Hiroshi Yoshimura :: Quiet Forest

With no deceleration in sight, the 2020s have thus far been the decade of Kankyō Ongaku pioneer Hiroshi Yoshimura. 1996’s Quiet Forest, the musician’s final offering, is another gem in a slew of reissues courtesy of tireless label Temporal Drift. The Hoh Rainforest is the setting here, as Yoshimura interprets the terrain with his singular approach: superimposed synth soundscapes that contagiously mirror the greenery and precipitation: fluttering new age soundscapes as opulent as they are evocative.