Hiroshi Yoshimura

𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 1986 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙬𝙖 𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨, 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙨𝙝𝙞 𝙔𝙤𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙖’𝙨 "𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙" 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙠𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙮ō 𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙠𝙪 — 𝙚𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚. 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨, 𝙞𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢 — 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 "𝙂𝙍𝙀𝙀𝙉"’𝙨 𝙮𝙞𝙣.

Delicate layers of synthesized bells, marimba-like percussion, and floating ambient pads unfold gently across the record, evoking the hum of daily life — footsteps, air conditioners, the clink of a spoon — reframed as musical gestures. Yoshimura’s stated goal was to let the listener’s 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 — a living, breathing extension of the spaces we inhabit. Over three decades later, its minimalist elegance and serene emotional depth feel timeless, reaffirming Yoshimura’s status as one of environmental music’s most profound architects.