![]() That inspiration, somewhat alien, is directly related to the music you will hear on this unusual recording, where nothing is as it was, may seem to be, or could be, depending on one's imagination. Drink in the graphic art design on the cover, that of a colorful mountain over a liquid desert, as if on another planet or a parallel bizarro universe. The flute overdubbing on "A Short Night" offers up a multi-dimensional dialog not heard in the other selections, and summarily is peaceful. A thornier side of this natural life is represented by Hara's two-fisted, rumbling acoustic piano during the free improvisation "The Strait," as Leigh's duck snort electric soprano sax provides an obstinate retort. Where "Dolphin Chase" succeeds is its perfectly rendered and spaced cry of the water mammal in thinly disguised echoes of sax and vocals, like sparse, small, scattered particles of universal sound. "At the Temple Gate" is deeply dark and foreboding, "Something About the Sky" is not at all light blue or cloudless, but instead diffuse and colorless, with very little holding it together save a droning effect, while "The Siren Returns" has more call and response than the other pieces. Throbbing keyboards and chortling flute identify "The Mountain Laughs," while ring-modulated type sound and percussion with oohed or Japanese vocal lines represents "Stone on the Beach." As the concept of outdoor themes is developed, one gets the sense of being on an intercontinental tour via remote destinations, made surreal through enhanced and exotic aural parameters. Both the song and the instrumental version are featured as tracks on the single, ' Rose on the breast ' (FVCG-1305), by Yumi Hara. The title track might very well depict a salmon swimming up a steadily streaming river, with echoing electronics and flute as a rushing sound palette. In the rain Corpse Party Wiki Fandom in: Soundtrack, Theme Songs In the rain Edit In the rain ' In the rain ' is the opening theme of Corpse Party: Blood Drive performed by Yumi Hara. While not really conversational, Leigh and Hara set up textural soundscapes that bend, flex, and move like mercurial art, with static rhythm a non-factor, and musical color paintings more the objective. ![]() There's a measurable density to their music, occasionally interactive, but mostly musings of their own individual concepts that co-exist, and merge as they see fit. Actress and singer Yumi Hara announced on her Nico Nico Livestream program 'Hara Yumi no Maru Maru Hskyoku' on Wednesday that she is putting her singing career on hiatus to focus on voice acting. Leigh is featured primarily on flute, adding soprano sax and other modified instruments alongside the other worldly acoustic piano and amplified keyboards paired with Hara's ethereal voice, and at times Japanese poetry or prose. These performers employ pure improvisation as their prerequisite based on spontaneous feelings to make new music of the moment. This fascinating album refuses to be confined by genre or conform to any preconceived notions.A duet recording between woodwind veteran Geoff Leigh (ex- Hatfield & the North/ Global Village Trucking Company/ Slapp Happy/ Henry Cow) and electronic keyboardist/vocalist Yumi Hara might be put in specific new age, ethnic fusion, or progressive jazz categories, but that would be unfair. ![]() Conjuring up unpredictable colors and textures, her playing and vocal work follow an instinctive path - defying sterotypes, and overlapping cultural boundaries.Together, their music possesses contrasting densities - often evoking an atmosphere of soothing tranquility. This is made all the more gripping when surrounded by the overall atmosphere of slowly evolving calm.Hara sings and plays keyboards, changing her palette from acoustic piano to hard-edged organ sounds. He sometimes overblows, creating a harsh edge - suggestive of the sound of a Japanese shakuhachi flute. ![]() In their first-ever collaboration free jazz icons Leigh and Hara produce a deeply sensitive soundscape, populated by a number of inticing forays into a more intense form of artistic expression.Although a multi-instrumentalist, Leigh concentrates mainly on the flute - although it is frequently fed through a variety of electronic effects, creating some intriguing textures. ![]()
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