Mindcast.22 || Midori Hirano
We are very excited to release another enchanting mix by MIDORI HIRANO, her second contribution to Mindcast. After listening you will know why we invited her again. Midori is a Japanese musician, composer, sound artist and producer, born in Kyoto and now based in Berlin. She has released two albums on Midi Creative/Noble (Japan) and an EP on Christopher Willits’ Overlap (USA). Her second album “Klo:Youri” saw her develop her sound further, garnering critical acclaim from media around the world, including TIME Magazine and BBC radio programs.
Midori has just released her third album (limited tape edition), “And I Am Here”, via Staaltape, the cassette label of Staalplaat. In addition to her primary project as Midori Hirano, based on acoustic instrumentation drawing melodic shapes and harmonies, she runs another music project under the name MimiCof, focusing on electronics and beat production, which extends her range. As MimiCof she has released two well-received albums, “RundSkipper” (2011) and “KotoLyra” (2012), on PROGRESSIVE FOrM (Japan), and an EP called “re:construction” on which she remixed herself. Enjoy the mix!
Mindcast Mixtape 06/2015 ||
01 Midori Hirano – Before Going To Bed [Staaltape, 2015]
02 Akiko Kiyama – Future Clock [Kebko Music, 2015]
03 TCF – F8 5E BB 63 94 B5 17 BA 74 AC 11 EE 33 86 B2 7E 93 E0 E4 AA B4 CF 1F 64 [Liberation Technologies, 2014]
04 Yosi Horikawa – Bump [First Word Records, 2013]
05 Arthur Russell – Soon-To-Be Innocent Fun / Let’s See [Upside Records, 1986]
06 Hymie’s Basement – America Too [Lex Records, 2003]
07 Midori Hirano – Aros [Overlap, 2011]
08 Patten – Drift [Warp Records, 2014]
09 Space Dimension Controller – 2257 AD [R & S Records, 2011]
10 MimiCof – Microscopic Reconstruction [Self-Released, 2015]
11 Liars – Left Speaker Blown (MimiCof Remix) [Mute, 2014]
12 Actress – Our [Werk Discs, Ninja Tune, 2014]
13 Okkyung Lee – Kung [Tzadik, 2010]
14 Aphex Twin – Piano Un1 Arpej [Warp Records, 2015]
15 Ornate Coldtrain – Do You Hear ? [Hprizm, 2015]
16 Space Dimension Controller – Pulsovian Invasion [R & S Records, 2011]
17 Schneider TM – Elefantenhaut [Bureau B, 2013]
18 COH – Bond Number [Editions Mego, 2014]
19 Sonae – Überwindung [Monika Enterprise, 2015]
20 Midori Hirano – Secret Aria On The Piano [Staaltape, 2015]
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Credits ||
Mixed by || Midori Hirano
Artwork by || Cecilie Nørgaard
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Mindcast.22 || Midori Hirano
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