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"The Machineries of Joy 2015" is a re-issue of Tokyo's renown composer Kyo Ichinose's
one and only 1st album originally published in 2002.
All tracks remastered, and specially for this re-release contains his dreamy
brand new track "Angelic overflow" which was composed using
the sounds from the original recordings he made at that time.
The CD comes with a renewed packaging as a 182mm x 257mm size full-color visual book,
including CG images for each tracks produced by fine artist Jun Kosaka.
Ambient, modern classical music, electronica....
all of these genre names are useless when confronting against this eternal masterpiece.
Born in Tokyo on June 26, 1972, Kyo Ichinose graduated with honors in composition from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1995, and continued to study composition in a postgraduate course. He received his M.A. in music in 1997. In 2002, Kyo released his first solo album "The Machineries of Joy", which was an unique and resonant amalgam of electronic and instrumental sound. So far, he has released 4 solo albums, and the 2nd album "lontano" was selected as one of the best albums in 2004 on WIRE magazine(UK). He's also been producing, playing, and composing a wide range of music including soundtracks for movies, commercial films, and collaborations with architects, interior/graphic designers, and artists. He magically transforms broad sound materials ranging from "noise" to "beautiful melodies" into breathtaking music, and transcends many genres of music. He is now revered as a cutting-edge creator and mastermind in all cultural industries.