Mikado Koko - SONGS TO OUR OTHER SELVES - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2017 two CD set, a comprehensive anthology by Mikado, the chic French electronic duo best known for their bittersweet singles 'Par Hasard' and 'Naufrage en Hiver'. Hailing from Paris, Mikado featured singer Pascale Borel and instrumentalist Gregori Czerkinsky. As well as cult debut single 'Par Hasard', issued by Crepuscule in October 1982, the remastered collection includes subsequent singles 'Naufrage en Hiver', 'Carnaval' and 'La Fille du Soleil' as well as debut album Mikado from 1985, executive produced by Haruomi Hosono of Yellow Magic Orchestra. Bonus tracks include b-sides, jingles, and several demo songs for an unfinished second album. There is also an English language version of 'Par Hasard' ('Romance'), Christmas album track 'Noel Sous le Soleil', plus a previous unreleased cover version of the theme from 'Night of the Hunter'.

Ayako Hotta-Lister presents exquisite and enchanting Japanese Koto music by Yatsuhashi Kengyo (1614-1685), Michio Miyagi (1884-1956), Rentaro Taki (1879-1903) and Mitsuzaki Kengyo (Edo Era 17th-19th Century).

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.