Ayako Shinozaki - Music Now For Harp feat. Takehisa Kosugi

AYAKO SHINOZAKI'S SUPER RARE 1974 'MUSIC NOW FOR HARP' LP FEATURING THE COSMIC 25 MIN 'HETERODYNE' WITH TAKEHISA KOSUGI PLUS WORKS BY TORU TAKEMITSU AND KATSUHIRO TSUBONO. NEWLY REMASTERED BY NIPPON COLUMBIA WITH LINER NOTES BY ALAN CUMMINGS AND ORIGINAL ARTWORK BY KOHEI SUGIURA​

Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the first international reissue of Ayako Shinozaki's hard to find LP "Music Now For Harp" released in 1974 by Nippon Columbia. The LP was released on the label's cult "Master Sonic" series and features Shinozaki's harp soundscape on works by renowned composer Toru Takemitsu and Katsuhiro Tsubono. The highlight of the album is the spaced-out liquid 25-min ambient epic 'Heterodyne' featuring cult musician Takehisa Kosugi (Taj Mahal Travellers, Group Ongaku) on electric violin and sound waves. The album has been newly remastered by Nippon Columbia and is reissued here with its original artwork designed by legendary Japanese graphic designer Kohei Sugiura. It includes a 2p insert with new liner notes by Alan Cummings.

SIDE 1
Ayako SHINOZAKI, harp
1. STANZA II (Toru TAKEMITSU, 1971) 6:20
2. POEM OF RIN (Katsuhiro TSUBONO, 1972) 10:07

SIDE 2
Ayako SHINOZAKI, harp
Takehisa KOSUGI, violin
1. HETERODYNE or surfing (Takehisa KOSUGI, 1973) 24:47

Listen:
Stanza II bit.ly/3nbMcag
Heterodyne bit.ly/3AAQLOC

- First ever release outside of Japan
- Featuring "Heterodyne" with Takehisa Kosugi
- Original artwork
- Remastered by Nippon Columbia