{"product_id":"matsuo-ohno-roots-of-electronic-sound-astro-boy-vinyl-lp","title":"Matsuo Ohno: Roots Of Electronic Sound (Astro Boy) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatsuo Ohno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e was born in the Kanda district of central Tokyo in the late 1930’s, which was subject to constant bombing raids through the end of World War II.\u003c\/i\u003e During the long period of rebuilding after the war he was unaffected by contemporary pop music and culture, aside from the electronic experimentation of German composer \u003cstrong\u003eKarlheinz Stockhausen\u003c\/strong\u003e and left-wing filmmaker \u003cstrong\u003eFumio Kamei\u003c\/strong\u003e. His first experience in sound design was with the famous \u003cstrong\u003eBungaku-za\u003c\/strong\u003e theatre group, which staged performances of ancient classics and contemporary plays from the West. He also worked at Japan’s national broadcasting network NHK in their equivalent of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=radiophonic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBBC’s Radiophonic Workshop\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, but became frustrated by the corporate restrictions and quit, his exceptional skill giving him the rare opportunity to work as a freelancer, where he refined his techniques with the latest and greatest in analog synthesizers. The tracks on \u003cem\u003eRoots of Electronic Sound\u003c\/em\u003e are primarily experimental sound effects and motifs that were originally recorded between 1963 and 1966, with many cues used in the animated adaptation of \u003cstrong\u003eOsamu Tezuka\u003c\/strong\u003e’s unbelievably influential \u003cem\u003eMighty Atom\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eAstro Boy\u003c\/em\u003e), one of the first anime productions ever. This is the first domestic issue of this album, and includes a printed insert with liner notes in Japanese. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes printed insert (text in Japanese)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1975\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Survival Instinct 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by ONLY A LAD 06\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"Matsuo Ohno","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP *LocNYA1","offer_id":30948349968474,"sku":"lp-10951","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/matsuoohno-rootsofelectronic.jpg?v=1759278157","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/matsuo-ohno-roots-of-electronic-sound-astro-boy-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}