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Traclkist: 01. Jisei 1 04:24 02. Jisei 2 03:02 03. Jisei 3 03:56 04. Jisei 5 02:16 05. Jisei 6 04:06 06. Jisei 7 01:36 07. Jisei 8 02:06 08. Jisei 9 02:22 09. Jisei 11 05:32 10. Jisei 12 02:46 11. Jisei 13 03:26 12. Jisei 14 03:34 13. Jisei 15 04:52 14. Jisei 16 04:56 15. Jisei 18 03:16 16. Jisei 21 03:42 17. Jisei 24 02:54 18. Jisei 25 04:52 19. Jisei 26 03:09 “I like to intend Jisei more as a subtle presence than a form of music” — Vittorio Guindani Jisei marks the debut full-length recording of Vittorio Guindani for 901 Editions. A Jisei is one of the death poems belonging to Japanese tradition, sometimes referred to as the last words, the last images or the last sounds before the farewell. Jisei is composed of fragments, memories, field recordings, explorations on emptiness and objects having personal meanings. The album is informed by dusty impressions as if they were brushes creating forms which disappear as they take shape. Each track on Jisei is infused with restraint and stillness. Guindani created an immersive space of meditation, crafted in a time span of several days, where gestures instinctively occurred in the present moment without judgment or hesitation. The intangible forms Jisei is forged with remind of life’s fragility, bringing profound sensitivity and faint traces, as perfectly expressed by the stunning cover by Italian artist Marina Marcolin, who is also responsible for the paintings inside the small book. Jisei is a work to be slowly discovered,
Jisei 1
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Jisei 2
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Jisei 3
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Jisei 5
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Jisei 6
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Jisei 7
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Jisei 8
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Jisei 9
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Jisei 11
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Jisei 12
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Jisei 13
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Jisei 14
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Jisei 15
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Jisei 16
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Jisei 18
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Jisei 21
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Jisei 24
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Jisei 25
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Jisei 26
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