Sab: Crystallization

One of the first Vanity Records releases, this Japanese new age masterpiece has recently been reevaluated and is being reissued in a long-awaited 12' analog release! This album, 'Crystallization,' was released in 1978 as the second release on Vanity Records, a leading indie label in Osaka during the post-punk era. The epic musical odyssey envisioned by the then 19-year-old musical prodigy known as SAB was 'crystallized' on magnetic tape using electronic music equipment. It is a masterpiece of pre-New Age music that emerged before the term 'New Age' became popular in Japan. Although he was supported by two musicians on the recording, the majority of the work is so-called 'home recording' based, produced by SAB himself with multiple recordings. In the midst of the new age revival that has emerged in recent years and the rediscovery of Japanese environmental music, the music has taken on an even more brilliant musical value over time. This definitive edition features AD conversion/the latest high-res mastering from the original masters, plus correct song titles that clear up long-standing misconceptions! Released in 1978 as the second release from Vanity Records, a representative indie label of Osaka in the post-punk era, Crystallization was an album in which the epic musical saga of a 19-year-old musician called SAB was 'crystallized' on magnetic tape using electronic music equipment. It is a masterpiece of pre-New Age music that appeared before the term 'New Age' and it's customs spread in Japan. Although he was assisted by two musicians in the recording, most of the work was produced by SAB himself using multi-track recording, so-called 'home recording'-based work. SA's only solo release, Crystallization, features arrangements and instrumentation that suggest influences from Brian Eno and the Obscure label and Popol Vuh, but at the same time, he also tried to avoid these influences, and as a result, it has earned the status of 'a masterpiece that does not belong to any synth music lineage' (note). It has become a new classic for the audience of the 2020s. In addition, with the recent rise of the New Age revival and the rediscovery of Japanese environmental music, the music has gained even more brilliant musical value over time. The agate illustration in the artwork was inspired by the writings of the philosopher Roger Caillois and was drawn by Marinoru Unii (wife of Seigo Matsuoka). LISTEN: https://youtu. Be/-GCRp4IaSaU Songlist A1. Yume-no-ishi 'marble' B1. I (9:20) B2. II (4:38) B3. III (7:07)

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