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Masayuki Takayanagi

Axis another revolvable thing

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restocked! Originally released in 1975 as an LP on Offbeat Records (ORLP-1005). 'Fragment II: Gradually Projection'. 'Fragment III: Percussion Solo'. 'Fragment VI: Mass Projection'. All compositions by Masayuki takayanagi. Masayuki takayanagi New Direction Unit: Masayuki takayanagi: guitar. Kenji Mori: reeds. Nobuyoshi Ino: bass, cello. Hiroshi Yamazaki: percussion. Recorded live at Yasuda Seimei Hall, Tokyo, September 5, 1975. Remastered by Tsutomu Suto. 'One begins to see--and hear--each sound they make. The musicians listen to one another carefully and produce groups and bunches of sounds with awesomely meticulous care. The music is constructed on a foundation of superb interplay. The sound structure gradually becomes denser, so that eventually time is born, in the same way that amoebas emerged on Earth. Time is already racing. And when the playing is going well, time stretches like rubber to infinity. Propulsion. Acceleration. It isn't Ligetti or Xenakis. It's the music of New Direction Unit'
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Cat. number: DMRP-110
Year: 2006

Release notes

Recorded September 5, 1975, Yasuda Seimei Hall, Tokyo. Correct title of the album should be "Axis Another Revolvable Thing" but the covers were misprinted. Group is named on rear cover as 'Masayuki Takayanagi New Direction Unit'. Originally released on LP on Offbeat Records. Sleeve design and CD printed area of this reissue are exact replicas of the LP (including spelling error in title). Track times after digital remastering, differing from times on original LP cover. Microphone: Neumann…

Tracklist
1Fragment - II (Gradually Projection)15:06
2Fragment - III (Percussion Solo)13:24
3Fragment - VI (Mass Projection)22:59
Credits
Takayasu Horiguchi
Artwork
Nobuyoshi Ino
Bass, Cello
Akira Sasaki
Design [Cd Additional]
Masayuki Takayanagi
Guitar, Composed By [Outer Frame & Form]
Teruto Soejima
Liner Notes
Cathy Fishman
Liner Notes [Translation]
Hiroshi Yamazaki
Percussion
Tokuaki Takimoto
Photography By
Makoto Shiraishi
Producer
Kunio Ohashi
Producer [Concert Producer]
Noriyuki Ishijima
Recorded By
Kenji Mori
Reeds
Tsutomu Suto
Remastered By