜める風箱。その箱からパイプに風を送り込む。ピアノには風箱もふいごもいらない。ピアノと声を録音した曲はアップライトピアノの蓋を開けて、中にレコーダーを入れて録音したため、独特なリバーブがかかっている。開けた蓋から息を送り込んでいるような気持ちになって歌った。

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released February 2, 2023

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Ami Yamasaki Tokyo, Japan

Ami Yamasaki is a vocalist and cross-media artist from Tokyo. Yamasaki creates installations,
performance pieces and directs films. With primal vocals with such as echolocation skill she explores the possibilities of a deeper understanding towards the mechanism of the world. Her work is diverse and prolific; ranging from the collaborations with Keiji Haino, Yasunao Tone and Ryuichi Sakamoto. ... more

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