Label: LAAPS - 011

既に廃盤間近。主にギター・ループとフィールドレコーディングを使いミニマリズムの探求を行なっているベルギーのサウンドアーティストStijn Huwelsと、中村としまるやKen Ikeda、Asunaといったインプロヴィゼーション/エクスペリメンタル系の日本人作家と共同録音を残しているTomoyoshi Dateのコンビによる、フランスLAAPSから出版した2021年作。2019年に英レーベルHome Normalから1stアルバムをリリースしているデュオであり、本作はその延長上にあるピアノやシンセ、自然音をデジタル処理で有機的且つミニマルにミックスした抽象サウンドスケープ。グレー・カラーヴァイナル仕様、200部限定。



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• 12’’ grey colored vinyl
• Matt laminated outer sleeve + Hot foil stamping on 350 gm paper
• Hand numbered / Limited edition to 200 copies
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遠き火、遠き雲 (Tōki Hi, Tōki Kumo / A Distant Fire, A Distant Cloud) is the second collaboration by Tomoyoshi Date and Stijn Hüwels.
The album was commissioned by Laaps.

Tomoyoshi Date and Stijn Hüwels met for the first time in 2015 in Tokyo, being introduced to each other by Chihei Hatakeyama. That same evening, they recorded what would later become Hochu-Ekki-Tou, their first album, released on Home Normal in 2019.
For "Tōki hi, tōki kumo", they teamed up again to create a slow and bright album, using field recordings, processed guitar, piano and synth. The title refers to a poem by Tadahito Ichinoseko, recited by the poet on the album as well.

Tomoyoshi Date creates acoustic and organic sounds with a little touch of digital processing. He began to create electronic music in 1998. In 2003, he forms the group Opitope with Chihei Hatakeyama (released by SPEKK), in 2012 the group ILLUHA with Corey Fuller (released by 12k), and the group Melodia with Federico Durand (Home Normal). His solo albums were released from Flyrec (2009, Japan) and Own Records (2011, Luxembourg). Also he worked as emergency doctor until 2014, and started his ambient oriental medical clinic "Tsuyukusa Clinic" in Tokyo since 2014. Tomoyoshi currently resides in Narita, close to Tokyo.

Stijn Hüwels has a profound fascination for minimalism. He's using mainly layers of processed guitar and field recordings. He released on Dauw, mAtter, Eilean Rec., Home Normal, White Paddy Mountain and Slowcraft/Lifelines. He released albums in collaboration with Chihei Hatakeyama, Norihito Suda, An Moku and Ian Hawgood. Together with James Murray he forms Silent Vigils. Stijn lives and works in Leuven and Brussels, Belgium. He's also curating Slaapwel Records since 2014, a label dedicated to music to fall asleep with.