Dragon’s Eye Recordings is pleased to announce 'Suisei,' the latest reissue from Tokyo-based abstractionist Yui Onodera. 'Suisei' was originally released in 2007 on and/OAR (USA) to critical reception, drawing comparisons to Thomas Koner, Eliane Radigue, Phil Niblock, and Keith Berry for its sustained harmonics and darkly-tinged, staticky drones. The album is composed from field recordings made with consumer-grade dictation mics, contact microphones, and pump organ, which Onodera employs in both subtle and overt ways.
The word suisei—translated simultaneously from the Japanese as ‘aquatic,’ a comet, or the word for the planet Mercury—aptly represents a record that shifts ambiguously through textural deconstruction of some watery, isolated landscape. Cinematic in its slippery and grinding aural imagery, the record charters a natural path through the transformation of organic elements, chattering, pinging, scraping, and washing through oscillations while avoiding the realm of the grotesque. While characteristic of Onodera's microscopic, hallucinatory style, 'Suisei' stands apart from other releases in its massive coverage of aural territory.
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released July 23, 2021
Recorded & composed in Tokyo, 2006.
Originally released by and/OAR (2007).
Remastered in Tokyo, 2021.
Cover by Kikoh Matsuura.
All sound sources are environmental sound and pump organ.
It feels great buying from DER again. I wandered into rhythmic territories, but this release has brought me back.
Reminding me of the minimalist of LFO's tone distortion and white noise, the sub bass kicks of Antti Rannisto, but also something edgy and occupying of a space I had yet to explore. Incredible. sm-ll.com
From the always-excellent label Past Inside the Present comes this stunning work of sustained tone and timbre. Gorgeous. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 1, 2022