{"product_id":"midori-takada-tree-of-life-lp","title":"Midori Takada - Tree of Life LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2025 restock; LP version. 180 gram vinyl; half-speed-mastered. WRWTFWW Records present the worldwide reissue of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMidori Takada\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's solo album from 1999, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTree of Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Originally recorded in September 1998 at legendary Ginza (Tokyo) studio Onkio Haus (founded in 1974 and where \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyuichi Sakamoto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \"Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence\" and many more were recorded) and released on CD only for the Japan market in 1999, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTree of Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Midori Takada's best kept secret, a lost gem of minimalism and percussive ambient. The album is separated in two parts, the first one finds Takada exploring her trademark environmental soundscapes with precise mastery of marimba, drums, and bells, notably on the magnificent fan-favorite \"Love Song Of Urfa\". The second half is a collaboration with Chinese virtuoso Erhu player \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJiang Jian Hua\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, allowing Midori Takada to unveil new layers of her artistic mind with a slightly more theatrical approach and a beautiful crystallization of complex simplicity. The entire album was given a fresh new audiophile mix by Midori Takada herself and was mastered at Emil Berliner Studios. This \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTree of Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reissue follows two newly recorded Midori Takada albums, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (WRWTFWW 060CD\/LP) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Who Are Leaving To Nirvana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (WRWTFWW 061CD\/LP), both available on WRWTFWW Records, along with her 1983 masterpiece, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThrough The Looking Glass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (WRWTFWW 018LP). Design by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKohei Sugiura\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44147779305590,"sku":"4251804127387","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1276\/9409\/files\/WRWTFWW057LP_PROD.jpg?v=1788885488","url":"https:\/\/erodingwinds.com\/products\/midori-takada-tree-of-life-lp","provider":"Eroding Winds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}