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Prospect & Refuge

by Gus Tomizuka

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Canopy 03:57
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Shrine 05:04
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Nest 07:09
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Outlook 06:05
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Cove 04:10
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Grotto 04:45
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Den 07:13
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Nook 04:49
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Home 04:52

about

In 1975, geographer Jay Appleton proposed the "prospect-refuge" theory of spatial aesthetics, suggesting that human beings benefit from physical environments offering an equilibrium between parameters of expansiveness (prospect) and enclosure (refuge). This album interprets the prospect-refuge model through music, counterbalancing panorama and containment within electroacoustic arrangements that impart an especially childlike wonder.

The adaptation of prospect-refuge principles proved elusive. A four year recording period eschewed standard studio technique in favor of a new lexicon of tools - more intuitive methods which could convey the delicate scenes that inspired the project.

Rather than capturing high fidelity field recordings, natural soundscapes were reconstructed with synthesizers in an intimate, meticulous act of imitation. As a result, environmental ambience blends seamlessly with the album's dynamic, geometrical compositions, analogous to a dwelling built in symbiosis with the surrounding terrain.

While larger than life productions may shape the modern musical paradigm, these pieces embody a quiet commitment to tenderness-over-power that reflects the plain enchantment of ordinary living.

credits

released October 23, 2022

Written & recorded by Gus Tomizuka from 2018-2022

Bass on 2, 7, 10 & additional elements on 2, 8, 11 by Patricio Coronado

Produced by Patricio Coronado

Mixed & mastered by Gus Tomizuka and Patricio Coronado

Artwork and design by Mattea Wallace

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