Intense Records

The Boy And The Tree (Skintone Edition) (CD)

Lo Recordings
Lo256CD
Electronic
CD

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£9.99 (£11.99 incl. VAT)

The Boy and the Tree was composed after a visit to Yakushima Island, an outstandingly beautiful world heritage site off the southern tip of Japan, scored by a deep, lush and ancient ravine, home of the ancient 7000-year old Jmon Sugi. Tree. Also the inspiration for Miyazaki's epic anime Princess Mononoke, a conflict between the rampant greed and destructive force of humanity, and the stoic, mysterious fragility of nature.This fleeting immersion in nature lent the album a profound introspection and mystery, and the its twelve tracks unfold in dream sequence, each drifting seamlessly into the next while still managing to steer the listener in myriad directions, from eerie butoh atmospheres, to ebullient raga, to desolate, cavernous chanson. The Boy And The Tree is definitely one of, if not the most, visually evocative and cinematic Yokota releases.Single Disc Glass mastered CD.Audio Clips available to listen hereTracklisting:01. The Colour of Pomegranates02. Live Echo03. Fairy Link04. Grass, Tree and Stone05. Secret Garden06. Rose Necklace07. Beans08. Plateau on Plateau09. Red Swan10. Thread Leads to Heaven11. Future Tiger12. Blood and Snow