Flow State - Sawako
Welcome back to Flow State. If you love music, but can’t work to music with vocals, you’ve come to the right place. The paid tier has more music – plus subscribing helps keep us going. You can upgrade to paid here. Good morning. Today we’re listening to and remembering Sawako, a Japanese ambient producer from Nagoya. Since the early 2000s, she’s created “sound sculptures” which blend nature recordings and synths to the point where they become indistinguishable.¹ We’re listening to two of her records that demonstrate this effect. bitter sweet from 2008 is the one with gentle drones and accompanying cello/guitar that we previously recommended in fall 2022. nu.it from 2014 channels Brian Eno and prominently features piano, the instrument she studied classically growing up.² Sawako passed away on March 31 at home in Tokyo.³ bitter sweet - Sawako (60m, track 9 has vocals) nu.it - Sawako (40m, no vocals) North Americans, enjoy the generational eclipse safely this eve. 1 |
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