{"product_id":"ermhoi-in-between","title":"ermhoi - IN-BETWEEN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the last decade, Irish-Japanese artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eermhoi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has been steadily refining her distinct musical signature, a sound that's rooted in electronic music's relative open mindedness, but takes just as much influence from classical music, ambient and pop. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'In-Between'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is her most ambitious endeavor to date, a billowing electroacoustic soundtrack that balances its noisy backdrop of glitches, digital textures and syrupy synths with the splendor of a string ensemble (made up of violinists \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYuri Kamei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTomohiro Ishii\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, viola player \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMei Mishina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, cellist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSonoko Muraoka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and contrabass player \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarty Holoubek\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and the rhythmelodic impetus of acclaimed multi-instrumentalist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaikimen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's marimba sequences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album materialized after ermhoi was commissioned to compose a track for a video work presented at the Japan Pavilion of the International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale in 2025. And when the work traveled home earlier this year for a presentation at Kyoto City's KYOCERA Museum of Art, ermhoi reconstructed her original score, reconsidering the cues to provide a fully developed album that could exist in its own universe. It's the culmination of years of experience that ermhoi has accumulated over the years, working as a composer for film, television and installation art and as a live performer as well as developing her acclaimed solo full-lengths.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer first album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Junior Refugee'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was released in 2015 and since then ermhoi has worked outside of genre's rigid borders, blending her wide spectrum of influences on records like 2021's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Dream Land'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and 2024's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Junebug Rhapsody'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, when she revisited the ideas approached on her debut. On \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'In-Between'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, she surveys all of this work, carefully and intricately weaving her gentle electronic processes through sophisticated orchestral arrangements. Her soundscape comes to life on the ambiguous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Paradise?'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, when restrained environmental elements and pitch-mangled synths are juxtaposed with pristine string flourishes. And that unexpected fusion continues to surprise on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Outside'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with its romantic, sweeping phrases and deceptively jazzy bass plucks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe climate shifts significantly on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Why do humans occupy land?'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e when ermhoi introduces rougher, more digital sounds into her backdrop of evocative drones and the album reaches its celestial apex on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Inside'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, seemingly referencing Japan's influential \"kankyō ongaku\" scene with its malleable processed marimba's. But ermhoi refuses to chain herself to a single expression for more than moments, sailing into choppier waters on the precarious \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Rotation'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and letting each musical thread knot into a perfect chamber pop tapestry on the impressively dense title track. It's a track that contextualizes the entire album, showing in a matter of minutes just why she's been so in demand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PAN","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":60423444136281,"sku":"SDZ-56427","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/261102_IN_BETWEEN_FRONT_SIDE_MOCKUP-small.jpg?v=1794229288","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/ermhoi-in-between","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}