Yutaka Hirose - Nova + 4 (dlx 2lp Gatefold, Liner Notes)

Format: EXCLS2LP
Catalogue No.: WRWTFWW028LTD
Release Date: 4th June 2021 (back in)
Genre: Ambient, Environmental, Electronic, Minimal, Avant-Garde, Synth, Experimental

- Official double album reissue of Yukata Hirose’s acclaimed and mysterious full length NOVA, originally released in 1986 as part of the Soundscape series commissioned by Misawa Home Corporation for use in their prefabricated houses. - Beautiful 2 LP Edition with Gatefold incl. Expensive 2 Special Colours Process, Liner Notes Poster Inlay in English and Japanese, Sticker, Second LP consists of 50 minutes NEVER RELEASED BEFORE recordings. - Yutaka Hirose’s NOVA has grown to become a mythical piece of the Japanese minimalist/ambient/environmental scene of the eighties -

Tracklisting DLP A1. Nova A2. Slow Sky A3. In The Afternoon B1. Taiko B2. Humming The Sea B3. Through The Windows B4. Epilogue C1. Old Dream Spell C2. Light Which Shakes Quietly D1. One Day In Summer D2. Shadow Of A Water Droplet Info WRWTFWW Records is blissful to announce the expanded reissue of one of the most fascinating Japanese ambient/environmental albums ever made, NOVA + 4 by Yutaka Hirose. The double LP includes the album known as Soundscape 2: Nova, sourced from its original masters, as well as 50 minutes of never-released-before recordings. It comes in a beautiful gatefold sleeve, packed with liner notes from the artist in English and Japanese. NOVA + 4 is also available on double digipack CD. Initially released in 1986 as part of the Soundscape series* commissioned by Misawa Home Corporation for use in their prefabricated houses, Yutaka Hirose’s NOVA has grown to become a mythical piece of the Japanese minimalist/ambient/environmental scene of the eighties. Initiated around the enchanting landscapes of the two first tracks recorded for the project, “Nova” and “Epilogue", Yutaka Hirose’s magnum opus serenely blends vintage synth with nature sounds, exploring soothing palettes and organic backdrops. For “Slow Sky", Hirose explains he “went for a pointillism-like sound, and tried