Label: Cassauna

ジム・オルーク氏や石橋英子氏の音源にも参加している事で知られる、コンポーザーにしてストリングス・プレイヤー波多野敦子氏による米Important Recordsのサブ・カセットレーベルCassaunaより発表したソロ音源[Insulated Paradise]。バイオリン、ビオラ、シンセサイザー、エレクトロニクスを用い内省的イメージを紡いだ持続音作品であり、流麗でいながらも激しいウネりが続く構造は圧巻です。



Atsuko Hatano is a contemporay classical Viola player who works with electronics to add textures and layers to her sound. Located in Tokyo, Japan, she is a commanding instrumentalist and composer who constructs innovative compositions with strings and layered electronics.

Working in isolation due to the Covid pandemic, Atsuko Hatano played violin, viola, synthesizer and electronics to create these powerful, unique compositions. Insulated Paradise is an investigation into the social nature of humanity, an inward gaze during a time of isolation and a reaction to isolation itself.

Ultimately, the solitude was a positive experience for Atsuko Hatano and Insulated Paradise was born.

Insulated Paradise cover art by Saskia Griepink is titled Dew.

Dew in the early morning.
The symbolic transition from night to day. Refreshing life.
Pure waterdrops reflecting light and colours. Silence before the noisy
day begins.