{"product_id":"pre-order-pauline-oliveros-mia-masaoka-issui-minegishi-two-days-in-dreamland-double-cd","title":"Pauline Oliveros \/ Miya Masaoka \/ Issui Minegishi - Two Days In Dreamland -  Double CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eRelease date: April 17, 2026\u003cbr\u003eMore info below Soundcloud \u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%3Atracks%3A2289267185%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-N32RSJWEVxD\u0026amp;color=%23ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=true\u0026amp;visual=true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/importantrecords\" title=\"IMPREC\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIMPREC\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/importantrecords\/pauline-oliveros-issui\/s-N32RSJWEVxD\" title=\"Pauline Oliveros, Issui Minegishi, Miya Masaoka - Two Days In Dreamland - 2CD\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePauline Oliveros, Issui Minegishi, Miya Masaoka - Two Days In Dreamland - 2CD\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese stunning recordings combine the great strengths of \u003cstrong\u003ePauline Oliveros\u003c\/strong\u003e on her Roland V-Accordion, \u003cstrong\u003eIssui Minegishi;\u003c\/strong\u003e Ichigenkin master and great-great granddaughter of the founder of the \u003cem\u003eSeikyodo Ichigenkin tradition\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMiya Masaoka\u003c\/strong\u003e on her 21 string Japanese Koto. Together, these masterful improvisors create a beautiful and fascinating world of instrumental communication. This trio of legendary artists establish a sonic zone so compelling that you'll never want to leave. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003edouble CD\u003c\/strong\u003e preserves the original session edits chronologically in order to preserve the emotional flow of the recordings. Disc one presents the first day of sessions and disc two presents the second day. Hence the title, \u003cem\u003eTwo Days In Dreamland. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded at Dreamland Studios in Hurley, New York. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eRecorded by: D James Goodwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMixed by: Daniel Weintraub\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMastered by Tom Eaton at Sounds \u0026amp; Substance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePauline Oliveros\u003c\/strong\u003e, composer and accordionist, was a central figure in the development of post-war experimental and electronic music. She was a founder of the San Francisco Tape Music Center along with Ramon Sender and Morton Subotnick and she also served as its director. Oliveros taught at Mills College, UCSD, Oberlin and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Oliveros was a writer, new music theorist and developer of the concept of \"deep listening.\" Important Records is committed to the preservation of Oliveros' legacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinegishi Issui\u003c\/strong\u003e is the great-great-granddaughter of \u003cstrong\u003eTokuhiro Taimu, founder of the Seikyodo Ichigenkin tradition\u003c\/strong\u003e. She received her earliest training from her great-grandmother, \u003cstrong\u003eMatsuzaki Issui\u003c\/strong\u003e, who was the \u003cstrong\u003e3rd hereditary head of Seikyodo \u003c\/strong\u003eand who was also designated by the Japanese government as official \u003cstrong\u003eguardian of the Ichigenkin tradition\u003c\/strong\u003e, as one of the country’s Intangible Cultural Treasures. In 1988 with the death of her great-grandmother, the young Minegishi succeeded to the position of 4th Iemoto, while receiving further instruction from Saito Ichiyo who was entrusted as her guardian and tutor in the tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiya Masaoka\u003c\/strong\u003e is an American sonic artist, composer and performer. Her work explores bodily perception of vibration, movement and time, while foregrounding complex timbre relationships. She has created a body of work that encompasses scores for orchestras and ensembles, sculpture works instigating new modes of listening, interactive media. Among her awards are the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, a Fulbright, the American Academy Rome Prize, the Doris Duke Artist Award and the United States Artist Award. She has had a solo exhibition at Savvy Contemporary in Berlin, Germany.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMasaoka \u003c\/strong\u003estudied composition with Alvin Curran, Maryanne Amacher, and has conducted research with Noh Theater music and movement with Hisa Uzawa and the Noh Kanze School. She studied Gagaku with Suenobu Togi, koto with the Sawai school, and the ichigenkin with Issui Minegishi. Masaoka was the founder of the San Francisco Gagaku Society and the San Francisco Electronic Music Festival. As an improvisor, she has performed and\/or recorded with Cecil Taylor, Dr. L. Subramaniam, Anthony Braxton, Henry Brant, Steve Coleman, Vijay Iyer, Pauline Oliveros and many others, and has numerous recordings with many leaders in the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imprec","offers":[{"title":"2CD","offer_id":43292862513226,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/4654\/files\/1_8_ccopy.jpg?v=1770412079","url":"https:\/\/importantrecords.com\/products\/pre-order-pauline-oliveros-mia-masaoka-issui-minegishi-two-days-in-dreamland-double-cd","provider":"Imprec","version":"1.0","type":"link"}