🚀 FUMIO MIYASHITA [New Age]

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  1. FUMIO MIYASHITA➤Nachi Waterfalls➤Waterfalls Symphony➤00:00:25
  2. FUMIO MIYASHITA➤Haleakala➤The Healing Rain Forest : Wood➤00:09:43
  3. FUMIO MIYASHITA➤Iwato Hiraki➤ć€©ćź‡ć—ćŁČäč‹ć‘œèˆž➤00:17:04
  4. ROBERT RICH➤Anchorless On Quiet Tide➤Vestiges➤00:25:22
  5. FRITZ MAYR➤Gong Meditation Part 3➤Gong Meditation➤00:41:23
  6. TAKASHI KOKUBO➤Hibiki (Echo)➤Barcelona (Gaudi's Dream)➤01:04:32
  7. OKANO REIKO + YUMEMAKURA BAKU + REIGAKUSYA➤Asukai [Saibara]➤Music For Onmyo-Ji➤01:25:08
  8. FUMIO MIYASHITA➤Himalaya➤The Healing Rain Forest: Meditation / Land➤01:29:40
  9. FUMIO MIYASHITA➤Moonlight➤Healing➤01:49:10


✚ The late Fumio Miyashita stands as a remarkably prolific but often unheralded pioneer whose eclectic career serves as a crucial bridge between Japanese psychedelic rock, cosmic electronic sounds, and the profound world of therapeutic New Age and Ambient music. Miyashita first gained recognition in the mid-1970s as a founding member and driving creative force behind the pioneering progressive/space rock groups Far Out and the internationally famous Far East Family Band, whose albums, notably Nipponjin and The Cave Down To The Earth, were even mixed by legendary electronic musician Klaus Schulze, an association that introduced Miyashita to the boundless possibilities of synthesizers and helped pave his later electronic path. Following the breakup of the band, Miyashita transitioned fully into solo electronic composition, a move that coincided with his personal journey into acupuncture and music therapy after studying in Los Angeles, which fundamentally redefined his artistic raison d'ĂȘtre from rock theatrics to emotional healing. This new focus led him to become a key figure in Japan's burgeoning Kankyƍ Ongaku (environmental music) movement of the 1980s, creating gentle, sprawling electronic tapestries specifically designed for relaxation, meditation, and sleep, in sharp contrast to the dance-floor-focused electronic music emerging globally. His colossal solo discography, reportedly exceeding one hundred albums, often released through his own Biwa Records and blending soft synthesizer textures with traditional Japanese instruments like the bamboo flute, established a unique, distinctly Japanese voice in the New Age sphere, achieving significant commercial success in his home country. While initially lesser known in the West, tracks like "See The Light" have experienced a well-deserved rediscovery through modern ambient compilations, solidifying Miyashita's legacy as an electronic visionary who masterfully channeled the space-rock legacy of his youth into a soothing, deeply introspective form of electronic healing music, confirming his essential contribution to the global ambient and wellness music canon.ave earned him recognition as a pioneer of ambient and space music.

✚ Le dĂ©funt Fumio Miyashita se rĂ©vĂšle ĂȘtre un pionnier remarquablement prolifique mais souvent mĂ©connu dont la carriĂšre Ă©clectique sert de pont crucial entre le rock psychĂ©dĂ©lique japonais, les sons Ă©lectroniques cosmiques et le monde profond de la musique New Age et Ambient thĂ©rapeutique. Miyashita a d'abord Ă©tĂ© reconnu au milieu des annĂ©es 1970 en tant que membre fondateur et force crĂ©ative motrice des groupes pionniers de rock progressif/spatial Far Out et du cĂ©lĂšbre Far East Family Band, dont les albums, notamment Nipponjin et The Cave Down To The Earth, furent mĂȘme mixĂ©s par le lĂ©gendaire musicien Ă©lectronique Klaus Schulze, une association qui initia Miyashita aux possibilitĂ©s illimitĂ©es des synthĂ©tiseurs et ouvrit la voie Ă  son parcours Ă©lectronique ultĂ©rieur. AprĂšs la dissolution du groupe, Miyashita a effectuĂ© une transition complĂšte vers la composition Ă©lectronique en solo, un mouvement qui a coĂŻncidĂ© avec son cheminement personnel dans l'acupuncture et la musicothĂ©rapie aprĂšs avoir Ă©tudiĂ© Ă  Los Angeles, redĂ©finissant fondamentalement sa raison d'ĂȘtre artistique, passant du théùtre rock Ă  la guĂ©rison Ă©motionnelle. Cette nouvelle orientation l'a conduit Ă  devenir une figure clĂ© du mouvement japonais naissant Kankyƍ Ongaku (musique environnementale) des annĂ©es 1980, crĂ©ant des tapisseries Ă©lectroniques douces et Ă©tendues, spĂ©cifiquement conçues pour la relaxation, la mĂ©ditation et le sommeil, contrastant fortement avec la musique Ă©lectronique axĂ©e sur les pistes de danse qui Ă©mergeait Ă  l'Ă©chelle mondiale. Sa discographie solo colossale, dĂ©passant apparemment la centaine d'albums, souvent publiĂ©s via son propre label Biwa Records et mĂȘlant de douces textures de synthĂ©tiseur Ă  des instruments traditionnels japonais comme la flĂ»te de bambou, a Ă©tabli une voix unique, distinctement japonaise, dans la sphĂšre New Age, rencontrant un succĂšs commercial significatif dans son pays natal. Bien que moins connu en Occident au dĂ©part, des titres comme « See The Light » ont connu une redĂ©couverte bien mĂ©ritĂ©e grĂące aux compilations ambient modernes, consolidant l'hĂ©ritage de Miyashita en tant que visionnaire Ă©lectronique qui a magistralement canalisĂ© l'hĂ©ritage space-rock de sa jeunesse vers une forme apaisante et profondĂ©ment introspective de musique Ă©lectronique de guĂ©rison, confirmant sa contribution essentielle au canon mondial de la musique ambient et du bien-ĂȘtre.

   

 

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