Isao Tomita - Sound Creature (1977) double album with insert

Sound Creature: Tomita (1977)

music performed by Isao Tomita


Record 1 - Side One

Part I: Coming into the Tomita Sounds

Ravel - Daphnis et Chloe: Lever du jour

01 - Ravel - Daphnis and Chloe (a) finished version (1:08)

02 - Ravel - Daphnis and Chloe (b) melody line (8:16)
(Strings-Ensemble-Positioning of sounds and the wideness)

03 - Ravel - Daphnis and Chloe (c) twittering birds (2:18)
(Twitter-Perspective and travel of sounds)

04 - Ravel - Daphnis and Chloe (d) voicing of choir (2:04)
(Mellotron-Non phase wideness)

05 - Ravel - Daphnis and Chloe (e) arpeggio (2:46)
06 - Ravel - Daphnis and Chloe (f) finished version (1:07)


Record 1 - Side Two

Part I: Coming into the Tomita Sounds

A Rocket Heading for the "The Planets"

07 - The Planets (a) countdown and jet propulsion (1:23)
08 - The Planets (b) control tower (2:52)
09 - The Planets (c) in the cockpit (1:41)
10 - The Planets (d) jet propulsion (7:41)

Rodrigo - Opening part of "Concierto de Aranjuez"

11 - Rodrigo - Aranjuez (a) UFO flies (2:34)
12 - Rodrigo - Aranjuez (b) UFO on Aranjuez (1:05)

13 - Tomita - One Night of the Milkway Railroad (10:10)

The Eve of Centar Festival-Pillar of The Weather Ring-SwanStation-The
Shallow with Crystal Sands-Uncle Bird-Catch-The Scorpion in Red Flame

14 - Debussy - excerpt from the "Engulfed Cathedral" (1:01)

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Part II: Tomita Sounds spreads out in Bi-phonic

Record 2 - Side One

Debussy

15 - Debussy - Passepied (Suite Bergmanasque, No.4) (3:18)
16 - Debussy - Clair de lune (Suite Bergmanasque, No.3) (5:50)
17 - Debussy - Arabesque No. 1 (3:59)
18 - Debussy - Golliwog's Cakewalk (Children's Corner, No.6) (2:51)

Moussorgsky

19 - Pictures at an Exhibition - Excerpts (Part 1) (7:48)

Promenade - The Old Castle - Tuileries


Side Two

Record 2 - Part II - Side Two

Moussorgsky

20 - Pictures at an Exhibition - Excerpts (Conclusion) (6:08)

Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shell - The Hut of Baba Yaga - The Great Gate at Kiev

Stravinsky

21 - Stravinsky - Suite from The Firebird (excerpts) (17:39)

Introduction - The Firebird and its Dance - Variation of the Firebird -
The Round of the Princesses - Infernal Dance of of King Kastchel - Finale



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Unique double album by Isao Tomita, released only in Japan, never on CD as far
as I know. He deconstructs his musical pieces down to individual sounds to demonstrate how he makes his music.

Included are high-res scans of a seven page booklet that features writing
(in Japanese) and diagrams of his working methods -- in the hope that some kind
and intrepid soul out there might translate and post it somewhere, someday...

Enjoy!