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something veiled [Album]

by Leo Okagawa

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  • Leo Okagawa "something veiled" CD (Regular Edition)
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    Leo Okagawa [something veiled]
    (Unfathomless / 2019) - Regular Edition CD
    Catalog No. U60
    Ltd 175

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  • Leo Okagawa "something veiled" CD (Special Limited Edition)
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    Leo Okagawa [something veiled]
    (Unfathomless / 2019) - Special Limited Edition CD
    Catalog No. U60
    Ltd 25

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something veiled 41:38

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Label website:
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[Tracklist]
1. something veiled (41:38)
Audio excerpts:
soundcloud.com/unfathomless/u60-leo-okagawa-something-veiled_excerpt1
soundcloud.com/unfathomless/u60-leo-okagawa-something-veiled_excerpt2

This work consists of recorded materials at ‘Abukuma’ and ‘Irimizu’ limestone caves on Abukuma highland, Fukushima. Water is plentiful there, and we can see a long waterfall near our route in Irimizu limestone cave. Both caves are developed and open for public as tourist spots, however, there are some areas that require a guide to enter, and some others prohibited. And also, they are still under survey and possibilities are pointed out that deeper spaces than the deepest spots we recognize now exist.
I visited there on October 2018 and January 2019, and brought my small recording set to carry and record in narrow spaces.
My aim with this work is not recording sounds in these caves just as archives, but transforming what I was much impressed with into an audio piece. Lots of inaudible things are also included in temperature, humidity, weight of atmosphere. These are what my skin felt. Therefore, I thought I need to record what we often overlook. Waters that fall from stalactites or run down the walls, a subtle hum from lighting equipment , echoes of my shoe soles on wet floors… I recorded sounds from various distances and angles and mixed them in multilayers.
The length of this work is shorter than the time I spent in those caves, but I would be glad if I could share what I felt there.

(Leo Okagawa, 31 July 2019)

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[About CDs of each edition]
Regular edition of 175 copies come with an additional art card on 350 gr satin paper.
Special ultra ltd edition of 25 copies. Packaged in black mass-tinted cardboard digi-sleeve with frame. it holds a set of 2 double-sided art cards with a different artwork from the regular edition on 350 gr satin paper.
+ a third one with a white ink trace. (none the same)
Inner sleeve features a glued small inkjet photo on 178 gr Epson paper. (none the same as well)
Digi-sleeve comes in a resealable cello.

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released November 6, 2019

LOCATIONS : 'Abukuma' and 'Irimizu' limestone caves, Abukuma Highlands, Fukushima, Japan.

Recorded and mixed 2018-2019.

Cover design & treatments by Daniel Crokaert.
Based exclusively on photos by Leo Okagawa and Jun Okagawa.
Portrait by Jun Okagawa.

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