Hajime yori kotoba shirazariki — cover
Electroacoustic composition — 2023

Hajime yori kotoba shirazariki

In the beginning there were no words

A tribute to Ishimure Michiko — to the elegance of her voice, to myth, memory and healing, to the strength her art gave to environmentalist movements and to the fight for the acknowledgement of Minamata disease.

Stereo reduction from the original 8-channel master. Composed at Influx — Musiques&Recherches Studios in Ohain (BE) in 2023, during a residency funded by the European Union through the Culture Moves Europe programme.

Voice
Léonore Shiina
Language consultant
Junya Murakami
Composition & concept
Manfredi Clemente
Residency
Musiques&Recherches, Ohain (BE)
With thanks to
Brunhild Ferrari, Annette Vande Gorne
Recognition
Honorary mention — MA/IN Festival 2023