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Electric Satie

Gymnopédie '99

Gymnopédie '99

ISC Hi-Fi Selects | CAT #: ISCHFR-001

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KEY FEATURES

  • First time vinyl pressing
  • 90s Japanese ambient/downtempo/IDM Erik Satie reimaginations
  • Limited to 500 copies
  • 1xLP pressed on Black Vinyl and Clear Blue Vinyl Variants

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ARTIST: Electric Satie
LABEL: ISC Hi-Fi Selects
CAT NO: ISCHFR-001
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GENRE / STYLE:

  • Ambient / New Age
  • Electronic
  • Downtempo

RELEASE DESCRIPTION

In Sheep’s Clothing is excited to announce our first archival release: Electric Satie, a one-off conceptual project by acclaimed Japanese electronic music producer Mitsuto Suzuki.

Originally released on CD-only in 1998, Gymnopédie ’99 reimagines Erik Satie’s beloved piano compositions in electronic form ranging sonically from downtempo bossa-nova (featuring Brazilian percussionist Marco Bosco and vocalist Silvio Anastacio) to freestyle ambience and chillout room IDM, not far from the music featured on Music from Memory’s Virtual Dreams or Warp Record’s Artificial Intelligence.

A deeply imaginative composer and arranger, Suzuki was inspired early on by Yellow Magic Orchestra to develop his own style of synthesizer music. Suzuki’s first releases include 1994’s Voices Of Planet, an acid techno set under his ARP-2600 moniker, and “Medium Feedback,” which was included on Haruomi Hosono’s 1996 Daisy World Tour compilation album.

On Electric Satie, Suzuki harnesses a unique mix of drum machines, synthesizers (Prophet 5, Memorymoog, PPG Wave, Juno 106, JX-8P, nord modular & nordlead, AKAI & Emu samplers), live percussion, soprano saxophone, piano, and spoken word to craft a lush and vividly futuristic sound world. Compositions like Gymnopédie, Sarabande, Son Binocle, and Musique D'ameublement (Furniture Music) are reimagined with electro-rhythms and inventive digital effects processing, while retaining the sweet melodic simplicity and otherworldly modal harmonies of Satie’s timeless piano works.

TRACKLIST

1. Gymnopedie #1
2. Gymnopedie #2
3. Harmonies I
4. Sarabande #1
5. La Lune
6. Son Binocle
7. Musique D'ameublement (Tapissenie En Fer Froge)
8. Gymnopedie #1
9. Vexations
10. Gymnopedie #1 - Global Sign Dub

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