Name: A Journey...
Brand: Hinako Omori

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-HOUND-156C

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Colour

white

Colour details

White Vinyl

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

180-gram vinyl.

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-05-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5060845320829

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / white

CD-HOUND-156

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Download code: No

Extended format: No

2022-04-29

5060845320973

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Hinako Omori

Genre US

Ambient

Label US

Houndstooth

Bringing together therapeutic frequencies, forest bathing (shinrin-yoku), and binaural sound, Hinako Omori's “a journey...” combines inner healing and natural landscapes into in an immersive cartography of the mind in ambient electronics. The album progresses not track by track but as a continuous journey; a stream of consciousness tracing hills and valleys with the warmth of analogue synthesis and Omori's voice always close at hand. Omori detuned oscillators to create binaural beats, syncing to the Hz of our brainwaves so that listeners might further find themselves calmed by and immersed in these soundscapes.

“a journey...” was recorded at Omori’s home studio and Real World Studios, when Omori was an invited to perform at the immersive online festival WOMAD At Home. Spatial, 3D recordings are woven throughout the album, and situate each track in different environments, from waterways to forests in and around the Mendip Hills.

It is Hinako’s work in sound engineering that provides the bedrock of skills that manifest her vision for “a journey...”, articulating a whole world in binaural field recordings, analogue synthesisers, and augmented vocals. The album sits within a rich lineage of electronic musicians who have looked to music for its healing properties, from Venezuelan musician Miguel Noya to Pauline Anna Strom's ambient soundscapes; Pauline Oliveros' deep listening meditations and the augmented field recordings of Irv Teibel's Environments series.

A Journey...

Music US