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Music for Nine Post Cards
Music written for a museum's quiet corners. Put it on and let your own room become one. 🖼️ #HiroshiYoshimura
Who it's for
Yoshimura recorded these short keyboard and Fender Rhodes pieces at home, imagining them in the spaces of Tokyo's Hara Museum; the title refers to nine viewpoints in the building.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Music for Nine Post Cards is Hiroshi Yoshimura's 1982 debut album, released by Sound Process and reissued by Empire of Signs in 2017. He recorded it at home on keyboard and Fender Rhodes after visiting the newly opened Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, imagining his music in that space. The title refers to nine viewpoints in the museum where he proposed the pieces be played.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music and other major streaming services; CD/vinyl from the label and usual retailers.
Before you start
Age: Not verified (suggested all ages)
I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.Henry David Thoreau, Walden, “Visitors”
