{"product_id":"takada-midori-lafawndah-le-renard-bleu","title":"TAKADA, MIDORI \u0026 LAFAWNDAH - Le Renard Bleu","description":"\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLe Renard Bleu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the new musical and cinematic collaboration between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLafawndah\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and composer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMidori Takada\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and filmmakers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePartel Oliva\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, takes a cross-generational echo as ground zero for recovering a crucial myth for uncertain times: the blue fox. As transmitted by Takada, the fox appears in both ancient Senegalese and Japanese folktales as the trickster archetype. Above all else, the fox is famous for its cunning nature. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRenard Bleu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e marks the first new music released by Takada in nearly twenty years. Her first solo record, 1983's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThrough The Looking Glass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (WRWTFWW 018LP, 019CD\/LP), has been rediscovered and heralded as a lost classic; the influence of her percussion trio, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMKWAJU Ensemble\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, continues to permeate and inspire a new generation. Takada has performed in numerous film score orchestras, including the ensemble for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAkira Kurasawa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDreams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1990), coincidentally a key influence on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRenard Bleu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In the ensuing years, Takada has worked closely with theater group the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzuki Company of Toga\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on productions of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eElectra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an experience, she says, that allowed her to pursue \"a unity of music, body and space.\" Equally, it is Lafawndah's freedom of tone, decentralized maps of ancient and modern music cultures, and alloying of devotional intensity with modern songcraft casts her as a distinct relative of Midori Takada's. One can trace the influence of artists such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeredith Monk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlos Sara\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndy Kaufman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as much as musical antecedents \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAR Rahmann\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMissy Elliott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeinoh Yamashirogumi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It is in a mutual commitment to this unity that Lafawndah, Takada, and Partel Oliva find fertile aesthetic common ground. The music of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRenard Bleu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e originated in Takada's preoccupation with the legend of the fox; after constructing a vivid instrumental composition dramatizing the spirit animal's journeys through waterphone, bells, marimba, and various forms of drums, Lafawndah responded -- in her inimitable mix of fairytale and undertow -- with melodies and lyrics capturing a dialogue between her and the fox himself. Eventually, the duo met in Tokyo for a week of communing with the material at Avaco Creative Studios, where new elements were composed on site. Created in partnership with KENZO and premiered today via their channels, it was Partel Oliva who imagined a contemporary cinematic frame for the myth of the fox to reappear, creating a hybrid of choreography and narrative around Takada and Lafawndah's performance of their joint composition (also titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLe Renard Bleu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). 20+ minute project\/track.\" - Midori Takada \u0026amp; Lafawndah in Association With !K7.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Midori Takada \u0026 Lafawndah in Association With !K7","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":13056086474815,"sku":"","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2295\/2925\/products\/KENZ001LP_CU.jpg?v=1571718518","url":"https:\/\/www.fusetronsound.com\/products\/takada-midori-lafawndah-le-renard-bleu","provider":"fusetron","version":"1.0","type":"link"}