Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Yoshimio

Yunnan Colorfree

(Commmons, RZCM-45720) (Japan) (CD + DVD)

CD

  1. Open Our Lotus (1:43)
  2. Iiie (2:15)
  3. Myaoo (2:43)
  4. Taiii (1:43)
  5. Grounding Session I (1:49)
  6. Grounding Session II (0:30)
  7. Honey (0:32)
  8. Ararah (8:34)
  9. Endless (3:13)
  10. Sunny (1:56)
  11. Chuwow (1:17)
  12. Mochiii (2:40)
  13. Tori no Jidai (9:53)
  14. Death Valley 69 (Saicobaba Version) (5:16)
  15. Gyariii (0:23)

DVD

  1. Opening
  2. I People
  3. Myao People
  4. Tai People
  5. Hani People
  6. R People
  7. Yao People
  8. Sani People
  9. Chuwan People
  10. Moci People

CD

A soundtrack to the documentary movie on the DVD

Music by Yoshimio

Yoshimi: steel guitar (1, 4), vocal (2, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14), shell (2), synthesizer (2, 9), keyboard (2, 3, 8-10, 12-14), drum machine (3, 4), cowbell (3), shaker (3, 4, 13), electric guitar (4), triangle (4), taiko (5-7), boo (5-7), wood block (5-7, 13), Glockenspiel (5-7, 13), drums (8, 13), bell (8), whistle (8), duff (8), gamelan (11), electric bass guitar (11), vibratone (11), handclap (11), frog drum (11), trumpet (13), tambourine (13), foot bass (14), bass drum (14)
Yo2ro Takekawa: duff (2, 9), manjira (5-7), kanjira (5-7), tambourine (5-7, 11), drums (9-12, 14), cowbell (10)
Kim Gordon: vocal (5-7, 14), electric guitar (5-7), guitar (5-7)
Sen10: talking tom (5-7)
Shoji: underground recording (5-7), bowl (8), keyboard (8, 13), field recording (8, 13), pin (15)
Uta: vocal (8, 13, 15), bowl (8)
Yoshidadaikiti: sitar (14)

Produced and mixed by Yoshimio
Engineered by Koichi Hara at Redragonfly Studio
Mastered by Isao Kikuchi at Warner Music Mastering

DVD
NTSC, region free, color, approx. 42 minutes

A documentary movie focusing on the women of Yunnan, China, and their colorful dress

Filmed by Kim Sung-yoon
Edited by Kumiko Kamanaka
Sound produced by Yoshimio


Artwork by Shoji Goto
Photograph by Miwaco

Released in November 2007