Midori Takada - Through The Looking Glass Album

Tracklist

1	Mr. Henri Rousseau's Dream	11:56
2	Trompe-l’œil	5:28
3	Crossing	8:46
4	Catastrophe Σ	15:10

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
RCL-8369	Midori Takada	Through The Looking Glass ‎(LP, Album)	RCA Red Seal	RCL-8369	Japan	1983
WRWTFWW018	Midori Takada	Through The Looking Glass ‎(2x12", Album, Ltd, RE, Cry)	We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records	WRWTFWW018	Switzerland	2018
WRWTFWW019CD , PFCD006	Midori Takada	Through The Looking Glass ‎(CD, Album, RE)	We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records, Palto Flats	WRWTFWW019CD , PFCD006	2017
WRWTFWW019	Midori Takada	Through The Looking Glass ‎(LP, Album, Num, RE, TP, Sig)	We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records	WRWTFWW019	Switzerland	2017
EGDS-75 (DYCL-3369)	Midori Takada	Through The Looking Glass = 鏡の向こう側 ‎(CD, Album, RE, Blu)	CS Record	EGDS-75 (DYCL-3369)	Japan	2017

Credits

• Artwork [Font Rebuilding] – Zenit Vandalizm
• Composed By, Performer, Producer – Midori Takada
• Design [Cover Design] – Mikio Kawasaki
• Directed By – Masahiko Arao
• Edited By – Jacob Gorchov, Stephan Armleder
• Engineer [Assistant] – Kazuie Sugimoto
• Engineer, Mixed By – Masaki Ohno
• Executive-Producer – Masamitsu Kurokawa
• Illustration – Yohko Ochida
• Lacquer Cut By – Kr
• Layout – Madame Paris
• Liner Notes – Masaaki Hara
• Photography By – Riki Watanabe
• Supervised By – Olivier Ducret
• Translated By – Ken Hikada

Notes

Standard single LP edition housed in heavy cardboard old Stoughton tip-on jacket (as original).

Recorded January 27-28, February 3, 1983

Barcodes

• Barcode (Text): 7 640153 367198
• Barcode (String): 7640153367198
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Etched): BH65464-01 A1 PF006 / WRWTFWW019 Kr SST A
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Etched): BH65464-01 B1 PF006 / WRWTFWW019 B Kr SST

Companies

• Licensed From – Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
• Distributed By – Wordandsound
• Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BH65464
• Recorded At – Victor Aoyama Studio
• Mixed At – RVC Studio
• Lacquer Cut At – SST GmbH

Short intro

Label: RCA Red Seal RCL-8369 & We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo Country: Japan Released: 1983 2017 reissue. Midori Takada is a composer, multi percussionist, and theater artist renowned in Japanese vanguard circles. She will tour Europe this spring. Midori released two solo albums: Through The Looking Glass and Tree Of Life, and wrote music for Tadashi Suzuki's theater plays. Her hypnotic, minimalist music is based in the concept of coherence between sound and the human body. She performs solo on marimba and other percussion instruments. She debuted on the scene of Berlin Philharmonic, performing with the RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin just after graduation from Tokyo U. Songs in album Midori Takada - Through The Looking Glass 1983. Midori Takada - Mr. Henri Rousseau's Dream. Midori Takada - Crossing. Midori Takada - Trompe-L'oeil. Midori Takada - Catastrope Σ. Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. The Japanese composer Midori Takada's newly reissued album is an assimilation of musical modes from around the world. It belongs in the pantheon alongside Steve Reich's most notable works. The rarest of all of Takadas works though was her 1983 solo effort, Through the Looking Glass, never released on CD and fetching ludicrous sums online for an original vinyl copy. Unable to financially sustain Mkwaju, Takada disbanded the ensemble and entered the studio by herself to realize this music. Through the Looking Glass sold poorly upon its release, but a YouTube algorithm later brought it fresh attention now the Japanese musician is on a U. The Japanese composer and percussionist Midori Takada released Through the Looking Glass in 1983. Three decades later, a YouTube algorithm introduced it to a world of new Rago for The New York Times. By Andy Beta. Listen free to midori takada Through the Looking Glass Mr. Henri Rousseau's Dream, Crossing and more. 4 tracks 41:20. The LP, which was originally released by RCA Japan, has become one of the most sought-after records from the fertile mid-'80s era of experimental Japanese electronic music. In 1983 she released a solo album called Through The Looking Glass, which became a highly-sought collector's item. The album was finally re-released in 2017. View wiki. Midori Takada Japanese: 高田みどり is a Japanese percussionist. She was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 1951. Посмотреть сведения об участниках альбома, рецензии, композиции и приобрести альбом 2017 Vinyl от Through The Looking Glass на composer behind cult minimalist adventure Through The Looking Glass, Midori Takada opens up about her influences, from Steve Reich to African music. Largely ignored on its release, the album built up a reputation as a holy grail of Japanese music over the years, with prices reaching up to 750 for a copy. Still very much active today, Takadas career has typified the questing spirit that defines her masterpiece. She began within the realms of classical music, making her debut in 1978 at the Berlin Philharmonic for the Berlin RIAS Symphonie Orchestra after graduating from Tokyo University Of The Arts. Through the Looking Glass. Your Rating. Overview . Midori Takada's 1983 album Through The Looking Glass, a holy-grail of Japanese ambient and minimal music, is getting reissued this March. The reissue is being handled by two record labels: Palto Flats, which reissued Mariah's Utakata No Hibi album in 2015, and Swiss outlet WRWTFWW Records which stands for We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records. There will be a single vinyl LP version, cut at 33rpm, an