Biography
Hiroshi Yoshimura (吉村弘, Yoshimura Hiroshi, 22 October 1940 – 23 October 2003) was a Japanese musician and composer. He is considered a pioneer of ambient music in Japan. His music lies mostly in the minimalist genre of kankyō ongaku, or environment music—soft electronic melodies infused with the sounds of nature: babbling brooks, steady rain, and morning birds. However, not all Yoshimura's work included nature sounds. His album Green (1986) only contained them in the United States release, as they were excluded in the Japanese version.
Discography:
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Music For Nine Post Cards (1982)
Pier & Loft (1983)
A・I・R (Air In Resort) (1984)
Soundscape 1: Surround (1986)
Green (1986)
Flora (1987)
静けさの本 (Static) (1988)
Wet Land (1993)
Face Music (1994)
Quiet Forest (クワイエット・フォレスト) (1998)
Four Post Cards (2004)
Soft Wave For Automatic Music Box (2005) (His early work, published after death)
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