{"product_id":"toshioki-matsumura-a-visual-brain-1986-1993-vinyl","title":"A Visual Brain: 1986-1993 [Vinyl]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor two decades, Toshioki Matsumura recorded soundtracks as a member of Visual Brains, a pioneering video-art collective based in Tokyo. This set of prime archival selections is a seamless mix of the organic and inorganic, the recent past and distant future. A Visual Brain is both damaged steel pan dub and hi-tech new wave balladry, damply ambient synthpop and Reichian magnificence. Minimalist tropes wrapped in candy striped technicolor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost completely unknown in the west, Toshioki Matsumura began composing and producing his own music at the turn of the 1980s. An early adopter of new musical technology, Matsumura explored the possibilities of composing with computers, synthesizers and samplers, which would become a trademark in his early works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis singular approach brought him to the attention of Sei Kazama and Hatsune Ohtsu. The three would become close friends and collaborators, working within a circle of Tokyo musicians and artists operating at the vanguard of contemporary practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Visual Brain presents a window into their work together, culled from Matsumura’s early scores for Kazama and Hatsune’s experimental and award- winning Tokyo video-art unit Visual Brains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatsumura fashioned multiple soundtracks for their productions in an exceptionally wide range of fields and practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom arrangements like Human Life which uses repetitive piano figures reminiscent of Philip Glass and Steve Reich to impart a sense of constant motion, to the rippling synth and marimba-type arpeggios of Orange Alert, recalling both mutant-funk forays and Fourth World sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatsumura’s reach is almost exhaustive in its breadth, culminating in the lush exuberance and sparkling synth pop of Par Un Tunnel (Photogram Work #2).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was writing modern music, informed by contemporary developments elsewhere but without the need to meet commercial concerns – there weren’t any. As such, his work has remained even more deeply hidden than his peers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Visual Brain collects prime selections from Matsumura’s archives, showcasing him at the peak of his powers and establishing him as a rare, musical voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommercially available for the first time anywhere and produced in cooperation with Visual Brains and the artist’s estate for chOOn!!, a label specialising in obscure, archival and forgotten releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastered for vinyl and digital by Josh Bonati with artwork by the internationally acclaimed book designer Luke Bird.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eReissue of obscure Japanese musician Toshioki Matsumura’s early scores.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eThe music originally soundtracked cutting edge video-art pieces within a gallery setting (1986-1993).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eCommercially available for the first time on any format\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eProduced in cooperation with Visual Brains and the artist’s estate for chOOn!!, a label specialising in obscure, archival and forgotten releases.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eMastered for vinyl and digital by Josh Bonati with artwork by the internationally acclaimed book designer Luke Bird\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e CHN002 -Artist-Toshioki Matsumura\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 4\/14\/20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: LP Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: World Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Toshioki Matsumura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44303605465286,"sku":"5SGNE9-75B6-FT","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/8085\/0374\/files\/toshioki-matsumura-a-visual-brain-1986-1993_CAD10.jpg?v=1759806893","url":"https:\/\/paladinvinyl.com\/es\/products\/toshioki-matsumura-a-visual-brain-1986-1993-vinyl","provider":"Paladin Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}