mind sketches, by banana

mind sketches

by banana

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1.	banana - 帰宅 03:06	buy track
2.	banana - dance 1 03:04	buy track
3.	banana - i bought a picture 02:59	buy track
4.	banana - seaside genocide 03:31	buy track
5.	banana - shotgun teacher 04:43	buy track
6.	banana - too many insects 04:47	buy track
7.	banana - with a broken time machine 02:59	buy track
8.	banana - tranceparent walker 02:59	buy track
9.	banana - rainbow dance 03:04	buy track
10.	banana - rainy days of desert 02:41	buy track
11.	banana - springs 3 03:57	buy track
12.	banana - 川崎 04:09	buy track
13.	banana - 緑 02:15	buy track
14.	banana - 水槽 03:59	buy track
15.	banana - ikumouzai 03:35	buy track
16.	banana - children 04:46	buy track

about

Banana has made a name for himself as a resident DJ at the listening party “ideala” held at Forestlimit in Hatagaya, Tokyo, and has expanded his activities beyond this to VJs and video installation solo exhibitions at tata bookshop/gallery in Koenji. Alongside these activities, he was making music given only to his close friends and publishing occsionally on Soundcloud. This is a 16 track compilation album from that collection.

Playing with the sense of time, utilising the synthesizer completely played by hand and the bare rhythm machine, Banana’s sound is totally unique - together with the mutant sound library created influenced by the various records and cassettes that banana collects. A one-off obscure track collection with textures reminiscent of the home recording scene in the 80's, but with a pulse that has been shaped through electronic music’s journey through various strands of techno music.

The artwork is by banana himself. Designed by Mitsudate Ko. Mastered by Masato Hara.

東京は幡ヶ谷Forestlimitで開催しているリスニング・パーティー“ideala”のレジデントDJとして頭角をあらわし、高円寺tata bookshop/galleryでのビデオ・インスタレーションの個展やVJまで越境的に活動を展開するbanana。それらの活動の傍ら、各所のリサイクルショップを廻りながら買い集めた古い機材のみで制作していた、殆ど近しい友人にのみ渡していたCD-RやSoudcloudに公開していた楽曲群をコンパイルした16曲入りコンピレーション・アルバム。

完全手弾きによるシンセサイザーのタイム感と剥き出しのリズムマシンで奏でるのは、bananaが日々蒐集している様々なレコードやカセットからヒントを得て作り上げた脳内コンピューター・エイジのサウンドトラック〜はたまたミュータント・サウンド・ライブラリー？80年代の宅録作家たちを想起させるテクスチャーながら、そのビート感はテクノ以降のエレクトリック・ミュージックも通過した今でしか鳴らせない珠玉のオブスキュア・トラック集！

アートワークはbanana自身によるもの。デザイン/構成はMitsudate Ko。マスタリングは原真人。

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released June 10, 2023

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