{"title":"Midori Takada","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarimba, gong, ocarina, reed organ, bells and glass Coca-Cola bottles all ring out on \u003cem\u003eThrough The Looking Glass\u003c\/em\u003e, recorded in three days in 1983 with Takada playing every part. Its slowly shifting, hypnotic patterns helped earn her a reputation as an ambient pioneer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrained in Tokyo, she was a percussionist with Berlin's RIAS symphony orchestra in the mid-1970s when the Western classical tradition began to frustrate her, so she returned to Japan to study African drumming, Indonesian gamelan and the early minimalism of Steve Reich and Terry Riley, channelling these influences into the Mkwaju Ensemble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album found few buyers at first, but online sharing made it a collector's favourite in the late 2010s, and after its 2017 reissue she toured widely across Europe, the United States, Australia and beyond. She has also scored the documentary \u003cem\u003eThe Toxic Pigs of Fukushima\u003c\/em\u003e and collaborated with Lafawndah and saxophonist Kang Tae Hwan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like Midori Takada you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hiroshi-yoshimura-vinyl\"\u003eHiroshi Yoshimura\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/steve-reich-vinyl\"\u003eSteve Reich\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/terry-riley-vinyl\"\u003eTerry Riley\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ryuichi-sakamoto-vinyl\"\u003eRyuichi Sakamoto\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/brian-eno-vinyl\"\u003eBrian Eno\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/philip-glass-vinyl\"\u003ePhilip Glass\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/la-monte-young-vinyl\"\u003eLa Monte Young\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/arvo-part-vinyl\"\u003eArvo Pärt\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/alice-coltrane-vinyl\"\u003eAlice Coltrane\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/popol-vuh-vinyl\"\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"midori-takada-through-the-looking-glass-vinyl-lp","title":"MIDORI TAKADA 'Through The Looking Glass' Vinyl LP (1983 Experimental Ambient)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1983\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eJapanese percussionist Midori Takada recorded this alone in three days, layering marimba, gongs, reed organ and bells into slow, shimmering patterns. Decades later it spread on YouTube and found a whole new audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42170608386269,"sku":"GM05098","price":47.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/products\/midoritakadothrough1.jpg?v=1638918383"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/midori-takada-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Goldmine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}