Midori Hirano – Otonoma (LP Vinyl)
Product Details
Hirano occupies a rare space in contemporary electronic composition, where restraint carries as much weight as sound itself. Released on Thrill Jockey, a label with deep roots in adventurous instrumental music, *Otonoma* arrives as one of her most focused statements yet, balancing the acoustic warmth of prepared piano with the cool architecture of synthesis.
The artistry of Midori Hirano lives in the resonance between sonic and visual worlds. Over her distinguished career the Berlin-based, Kyoto- born composer, pianist, and synthesist has crafted a distinctive voice straddling the spheres of classical music and harmonies with abstraction and invention. In addition to works under her own name, Hirano has released dynamic experiments under her MimiCof moniker as well as composed for film, television, art exhibitions and architectural expos. Hirano has also been a prolific collaborator, working with CoH, Brueder Selke, Nils Mosh, Teodor Wolgers, Ben Lukas Boysen & Paul Emmerich, SPECIMENS, Mami Sakurai, Atsuko Hatano, and more, contributing to dozens of releases. Hirano is acclaimed for crafting emotive works that stimulate all the senses with impressionism, or painting with sound. OTONOMA is the culmination of her work synthesizing these elements and highlights her acumen as a practiced and intuitive artist. The album infuses Hirano's more classical sense of harmony on the piano with the endless textural possibilities of synthesizers. Like nebulas coalescing into galaxies, the pieces of OTONOMA emanate hues dense with subtle layers of color folded into gradients, arresting and radiant.
Tracklist
Side A
Side B
UPC: 790377064315
Label: Thrill Jockey
Release Date: 2.20.26
Format: LP Vinyl