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​Mostly we put our daily recommendations here for the blog readers among you, although occasionally we go longform.
Reading about music is a bit like looking at pictures of food - not nearly half as much fun as getting involved, so we scribble a brief intro to hopefully whet your appetite but you're better off just hitting play. Not very "slow" I know but there's a lot of music to check these days & hopefully you'll find the recommendations a handy filter.
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7/9/2020 0 Comments

Virtual Debris - 人と地球 (UME Records)

WHAT THE COVER LOOKS LIKE:
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WHAT WE SAY:

Drift painlessly into the new week with the soma soaked sounds of Virtual Debris for UME Records. A commentary on our diminishing attention spans & the move to breadth, rather than depth of experience, the release alternates between flat out ambient space station spa music & languid chill out beats, and kindly requests your careful consideration.
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WHAT YOUR EARS SAY:

WHAT THE RELEASE NOTES SAY:

今の時代は、人間が経験の深さを経験の広さに交換した。現在の社会は情報の移動の速さで動き、人間は同じように常に走り続けている。人間の世界の経験が幅広くなったのだ。これは進歩だと言われたいる。しかし、このような生き方では、人間がどのように変わっていくのだろう。浅くなっていることは経験の数で補っているかもしれない。機械のように現在の人間は情報を取り込み、処理し、多く蓄える。そのように数多くの経験で、なにが漏れるのだろう。

一つの経験に集中できれば、どのようなことが発見できるのだろう。風の音の中、千人の声が聴こえるかもしれない。周りの木の葉っぱの中、緑の千色が見えるかもしれない。一冊の本のページの中、千話の意味を理解できるかもしれない。

情報の流れは続く。現在の勢いは強く、変えるのは単純なことではない。しかし、抵抗ができる。時間を取り、しずしずと周りの世界を経験すれば、簡単なことでも、新たな深さをみつけるのだろう。風の声の美しさをみつけるのだろう。

現在、梅レコードは、日本、富山市の Virtual Debris のアルバム "人と地球" をリリースする。


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In this age, humans have traded depth of experience for breadth of experience. In modern society information moves quickly, and we are constantly running alongside. Our experience of the world has become ever wider. This is said to be progress. But, living in such a way, how will we be changed? Perhaps we compensate for the shallowness with the number of experiences. Like machines, we take in information, process it, and store it away in large quantities. With such a large number of experiences, what is it that is lost?

If we focus on a single experience, what discoveries can we make? In the sound of the wind, perhaps we can hear the voices of a thousand people. In the leaves of the trees surrounding us, perhaps we can see a thousand shades of green. In the pages of single book, perhaps we can comprehend a thousand meanings.

The flow of information will continue. The current forces are strong, and cannot be easily swayed. However, resistance is possible. If we take the time to slowly experience the world around us, even in simple things we will find new depth. We will find the beauty of the voice of the wind.

Umé Records presents the album "人と地球" by Toyama's Virtual Debris.

Credits:
Music and Photography: Ryoma Tanaka
Design: Zefan Sramek
Mastering: Jared Carrigan


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