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nu​.​it (2014)

by sawako

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pass.age 04:41
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nostal.noz 04:34
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nemumel 02:37
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f.light 05:15
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piano cote 03:37
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o.ver 02:56
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mind.ight 02:09
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in.fini 06:08

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This album is originally released on Baskaru in 2014. Since the label is closed, now we are dealing with the album by ourselves. The English text below is the original one from Baskaru’s web site.
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The “field” of experimental ambient music (if there is such a thing) needs Sawako’s delicate, measured, expansive touch. We connoisseurs yearn for it. Sadly, the woman who describes herself as a “sound sculptor” and a “signal alchemist” is so busy – think of her audio-visual installation at the planetarium of the Sonar Festival or her numerous live performances, including an appearance on Ryuichi Sakamoto’s radio show – that we simply had to wait. This time, the waiting lasted six years before we could put our ears on a follow-up to her exquisite 12k release Bitter Sweet. And, of course, nu.it is well worth the wait.
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nu.it; almost looks like a website URL but it isn’t. What it is, though, is the perfect embodiment of Sawako’s art: concise, quiet, yet incredibly rich in possible meanings. We have the French word “nuit,” which means night, and this is clearly music of the night, from the go-to-sleep mood of “Locus of Everyday Life” to the recurring impression of being staked out in the jungle after dark, listening to unexpected creatures. This is not reality, unless it is a new form of reality, in which case the title could be pronounced “new it.” The title can be read in other ways, in other languages, and ultimately its meaning is left to you.
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12kやscholeからのリリースや、スペインのSonar出演や、NHK FMラジオでの坂本龍一とのセッションなど、着実に歩みを進めてきた日本人女性アーティストsawakoの6年ぶり5枚目のアルバム「nu.it」が、フランスのBaskaruからリリース。本作ではフランス語で「夜(nuit)」を意味するアルバムタイトルが表しているように、夜の闇に深く潜って心の底を覗き込むような情景豊かなドローンスケープを展開しています。繰り返し聴くたびに違った心象風景が立ち現れ、繊細な音の波に包み込まれながら、夢の奥へと誘われるようです。1stアルバム「Yours Gray / ゆうぐれ」(and/OAR)をリリースしてから、今年で10周年を迎えるsawako。近年の作品と比べて、初心に戻るかのような、儚さと強さが共存する内省的な作品に仕上がっています。mAtter、Mille Plateaux、Hz-recordsからのリリースで知られるYaporigamiことYu Miyashitaがマスタリングを担当。openFrameworksで描かれた有機的なジャケットアートワークはkyndが担当。

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released June 16, 2014

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