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Germination 03:49
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Presence 03:52
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Embraces 02:17
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Isolation 02:10
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Gravity 02:13
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Respiration 05:45

about

■ About the album:
"A sound world dedicated to all life, plants, matter, and events that live in the space between the microscopic and the cosmic."

This album is mainly ambient, inspired by the texture of sound and the accidental overlap of simple ideas, and depicted with an improvisational and abstract approach.

Spores fly in the wind, attach themselves to trees and the ground, and sprout.
Whether in the microscopic world or in the vast universe, organic matter and life have a vector of "life" as if programmed into them.
What is "life"?
This is the sound world that depicts the mysterious activity from a human perspective.

The lyrically singing floating piano, bass, guitar, synth, and other tracks represent organic matter moving around in the world.
Cello on tracks 01, 02, and 06 were recorded at cellist Sasuke Mori's private studio, Komin-ka.
Cello phrases were recorded first, and then built up like a patchwork during the production process, rather than being recorded after the score was constructed as in the past.
The production method, new and various techniques, and textures were brought in to pursue a new sound.
Among them, track 08 contains marbles rolling around in a wooden tub. The minimal sound with the single-note piano adds an accent to the work.

■ Shingo Mimura Profile:
Based in Kobe, Japan, Shingo Mimura is a multi-talented producer, composer, arranger, pianist, bassist, and music director.

His music features soft piano and melodies mixed with beauty and fragility, and he is highly regarded for his visual and artistic expressiveness with large-scale arrangements that include strings.

His music has been featured in theaters, advertising video works, as well as background music for many games and events.

His first Album “Heart Sky Door” was released in Sep 2018 by PROGRESSIVE FOrM, a prestigious electronic music label in Japan. His second album “Two Dreams Flew Over A Pine Tree” was released in Nov 2021, 3rd album "105 years" was released in Dec 2022 and 4th album"Minamo" was released in July 2023.

Shingo Mimura has played in concert halls, churches, important cultural properties, planetariums, and other venues. He performs in various styles, including solos and ensembles with strings.

In addition to his solo work, he is also a member of the ambient pop group “coconoe” formed by three musicians, Takayama Naoko, Kita Kouhei, and Shingo Mimura.
They released their first album “A Halo of Light One Day” in Dec 2019, and their second album “The Dolphins’ Long Dream” was released in Nov 2020.

■『Sprouting Life』 アルバム紹介
「極微と宇宙、その狭間で生きる全ての生命、植物、物質、事象に捧げる音世界」

音の質感とシンプルなアイデアの偶然の重なりにインスピレーションを受けながら即興的、抽象的なアプローチで描いたアンビエント系作品が主体となっている。

胞子は風の中で飛び交い、木や地面に付着し、発芽する。
極微の世界であっても広い宇宙であっても有機物、生命にはまるでプログラムされたかのように「生きる」というベクトルが設定されている。
「生きる」とは。
神秘の営みを人間的な視点で描いた音世界。

浮遊しながら時に叙情的に歌うピアノ。ベースやギター、シンセなどのトラックは有機物がうごめくよう。
トラック01、02、06のチェロはチェリストの森左介氏のプライベートスタジオ「KOMIN-KA」にて録音。
これまでのようにスコアを構築した後で録音するのではなく先にチェロのフレーズを録音した後、制作過程でパッチワークのように構築していった。
トラック08は木製の桶の中で転がるビー玉を収録。単音のピアノとのミニマルなサウンドが作品の中でアクセントを加えている。
制作手法、新しく様々な奏法やテクスチャを取り入れ、新しいサウンドを追求している。

■ Shingo Mimura - ミムラシンゴ Profile:
神戸を拠点にプロデュース/作・編曲/ベース・ピアノ演奏/音楽監督などマルチな才能で比類なき世界観を描き続けてきた音楽家。
美しさと儚さの同居するピアノとメロディを特徴としストリングスを含むスケールの大きなアレンジによる映像的かつ芸術的な表現力が高い評価を受ける。
舞台、広告映像作品への楽曲提供、ゲーム、イベント等のBGMを多数制作。
2018年9月に1st Album『Heart Sky Door (空のすきまに扉はひらく)』を電子音楽の名門PROGRESSIVE FOrMより、2021年11月に2nd Album『Two Dreams Flew Over A Pine Tree』を全国リリース、2022年12月に3rd Album『105 years』、2023年7月に4thアルバム『Minamo』を配信リリース。
コンサートホール、教会や指定重要文化財、プラネタリウムなどを中心にソロ、ストリングスとのアンサンブルによる様々な演奏形態で精力的に公演を行っている。
また3人の音楽家、高山 奈帆子・北 航平・ミムラシンゴによるアンビエント・ポップグループ”coconoe(ココノエ)“のメンバーとしても活動。2019年12月に1st Album『或る日のhalo(A Halo of Light One Day)』、2020年11月に2nd Album 『イルカは長い夢をみる(The Dolphin’s Long Dream)』を全国リリース。

credits

released October 11, 2023

Written, produced & arranged by Shingo Mimura
Piano, Upright Bass, Electric Bass, Guitar, Synthesizer & Electronics: Shingo Mimura
Cello on track 01, 02, 06: Sasuke Mori

Recorded, mixed & mastered by Shingo Mimura at Akari Records in Kobe, Japan
Cello recorded at KOMIN-KA in Kyoto, Japan
Cover art designed by Shingo Mimura

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neuf is a Kyoto and Kobe,Japan based ambient/electronica/pop/post-classical music label established as an individual label of "coconoe" and members' other projects.

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