{"product_id":"geinoh-yamashirogumi-ecophony-rinne-half-speed-mastering-reissue","title":"Geinoh Yamashirogumi – Ecophony Rinne (Half Speed Mastering Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most innovative and ambitious albums ever made, Genioh Yamashirogumi’s \u003cem\u003eEcophony Rinne\u003c\/em\u003e is a sonic masterpiece featuring over 200 musicians that expanded the limits of what music and sound could do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore Akira there was \u003cem\u003eEcophony Rinne\u003c\/em\u003e. Originally released in 1986, \u003cem\u003eEcophony Rinne\u003c\/em\u003e is a four-part symphony of “ecological music” by Geinoh Yamashirogumi that married ancient tradition with technological innovation, and changed the way we listen to music in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded by genius polymath Tsutomu Ōhashi aka Shoji Yamashiro, Geinoh Yamashirogumi is a shapeshifting collective of over a hundred members from across disciplines. Rejecting professional musicianship, Ōhashi cultivated an ethos where neuroscientists, psychologists, doctors, journalists, engineers and students could critique society through artistic expression and pursue their research in ethnomusicological performances that spanned global traditions, Eastern spirituality and Western classical form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEcophony Rinne\u003c\/em\u003e represents the pinnacle of this vision - an expansive orchestral suite made with over 200 musicians that channeled Ōhashi’s thinking about mankind’s relationship with nature, and fundamental questions of life, death and rebirth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere pipe organ synths made from sampled Tibetan horns sit alongside field recordings from Central African forests, Buddhist mantras circle dummy head microphones, Javanese Jegog percussion ensembles pulse like verdant ecosystems, and the acoustics of temples, caves and landscapes are conveyed in the mix. Weaving together culture, nature and technology, it is a record that vibrates with the polyphony of life on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut \u003cem\u003eEcophony Rinne\u003c\/em\u003e was not only musically innovative. Noticing the difference between vinyl and CD versions of the album where digital reproduction limited the sound, Ōhashi developed a theory of “Hypersonic Effect”, determining that ultra-high frequencies above 20khz can impact human perception even if they are inaudible. At once a physical and a psychological experience, to listen to \u003cem\u003eEcophony Rinne\u003c\/em\u003e is to feel music differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rest is history. After its release, Ōhashi was approached by director Katsuhiro Ōtomo to produce the soundtrack for Akira, the work for which Geinoh Yamashirogumi is best known. Emerging from the shadows at last, \u003cem\u003eEcophony Rinne\u003c\/em\u003e was its transcendental blueprint, reissued in its most complete hypersonic form on vinyl for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than describe nature, \u003cem\u003eEcophony Rinne\u003c\/em\u003e embodied it. Rather than reflect culture, \u003cem\u003eEcophony Rinne \u003c\/em\u003edefined it. Rather than explore technology, \u003cem\u003eEcophony Rinne\u003c\/em\u003e changed it. As a work of art, it is more relevant than ever. You won’t have heard anything like it. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/timecapsulespace.bandcamp.com\/album\/ecophony-rinne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven so, the seeds of the successive albums are clearly audible here. A softer version of the bang that opens “Kaneda” on Akira opens “Primordial Germination”. Whereas on Akira, it signified death, a world drowning in chaos, on \u003cem\u003eEcophony Rinne\u003c\/em\u003e, it signifies birth. In “Primordial Germination”, it is accompanied by a faded in cosmic choir that breathes sound into the void as the bang thunders out. The opening percussive melodies of “Reincarnation” are an earlier variation of the propulsive core of “Kaneda”. The contemplative chanting that binds this record also, while changing shape and tone, connects Akira and Ecophony Gaia together, maintaining the use of diverse choirs to fill massive silences with ethereal sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"\" height=\"\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3100730156\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/track=1566632313\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most interesting element of the record occurs in “Reincarnation” which folds the universe back in on itself, reverting everything back to how it was at the start so the cycle of germination can begin anew. The patterns return to order and implode. Out of the resulting silence, the cosmic choir that opened the record returns, accompanied by rolling percussion that thunders out on the final notes. While this act of reincarnation is implied by the title of both the track and record, this rephrasing of the opening makes the record tighter and simpler than its successors and subsequently even more vital. A concept that could easily be characterized in a chilly and lifeless manner is given enough warmth to fill the emptiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEcophony Rinne\u003c\/em\u003e is the beginning of a trilogy that ends with Ecophony Gaia. \u003cem\u003eEcophony Rinne\u003c\/em\u003e meditates on genesis and the nature of existence, Akira eulogizes the dead amongst the chaos of life and Ecophony Gaia ruminates on what that life amounted to. While Akira mourns and Ecophony Gaia exalts, \u003cem\u003eEcophony Rinne\u003c\/em\u003e breathes life into being and thus is as frightening as it is beautiful. This brilliant universal hum is precisely what makes Geinoh Yamashirogumi exceptional among their peers. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sputnikmusic.com\/review\/66557\/Geinoh-Yamashirogumi-Ecophony-Rinne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSputnik Music\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Half-speed mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Miles Showell\u003cbr\u003e- Includes a 12 page 12\" x 12\" insert\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4nyZISgtuL2RXIFUg9jVR8?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;si=2ef1fb8623174476\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Time Capsule\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Jazz, Rock\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Rhythmic Noise, Modern Classical, Prog Rock, Experimental\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Japanese Folk \/ Rock\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Time Capsule","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47850351788190,"sku":"748322322386","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a0684238834_10.jpg?v=1781340368","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/geinoh-yamashirogumi-ecophony-rinne-half-speed-mastering-reissue","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}