Yasumi Tanaka Official site
Yasumi Tanaka was active from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.
Together with Susumu Hirasawa, MANDRAKE, P-MODEL
Driving a project that is a necessity of the times
He was an important figure.
His talent spans from progressive rock to techno.
Especially as a member of the original P-MODEL in the 80s
In both songwriting and live performance
His unique talent became the core of P-MODEL
He contributed to the creation of portraits.
More than 40 years since leaving P-MODEL
Yasumi Tanaka has distanced herself from musical activities.
I collected them myself in the South Asian region.
I run a company that sells ethnic textiles .
However, after listening to these songs that were released this time, I thought this:
Forty years has not allowed him to rest his musical mission.
Tanaka in his younger days
In a sense , within the "significance of filling the gap"
He honed his own originality.
The unique phrases that unfold without pause, and
The phrases, which were simple yet produced through complex and delicate control operations that you wouldn't notice unless you looked at the musician's hands, were astonishing.
Therefore, these past 40 years,
The hot winds and dust of the Indian subcontinent,
The repetition of complex patterns, noise, and silence
I know exactly what you did to him.
Those things embody Tanaka in "space" and "doing nothing."
He was honing his skills as a musician who could handle dense information.
He chose these works for convenience.
I call it ambient music.
Of course, the audience is free to interpret it however they like.
It also serves as the soundtrack for a video he created himself that reads about the landscapes of the Indian subcontinent.
Or even if it's just background music you listen to casually in a slightly edgy cafe.
Even so, the music is like a small air pocket that occasionally appears in the corner of your vision.
Each time you encounter a minor setback, it affects your worldview at that moment.
The beauty of the subtle indentation, the sight of you recovering without knowing anything about it.
I can see it.
The Indian subcontinent kicked the genius in the ass, essentially saying, "Get back to work."
Susumu Hirasawa