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Winged Seeds

by Aya Suzuki

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Leaf Vein 05:54
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Bird's Eye 06:22
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To The Earth To The Earth, Mother of all, I will sing : the well-established, the oldest, who nourishes on her surface everything that lives : those things that walk upon the holy ground and those that swim in the sea and those that fly : all these are nourished by your abundance. It is thanks to you if we humans have healthy children and rich harvests. Great Earth, you have the power to give life and to and to take it away from creatures that must die. Happy are the ones whom you honor with your kindness and gifts : what they have built will not vanish. Their fields are fertile, their herds prosper and their houses are full of good things. Their cities are governed with just laws : their women are beautiful ; good fortune and wealth follow them. Their children are radiant with the joy of youth. The young women…the young women play.. the young women play in the flowery meadows with happiness in their hearts. Holy Earth, Undying Spirit, so it is with those whom you honor. Hail to you, Mother of Life. You who have loved by the starry sky. Be generous and give me a happy life in return for my song so that I can continue to praise you with my music.
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Figment 06:55
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SUSPENSEFUL FANTASIAS UNRAVELING INTO A HUMBLY WONDROUS JOURNEY

Since the age of six, multi-instrumentalist Aya Suzuki has been developing a musical universe informed by classical training and emboldened by a prodigious, almost innate feel for sound. Her precocious leanings into percussive instrumentation led her to study at the pioneering Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo under the mentorship of world-renowned marimba player Keiko Abe, after which she left her native Japan to pursue a Master’s in percussion at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent. Winged Seeds, her debut album recorded during a summer residency at STUK in Leuven, presents the work of a musician whose ingenuity is in full flight. Clay pots, vibraphone, aluphone, bowls, and, of all things, rice, are her tools for conjuring arresting atmospheres through intricate fantasias and serene abstractions. Aya’s mastery of percussive techniques goes hand in hand with her gift for poetic improvisation, as sound and silence have an equal and deliberate weight that charge each moment, suspending time and place into a magical stasis. The surprising spoken word intermezzo “To The Earth” anchors these floating tones to the temporal spaces of our humanity, instilling a sense of humility which, despite her acumen, Aya deploys in all her artistry. Winged Seeds is an unspoiled ode to the elements, honoring the earth we dwell in through the music that lifts us every higher.

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released April 29, 2024

K126
Recorded by Luca Piovesan at STUK in Leuven in 2023
Mixed & mastered by Luca Piovesan at BlowOutStudio
Artwork by Hervé Muller
Design by Dylan Belgrado
All music performed by Aya Suzuki using vibraphone, aluphone, flower pots, vocals rice, bowls, metal tubes and thunder sheet
Original compositions by Aya Suzuki: "Leaf Vein", "Bird's Eye" and "Figment"
"To The Earth" by Frederic Rzewski, "SPILL" by Eric Griswold and "Lu for prepared vibraphone" by Hugo Morales Murgia

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