Rumor

[Track]
1.Rumor 01 / 9:58
2.Rumor 02 / 9:58
3.Rumor 03 / 9:58
4.Rumor 04 / 9:58
5.Rumor 05 / 9:58

CDR + booklet shown in the photo is available at Cafe Sazanami House (@sazanami_ensemble)

People are carried away by rumors. I created a work called Rumor, which projects the emptiness felt by rumors.

This time, I made field recordings on Nagashima, a remote island in Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture, where the historic National Hansen’s Disease Sanatorium is located.

There was no sign of people on the beach where we mainly recorded, and it was a beautiful place where we could forget everything about our daily lives and immerse ourselves in the scenery and natural sounds.

The songs were created using the same process as past works, layering selected sound sources with guitar performances. A total of five songs, all at 9:58, were created. This time, the music was presented on a CD and a booklet describing my personal feelings.

This work is not yet available for distribution. The physical version of the CD + booklet shown in the photo is available at “Cafe Sazanami House (@sazanami_ensemble)” in Nagashima Aiseien, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
For availability and sales information, please contact us through sazanami house’s Instagram.

人はうわさを流し、自らうわさに流される。

私がうわさに感じる虚しさを投影した作品「Rumor」を制作しました。

今回は、歴史ある国立ハンセン病療養所のある岡山県瀬戸内市の離島、長島でフィールドレコーディングを行いました。主にレコーディングを行った浜辺には人の気配がなく、日常をすべて忘れて景色や自然の音に浸れる美しい場所でした。

楽曲は、過去の作品と同じように、厳選した音源とギター演奏を重ねるというプロセスで制作しました。
全5曲、9分58秒の楽曲が出来上がりました。今回は、音源入りのCDRと本作の制作記録＋個人的な想いを綴ったブックレットで発表しました。本作品はまだ配信の予定がありません。

CD+ブックレットは岡山県瀬戸内市長島愛生園にある「カフェさざなみハウス（@sazanami_ensemble）」にて販売しています。
在庫状況や販売情報については、sazanami houseのInstagramからお問い合わせください。

credits
music & Photograph by Betts(JP)
mastering by Betts(JP)
2023
Cover design by Betts(JP)
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The music he creates expresses the ordinary life and the scenery of the neighborhood.

Betts(JP) is an electronic sound artist from Okayama, Japan. He is a multi-instrumentalist who mainly plays live instruments such as guitar, but also uses various instruments. He uses field recordings in his works and edits them on the computer.

The performance is done with very little equipment, just a guitar and a microphone connected to two delay loopers, and the electronic droning is processed by computer in real time. Starting with his second release, “Misago,” the strict limit of five songs per piece, each 9 minutes and 58 seconds long, has given him more freedom and a wider range of expression.