TOMOYOSHI DATE : Piano Trilogy​ ​- 432Hz As it is, As you are -

'Tomoyoshi Date, a physician and musician known for his releases on prominent ambient labels such as 12K (US), LAAPS (France), and QuietDetails (UK), will release his piano trilogy, created between 2021 and 2024, on November 10 via Bandcamp in a limited edition of 150 cassettes.
This trilogy includes 438Hz, As it is, As you are, released by LAAPS and selected as one of Bandcamp’s Best Ambient albums in January 2023; Tata, composed for Silver Gelatin’s exhibit at Tata in Koenji, Tokyo; and Requiem, a piece dedicated in memory of a close friend who passed away too soon. All three albums are packaged in special jackets featuring found photographs curated by Silverわ Gelatin and are being released simultaneously.
Created with the theme of “objects and the passage of time,” this trilogy is characterised by elongated, repetitive piano motifs, microsound elements, and organic electronics, aiming to blur the line between rhythm and melody. Recently, Date has been working on a world-first program that auto-generates pure-intonation music (www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1BNEjMtL1o). This trilogy serves as a culmination of Date’s past compositions in equal temperament.

① “432Hz, As it is, As you are”
This album was recorded on an old DIAPASON piano that was passed down to Tomoyoshi Date from his aunt, the first person to notate shamisen music on a five-line staff. The piano was retuned to the pitch of one loosened peg (438Hz in 2022) for recording (As it is). On a discontinued 45 RPM record, listeners could adjust the pitch to their environment (As you are). For this release, the pitch has been adjusted to 432Hz, a frequency Date has recently been working with. As the music on cassette tape naturally degrades over time, its pitch will gradually drop. Between the unchanging digital version and the physical tape, an element of “time” emerges as an object in sound.'



1. 光　hikari 06:23
2. 熱　netsu 06:18
3. 水　mizu 05:51
4. 土　tsuchi 08:41

All songs are recorded at Sanatorium of Narita on 12nd September 2023.
All songs are played, recorded, mixed, mastered and produced by Tomoyoshi Date for the exhibition of Silver Gelatin 2023 at Koenji Tata.
Artwork by Silver Gelatin (Yoshida-san, Daisuke Nakajima).