TOMOYOSHI DATE : Piano Trilogy​ ​- Tata -

''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.

② “Tata”
Created as music for the Silver Gelatin exhibition (featuring antique books and curation) held at Gallery Tata in Koenji, Tokyo, in September 2023, this work incorporates sounds of antique clocks, the gallery’s floors, and aged objects and paper. Unlike Date’s previous works, this album forms a single, immersive story that takes listeners on a journey from entering the gallery to the underworld. The photographs used on the album covers are from the late Meiji to Taisho periods, discovered by Silver Gelatin and crafted during the early days of photographic technique. The identity of the photographers is unknown, and these works transcend historical value to reflect a deep, timeless beauty, displayed in the gallery as found photos. Tata is an homage to nameless people and their time.'



1. 時と軋 ( toki to kishimi ) 05:37 2. 和と調 ( wa to shirabe ) 07:28 3. 紙と光 ( kami to hikari ) 05:05 4. 月と鐘 ( tsuki to kane ) 07:59 5. 桜と河 ( sakura to kawa ) 08:52 6. 蓋と絲 ( futa to ito ) 05:50 7. 孤と縁 ( ko to enishi ) 07:50
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).