Makoto Moroi + Koubou Abe - 2005 - Music Drama Akai Mayu

Makoto Moroi + Koubou Abe

2005

Music Drama Akai Mayu
Edition Omega Point

Obscure Tape Music Of Japan – Vol. 3

01. Makoto Moroi / Koubou Abe– Akai Mayu (A Red Cocoon) 25:56
Arcana 19 15:25
02. Kuniharu Akiyama– Untitled 2:24
03. Kuniharu Akiyama– Untitled 3:19
04. Kuniharu Akiyama– Untitled 2:19
05. Kuniharu Akiyama– Untitled 1:45
06. Kuniharu Akiyama– Untitled 5:35

Akai Mayu (A Red Cocoon) is based on the short fiction by Koubou Abe (1924-1993).
Akai Mayu & Arcana 19 composed in 1960 and broadcast live by the Japan Broadcasting System NHK the same year.
Limited edition of 300 copies.

This is volume 3 in Omega Point's newly-reissued Obscure Tape Music of Japan series. Akai Mayu is a short work of fiction by Japanese writer Koubou Abe (aka Kobo Abe pseudonym of Kimifusa Abe, 1924-1993). This musical drama version was broadcast by the Japan Broadcasting System NHK in 1960 and composed by Makoto Moroi, a pioneer of Japanese electronic music. He composed the music with a chamber ensemble, mixed chorus and electronic sound. This piece was performed at Sogetsu Art Center as a part of a concert program of Moroi's works. This version included a pantomime by Mamako Yoneyama, an abstract image projection and stage-setting by Hiroshi Manabe, as well as a performance by Kuniharu Akiyama with his work "Arcana 19." This work consisted of text, object sounds, piano and pre-recorded tapes, and was also broadcast live by NHK in 1960. This CD includes only some tape parts because the original live recording source of this performance was lost.