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新装アートワークジャケットで再登場！
日本のハウス・ミュージックを語るうえで欠かせないSoichi Teradaの楽曲を軸に編まれた2枚組コンピレーション。Far East Recordingから90年代初頭に発表された作品群に焦点を当て、Terada自身の楽曲に加え、Shinichiro Yokota、Manabu Nagayamaによるトラックも収録されている。コンパイルを手がけたのはHunee。DJバッグからフロア、そしてリスナーの記憶へと深く入り込んだ選曲内容で知られる一枚。
収録曲はUSディープ・ハウスの影響を色濃く受けつつ、メロディの運びやリズムの組み立てに独自の軽やかさがある。タイトなキックと柔らかく跳ねるベース、デジタル・サンプリングを用いたフレーズが絡み合い、90年代初期の空気感をそのまま封じ込めた構成。Paradise Garageの名曲“Sunshower”を下敷きに、Soichi TeradaとNami Shimadaが制作した“Sun Showered”も収められ、当時のクラブ・カルチャーとの接続点を明確に示している。
Soichi Teradaは1960年代生まれ。幼少期に父親のエレクトーンに親しみ、後にコンピューター・サイエンスとエレクトーンを専攻。1989年に自身のレーベルFar East Recordingを設立し、発表の場を自ら切り開いた。80年代後半のパーティでハウスやヒップホップに触れ、90年代初頭にはDATやオープンリールを用いたDJプレイも行うなど、制作と現場の両面で実験的な姿勢を貫いてきた人物である。
本作は、Soichi Teradaのレーベル作品を体系的に辿れる内容であり、日本発ハウス・ミュージックの流れを知るうえで重要な資料でもある。ヴァイナル2枚組というフォーマットが、長尺ミックスや反復構造を持つ楽曲の展開を自然に受け止め、当時のクラブ体験を立体的に想像させる。
A1 Soichi Terada– Saturday Love Sunday 5:56
A2 Shinichiro Yokota– Do It Again 5:46
A3 Soichi Terada– Sun Showered 4:29
B1 Soichi Terada & Manabu Nagayama– Low Tension (Alternative Version) 5:44
B2 Soichi Terada– Hohai Beats 5:38
B3 Soichi Terada– Good Morning 4:42
C1 Soichi Terada– CPM 4:48
C2 Soichi Terada– Rising Sun Up 4:30
C3 Soichi Terada– We Came Together 5:04
D1 Soichi Terada– Voices From Beyond 4:46
D2 Soichi Terada– Purple Haze (Edit) 3:59
D3 Soichi Terada– Binary Rondo 5:12
*2025 Edition, - packaged in a revised cover with OBI and printed innersleeves*
Originally released in 2015, Sounds from the Far East' features highly sought after material by legendary Japanese house producer Soichi Terada and fellow producers Shinichiro Yokota, Manabu Nagayama. The two LP set, compiled by Hunee, took Soichi's music deep into the records bags, and more importantly the hearts of DJs and music lovers the world over
Soichi Terada is an adventurous multi-talent and all round beautiful human being. He was born in the 1960s, and as a child he loved to play on his fathers' electric organ. Terada majored in Computer Science and Electric Organ - after he graduated, he founded Far East Recording in1989, because he couldn't find a label for his compositions at that time.
The sound of Far East Recording was very much inspired by early nineties US deep house. Soichi Terada went out to parties in the late eighties, where he was equally influenced by other forms of house music house and hip-hop. A few years later, Terada took on producing music by using digital sampling. In the early nineties he occasionally DJ-ed with a DAT player and some reel to reel tapes, rather than the conventional setup of of turntables. This way he could mix up his own cuts .
"Sounds From The Far East" shines a focussed light on Soichi Terada's label output released in the early nineties. Next to Terada's music, Hunee also selected a few tracks by fellow artist Shinichiro Yokota for this compilation, as well as 'Sun Showered', a track based on the classic Paradise Garage gem 'Sunshower' produced by Terada and Nami Shimada in 1991.
Here's the man himself with his reflection on the compilation, 10 years after it's initial release:
This is a dream I never even dreamed of.
Since releasing my new album Asakusa Light towards the end of the global coronavirus pandemic, I’ve been fortunate enough to keep performing live. When I think about those performances, which blend tracks from the ‘90s and more recent years, they sound like one continuous piece.
When I was first making and performing house music, I never thought I’d still be doing this decades later. That’s thanks in part to the great advice I received from Rush Hour during production, but most of all, to everyone who picked up the record and came out to the shows. I’m eternally grateful. 10 years have now passed since the release of Sounds From The Far East in 2015, and I’m truly happy to release a new edition with updated packaging, while still having the chance to share this music on stage.
Soichi Terada
