Mark Barrott - 蒸発 (Jōhatsu) [Self Release]

What your Ears Say & The Cover Looks Like

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OUr Brief Thoughts

Great to see Mark Barrott has snuck out a new release. It's a soundtrack to a Japanese documentary that sadly might not see the light of day, but at least his New Age vibrations, ambient piano meditations & electronic meanderings are now with us. Close your eyes when listening & write your own script.

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What The Release Notes Say

These days I try, whenever possible, to write like a Japanese Calligrapher - prepare the room, the ink and paper and then the make the act of creation as spontaneous as possible. 

I desire therefore, a release mechanism that mirrors this creative process as closely as possible, giving me the freedom to share music quickly and directly with people that care. 

This first Bandcamp focused release is music from a soundtrack I was commissioned to write for a Japanese documentary ‘Jōhatsu…the art of evaporation’. I have no idea if it will ever see the light of day, (post pandemic funding issues), but one of the conditions of my contract was the ability to release the music myself should the documentary remain unreleased by the end of 2021. 

Regardless of its origins, this is the music I wish to make, the emotions I wish to capture and share…the ideal of living simply with Kindness, Grace & Gratitude. 

I hope that this achieves that connection with you. 

MB, Ibiza May '22

CREDITS
​All tracks composed, recorded & performed by Mark Barrott, Ibiza, Jan 2020-April 2022. 
Mixed & Mastered by Lopazz @  mixmastering.de 
Published by Stefan Eichinger Musikverlag and SMV Schacht Musikverlage GmbH & Co. KG 
Art/Design Stuart Hardie 
In loving memory TT 
Thanks: Richard Norris, Colin Morrison, Steve Cobby, Stuart, Lopazz, Gerd, Sara, Pete, Dr Rob, Yuki.

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