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Hiroshi Yoshimura
Soundscape 1: Surround
๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ 1986 ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐จ, ๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐จ๐๐๐ข๐ช๐ง๐โ๐จ "๐๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐" ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎล ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ช โ ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐ข๐ช๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐. ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐จ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐  ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐จ, ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ญ๐ช๐๐๐จ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ, ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ข โ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐จ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐ "๐๐๐๐๐"โ๐จ ๐ฎ๐๐ฃ.
Delicate layers of synthesized bells, marimba-like percussion, and floating ambient pads unfold gently across the record, evoking the hum of daily life โ footsteps, air conditioners, the clink of a spoon โ reframed as musical gestures. Yoshimuraโs stated goal was to let the listenerโs own environment complete the composition, encouraging the music to mingle naturally with city noise, domestic sounds, and subtle silences. The result is deeply immersive: sound as part of architecture, not decoration.  
Tracks such as "Time After Time" and "Something Blue" glide with understated grace, while "Time Forest" stretches into dreamlike territory, blending ambient textures and soft, synthetic strings. The title track sparkles with a sense of wonder, and closing piece "Green Shower" offers a gentle, restorative finale.  
With "Surround", Yoshimura paints music not as a spectacle but as an atmosphere โ a living, breathing extension of the spaces we inhabit. Over three decades later, its minimalist elegance and serene emotional depth feel timeless, reaffirming Yoshimuraโs status as one of environmental musicโs most profound architects.
A1
Time After Time
A2
Surround
A3
Something Blue
B1
Time Forest
B2
Water Planet
B3
Green Shower




