In the beginning, Mono combined the ugly washes of noise pioneered by My Bloody Valentine with the beautiful, subtle guitar figures of Slint and Mogwai. Eventually, their classical influences broke through, pushing the music to structural and emotional extremes that owed as much to Wagner and Beethoven as it did Black Sabbath and Neurosis. This release contains all of Mono's rare and out of print tracks, perfectly displaying their astounding growth. All tracks have been re-mastered from their original tapes, with both CD and triple vinyl formats boasting absurdly beautiful deluxe packaging.

CRB 001
Mono《Hymn to the Immortal Wind》
黑洞唱片荣誉发行，Human Highway Records官方指定发行，中国地区独家发行！
温暖春意，黑洞唱片亮色系列正式起航，推出Post Rock界著名日本乐队MONO的全新专辑《Hymn To The Immortal Wind》中国地区引进版！
MONO乐队10年音乐里程之见证，首次运用交响元素，MONO后摇音乐全新超凡体验汇集于《Hymn To The Immortal Wind》。
全24页全彩色内页文案，7首出色作品，造就2009年最完美的概念性专辑！
发行时间：2009.4

This collaboration with fellow Tokyo native and modern electronic composer World's End Girlfriend is a five-part sojourn of neoclassical grace and luminescence that defies lazy categorization. As dark as the bottom of the ocean and nearly as otherworldly, "Palmless" finds Mono inhabiting a magical world previously only hinted at in their most orchestral compositions. Forgoing their tendency to erupt into hellish bursts of speaker-destroying noise, Mono instead exhibits remarkable restraint, stretching song lengths past the 15-minute mark, turning barely-there crescendos into earth-shaking events. This record is a miniature panoramic view of the sea on an eerily still day, the current swaying at an impossibly lazy pace, and the sound of a thousand tiny waves crashing all at once.

作为Temporary Residence Ltd的一项正在进行的一个系列的开场专辑，这张碟是一张充满无情的美丽和深度的纪念碑式的杰作，Pelican用带着温暖的轻音调的Ran Amber开始了这张专辑，接着的是由James Plotkin混音的Angel Tears，b-side提供了MONO的15分钟的一首音乐，像在一场重金属管弦乐壮丽盛会中滑行，专辑只限量发行四千份，大部分会在巡回演出中售出。(转自eMule)

这是吉田洁的处女作，主题是日本“太鼓”。这鼓据说是世上已知的最古老乐器之一。日本“太鼓”也不例外，在日本传统中扮演着重要角色，是祭祀与战斗中不可或缺的器具。因此，这种击鼓的动作就包括了强烈的精神，一种击鼓者把全部身心都倾注在每一块历经磨炼的肌肉中，凝神击鼓的精神。日本“太鼓”可以说是自身的结构与表演风格紧扣得最为亲近的乐器。
吉田洁，他的作品总是含有数码器具，如电脑与合成乐器，想用这日本“太鼓”表达什么呢？也许是一种日本文化中的永久“特质”。“Wabi（鉴赏性的直率）”，“Sabi（苦修）”，“Uneri（鼓动）”；这灵魂的波动可能就是日本之魂。也或许他是想从世界性的着眼点来表达他对日本的恋慕。
“和魂”，这个日本的太鼓乐团出演这张专辑。该乐团无论是在国内还是在海外演出时，都会在他们访问所在地组织讨论会，和当地人民心对心的交流。我们希望在这张唱片中，他们能够再现吉田洁创作影象，鼓动你的灵魂。享受这从唱片中流淌出充满活力的精神，还有雄壮的音阶。
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