2006.09.25
CD
CXCA-1197
Tracklist：
1. lush rush
2. ancient story in the room
3. calling
4. secret aria
5. night wish
6. inori
7. another root
8. dim
9. leaving
Listen:
01: Lush Rush
02: Ancient Story In The Room
03: Calling
http://www.myspace.com/midorihirano
大學主修古典音樂鋼琴的Midori Hirano，於2003年開始使用電腦與採樣器創作。費時兩年完成的首張專輯「LushRush」，當中客席樂手包括曾隨Piana來台的小提琴手Atsuko Hatano。鋼琴與弦樂的運用反映Hirano的古典背景，旋律性十足而有著室內樂般的對話，搭配電子音效、田野錄音和她呢喃的歌聲細語，構成一幅現實與想像交織的鮮活畫作。她的美學觀充滿女性獨有的神秘豐滿觸感，相對比的元素令人驚訝地和平並存。
We are happy to announce that our new artist Midori Hirano has released her memorable debut album “LushRush” as Noble’s 13th release. This spirited newcomer started playing piano at an early age. Majoring in classical piano at university, in 2003 she started composing with computers and samplers. She controls all aspects of her productions, from composing and recording to sampling and mixing.
Her first work was released by a label in Luxemburg, and was accompanied by live performances in Europe in 2004. Residing in Kyoto, her music has reached outside of Japan, appearing on compilations for labels in France, the US and Canada. Taking over two years to develop, "LushRush" includes collaborations with musicians such as Toshiko Kageyama (tico moon), acoustic guitar, and Atsuko Hatano, cello and violin. This work represents the first collaborations of Midori Hirano's career.
In "LushRush", her piano and string melodies are deeply influenced by classical and chamber music from her academic music background. Electronic effects, noise and field recording sounds and her own whispering ephemeral vocals create a cinematic world which gives you a feeling of floating and mystery, as if you were moving between the real and the imaginary.
Enjoy her unique and mysterious world in which subtlety and verve, feminine fullness and dignified valiance, yin and yang, sanity and insanity coexist. This is certainly her signature aesthetic.