Tomoyoshi Date
438Hz As It Is, As You Are
Laaps (France) 2022
LAAPS-SEQ.03-LP24 (LP) Limited edition. Gold color vinyl. w/serial no.
sleeve : NEW
media : NEW
This is a 2022 album by Hiroyoshi Date, a Japanese artist who is active in various fields both domestically and internationally, including his creative work as part of the duo Ilha with Corey Fuller, and collaborations under the same name with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Taylor Deupree. The album was performed on an upright piano made in the 1950s, tuned to 438Hz, and it was designed with the idea that listeners can adjust the pitch of their turntable to match their mood or the frequency. It works at both 33 RPM and 45 RPM. This remarkable work reaffirms the idea that humans (living beings) are a part of nature. I was fortunate to acquire stock directly from Mr. Date himself. Incidentally, the original owner of the piano used in the performance was Mr. Date's great-aunt on his mother's side, Mikiko Yamada, who was a biwa player in the Japan Traditional Music Group.