Turbulent Zone, by Kato Hideki

Turbulent Zone

by Kato Hideki

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1.	Zone I 03:22	info	buy track
2.	Zone II 01:50	info	buy track
3.	Zone III 01:53	info	buy track
4.	Zone IV 02:09	info	buy track
5.	Zone V 02:45	info	buy track
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"Turbulent Zone" is my solo album of fretless bass with prime-number tuning. Originally released In 1998, a time when I had the urge to explore a sonic world that I never entered before. The composer Terasaki Keitaro suggested that I consider using prime numbers. I developed several practical tunings for bass, and decided to inhabit this turbulent sonic world in a trance-like state.

A couple of decades later, I woke up to this volatile world--in the midst of a global pandemic and grave injustice; on the verge of environmental collapse. For better or worse, I found it relevant to re-release this album today. This time, however, we are all in the turbulent zone together.

My special thanks to Rick Turner, Terasaki Keitraro, JC Morrison, Kawana Takeshi, James Fei, Nuno Rebelo, Anita Culp and Matt Kohn. I delicate this music to my late father - a mechanical engineer who unexpectedly appreciated this music.

Kato Hideki - Brooklyn, NY on June 25, 2020
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released June 25, 2020

© & ℗ Kato Hideki (Open Circuit Music / BMI) 1998 & 2020
Originally released on Music For Expanded Ears label in 1998
Recorded, mixed & re-mastered by Kato Hideki
Produced by Kato Hideki & Terasaki Keitaro
Kato Hideki: Rick Turner fretless bass, bow, Big Muff, Morley Wah pedal & metal
Cover image: Anita Culp

Technical note: the original recording was made with Mid-Side stereo technique with Ampeg B-15 bass amp via D.I., Beyerdynamic M130 ribbon mic and JC Morrison tube mic preamps at 44.1kHz/16bit. Re-recorded and re-mastered with a custom D/A converter, M/S Matrix with Peerless E-204-D transformers, Altec 9062A passive EQs and JC Morrison Opto Tube Compressor at 96kHz/24bit.

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Kato Hideki Brooklyn, New York

Kato Hideki is a Japanese multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer. His music is truly diverse with a wide range of forms and sounds. His other titles are released on Tzadik, Joyful Noise Recordings, Improvised Music from Japan, Presquile records & Virgin UK
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