Otocare Scene 1 – Soft Haze
Created by Nick Luscombe (MSCTY), Hikari Sandhu & Yu Morishita
Title：Otocare Scene 1 – Soft Haze
Field Recording：Nick Luscombe & James Greer (MSCTY)
Music：Ski Oakenfull
Music Production Guide: Hikari Sandhu
Composed by: Nick Luscombe
This soundtrack features a blend of environmental sounds recorded in and around Memu, Hokkaido by Nick Luscombe and James Greer. Electronic music producer Ski Oakenfull created the musical pieces in response to the field recordings. It was produced to search and experiment with the role of environmental sound or music in closed-off architectural spaces, such as hospitals. In 2020, it was introduced to Saiseikai Kanagawa-ken Hospital, then in 2021, to Shinkomoji Hospital in Kitakyusyu to conduct a sonic intervention with the participation of nurses at the practice. With the questionnaire survey, it was suggested that the sound acted as a medium to ease tension amongst those who look after and are being looked after.
このサウンドトラックは、北海道、芽武周辺でNick LuscombeとJames Greer が集めたフィールドレコーディングにより構成されています。これらの環境音に応答する楽曲を、アンビエント・電子音楽プロデューサーのSki Oakenfullが作りました。病院などの建築的に閉じられた空間における環境音、音楽の役割を探求、実験するために制作されました。2020年に済生会神奈川県病院にて、2021年には北九州の新小文字病院にて看護師の方々にご協力いただき、現場にて音を介した介入実験を行いました。アンケートの結果、制作された音は、看護する側と看護される側の関係性、コミュニケーションに作用することが把握されました。
Report from the experiment at Saiseikai Kanagawa-ken Hospital / 済生会神奈川県病院における実験のレポート（English Only)
Report from the experiment at Kitakyushu Shinkomoji Hospital / 北九州新小文字病院における実験のレポート（English Only)
Work in Progress
First Mix: May 2020, Duration: 00:59:13
Second Mix: November 2020, Duration: 00:55:23
Spring Mix: May 2nd, 2021, Duration: 00:29:00 for BBC Radio 3
Cassette Mix: June 23rd, 2021, Duration: 00:29:39 (side A), 00:28:10 (side B)
Music Written by –
Ski Oakenfull
Kicking off his musical career in 1991 as a keyboard player with the band The K-Creative, Ski went on to play with bands such as Galliano & Raw Stylus. At the same time he began to find his own creative voice and released his first 12″ Ain’t Gonna Justify on Dr. Bob Jones’ label Black On Black Records in 1994. He has subsequently gone on to become a full-time remixer, producer, writer & keyboard player for artists such as Incognito, Jakatta, Valerie Etienne, Two Banks Of Four, Rose Smith, Earl Zinger & The Bays, as well as releasing 2 solo albums Life Changes & Rising Son. In 2007 Ski launched his own label Primaudial Records to enable him to release music including his latest project Ayota.
Played @
On Air @ British Airways Highlife Entertainment
May 22nd, 2021~ / Introduction Video to works of tona by Rika Kawato / JP / EN / Duration 00:02:51
May 3rd, 2021 / 7:30 JST / May 2nd 23:30 BST / BBC Radio 3 – Slow Radio / https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000vqjq
January 25th, 2021 / 15:00~15:45 JST / CIC LIVE – Nick Luscombe Presents / https://fb.me/e/gXNp7V0nF
November 3rd, 2020 / 20:08~20:11 JST / Radio: J-WAVE SPECIAL TSUCHIYA EARTHOLOGY No.2 / Playback @ 02:07:29 ~ 02:10:00
June ~ July 2020@ 35.48137357946931, 139.63425241609045
Palliative care ward of Saiseikai Kanagawaken Hospital, Social Welfare Organization Saiseikai Imperial Gift Foundation, Yokohama, Japan / Detail