Label: Edition Omega Point - OPA-026

著名作家の、あまり語られることがないテープ音楽の小品を集成。どれも非常に重要な作品であり、すべて今回が初のディスク化！

tr.1_高橋悠治 “冥界のへそ” (1963)
《アントナン・アルトーへの窓、または冥界のへそ》とも呼ばれ、テープ上で変形されたフランスの詩人アルトーの詩の朗読と、低音楽器および打楽器と指定された演奏による。草月アートセンターでのライブ録音で、指揮は一柳慧。その冒頭での、秋山邦晴による曲の解説も収録。

tr.2_秋山邦晴 “叙雲啓示頌” (じょうん・けいじ・しょう, 1987)
ジョン・ケージ75歳の24時間放送の記念番組のために、西部ドイツ放送から各国の20人の作曲家に委嘱された「音のプレゼント」という作品群の一つ。秋山自身が読む短いテキストがテープ上で繰り返され、雲に関する俳句や禅に関する音が重ねられる。俳句の英語版はAyuo（高橋鮎生）が朗読した。

tr.3_松平頼暁 “星座” (1984)
クセナキスが開発した、描画を音に変換するシステムUPICを使った作品。松平によれば「日本で見える星座を描くことにし、星の明るさに従って星の形を変えることにした。音色は、空を４分割して少しずつ音色を変えることにしたと記憶している。」

tr.4_八村義夫 “空中キャッチ” (1973)
1973年にNHK電子音楽スタジオで制作された。邦楽器や西洋楽器および電子音をテープ上で加工している。その物質的といえる鋭利な音はこの作家の特徴である。

tr.5_一柳慧 “映画《色即是空》の音楽” (1974)
「般若心経が一字ずつ高速で画面に映し出され、途中からはサブリミナル的に挿入される宗教画や明滅する鮮やかな色彩が加わって、観客にめまいの様な感覚を引き起こす」という映像の説明そのままに、土俗的リズム、電子音、邦楽器の音が交錯する。2019年に一柳氏宅から発見されたオリジナル音源。

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A collection of small pieces of tape music by renowned composers, that haven’t been talked about very much. All of them are premiere release on disc.

tr.1 Yuji Takahashi (1938 -), Meikai no Heso (The Umbilicus of Limbo, 1963)
It is also known as Window to Antonin Artaud, or The Umbilicus of Limbo. it was performed in a version of tape and instruments - poetry reading of the French poet Antonin Artaud, which was modified on the tape, and bass instruments as well as percussion instruments. This is a live recording of Musicians Group: New Direction at Sogetsu Art Center, conducted by Toshi Ichiyanagi. At the beginning of the concert, Kuniharu Akiyama gave his commentary about the piece.

tr.2 Kuniharu Akiyama (1929 - 1996), Jo-un Keiji sho (1987)
It is a segment of a body of work Sound Gift, that was commissioned by WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk) for a show to celebrate John Cage’s 75th birthday. A short text, “Kumo Kumo-wo Joshi Keiji-suru (Kumo=Clouds, Keiji=Cage)”, which was a poetry reading by Akiyama, was looped in the tape, which then overlapped with Haiku about clouds (including English and German), words related to Zen ( in which Cage immersed himself), and sounds. By the way, an English version of Haiku was read by Ayuo Takahashi.

tr.3 Yoriaki Matsudaira (1931 -), Constellation (1984)
This is a work by using UPIC device developed by Iannis Xenakis (which can translate graphical images into sound). Here is Matsudaira’s commentary.
“I decided to draw the constellation which we can see in Japan, and chose to fade in colours depending on the brightness of each star. Each of us was supposed to indicate the tone by images, and I remember that I decided to divide the sky into four sections to change the tone little by little.

tr.4 Yoshio Hachimura (1938 - 1985), Catch in the air (1973)
It was produced in 1973 at NHK Studio of Electronic Music. Some Japanese traditional instruments, piccolo, tuba, violin, piano as well as electronic sounds were edited on the tape. Its sharp materialistic sound is characteristic of this composer.

tr.5 Toshi Ichiyanagi (1933 -), Music for Film Shikisokuzekuu (1974)
The visual of Shikisokuzekuu is described as follows; A letter of Heart Sūtra is projected one by one on the screen rapidly. From the middle of the film, religious paintings appeared with subliminal effect, and flickering vivid colours were added. That gave the audience a dizzy sensation.” The music is mixed barbaric rhythm, electronic sound and Japanese traditional instrument.