#Satoshi Ashikawa

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(1972-1989)

Dominique Guiot - L’Univers De La Mer

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

Brad Fiedel - The Terminator

Joy Division - Still

New Order - Low Life

Satoshi Ashikawa - Still Way (Wave Notation 2)

V/A - Pacific Breeze (1976-1986)

Hiroshi Yoshimura - Surround

Yutaka Hirose - Nova 

Ryuichi Sakamoto - BTTB

V/A - Pacific Breeze 2 (1972-1986)

Yoshio Ojima - Une Collection des Chaînons I & II (Music For Spiral)

Haruomi Hosono - Philharmony

Masahiro Sugaya - Horizon

V/A - Pacific Breeze 3 (1975-1987)

Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine

[radiophd]

satoshi ashikawa -- still park ensemble

[hues3ra]

literally exclusively been listening to 80s Japanese ambient albums lately to feel like im living a cinematic truman show-esque experience

[theopulenthq]

THIS IS ABOUT REVENGE….

the castle is crumbling down.

PLOT DROP 001.

A shrill scream rattled through the courtyard of the Lal Qila palace just as dawn began to crest on the horizon. As guards of all nations rush to the scene of the commotion, panic spreads like wildfire on the sleepy lips of the rest, and talk of an attack flooded through the halls. Abdullah Hasan is the first to intercept the intruders, flanked quickly by Cailean Alexander Fergusson, Otto Estrada, and Ashikawa Satoshi. There was a brief clash of arms, resulting in various injuries to all four of them, until Prince Angelo Tolentino arrived to the fight and recognized some familiar faces, and called for a pause in the violence. By now, everyone had gathered to watch, many still in their nightclothes, clinging to their loved ones, watching from windows and balconies or right there in the courtyard. With the help of Suzume Sõ and Ariyan Banerjee working to smooth the tension between military parties, finally, the royal Chakri family, leaders of the Thailand Kingdom, emerge from the fray. Directly following behind them is the national French military, under the command of the French Prime Minister in conjunction with the royal Orléans family, looking more curious than anything else. 

It is there under the purple and pink-hued sky that the Chakri rulers explain the reason behind their sudden, and forceful, arrival. With heavy hearts, it is announced that the Chakri rulers experienced their own loss; the death of their heirs, two young children. Having little military power of their own, they call upon their French allies to aid in the fight. Attention turns to the Empress Sharma-Thimmana and her spouse Eesha Sharma. They state; "Clearly the Mughal Empire has no handle on things, as we have still suffered, yet received no invitation. The time for frivolous balls and niceties are over." 

With exits blocked and the might of the French military at the helm, the Chakri rulers force a LOCKDOWN at Lal Qila. No one in and no one out, until a thorough search of every apartment is conducted by the French military. All residing in Lal Qila are escorted back to their chambers, held to their seats until all is inspected. Papers searched, trunks overturned, and possessions confiscated by the Thai and French contingencies. The King of Egypt, Achillas Badi, balked at the violation of his family's privacy, questioning the authority of the new kingdoms. After a heated argument and swords drawn in the corridor, Damian Bonaparte intervenes and appeal to his French cousins to bring civility back to the fray. Once the inspection is complete, the residents are allowed to roam Lal Qila once more. Though there is no rest for the wicked, and as nightfall comes, little sleep is had under the siege of enemy kingdoms.

After a long, tense day and sleepless night, the residents are called the next morning to an invitation to dinner that evening in the grand hall. All shall gather to discuss next steps and the true spearhead of the investigation. Neither a pen drop or a breath could be heard, as tense silence filled the grand hall. 

That is, until a scandalized cry echoes through the dining hall. Vinnie Guerrero led a parade of several individuals under arrest and shackled together. With exclamation, princesses Parvati and Raveena Sharma demand the immediate release of the prisoners. Once more, chaos is unleashed as the French rulers refuse to release the “intruders.” Food is thrown every which way, swords are drawn, and the doors are blocked, resulting in more injuries as the confusion takes over. Princesses Kaiming Qing and Ziyi Qing were, unfortunately, closest to the outbreak and were quickly escorted to the infirmary. It was Princess Evelyn Stuart, aided by Leith Cathal, who managed to release the prisoners after realizing that her Lady Eleonora Alderberg had been wrongfully arrested with the others.

Finally, the “intruders” have a chance to say their piece. After introducing themselves as the newly independent royal family of Madagascar, the Ratsifi rulers condemn both France and Thailand for their actions, past and present. They were there on official invitation from the Sharma royal family, to offer support and strength in the investigation. Princess Joanna Stuart is the first to stand, pledging their support against France and Thailand’s demand for leadership in the investigation. Silence fell over the forgotten meal… until Aaliyah Soloman stood to pledge support to the new arrivals, insisting that they be given an equal chance to hunt for answers. To end the disagreement, it was decided that come morning, nations would choose to engage with who they saw fit moving forward. 

When the next morning dawned, there were massive portraits hung in the main hall of each fallen royal - including the two newest deaths of the young heirs. The Chakri royals claim to have commissioned and hung them up as a show of good faith, and to earn the loyalty and trust of those who may still wish to place it otherwise. 

Two investigations. One palace. A number of unearthed secrets. 

What could go wrong?

Welcome to The Opulent, France, Thailand, and Madagascar. Keep your friends close, and your secrets closer - nothing is promised here, and everyone is out for revenge. OOC information is listed under the cut!

Timeframe: The contents of this plot drop take place over two days, with the first day consisting of France and Thailand's arrival and subsequent lockdown. The second day includes the dinner and Madagascar's arrival. Note: you are also welcome to have threads after these two days.

Please check out the KINGDOM LIST to read up the three new kingdom arrivals in the game! 

At this time, the new muse ban is lifted for all members, and our character cap is 6 muses/mun. Please review the diversity rules as you begin applying for new muses. 

You may continue your threads prior to the plot drop, but please ensure all new threads take place either during or after the events that took place!

If your character was listed as having been injured, it is up to you to decide what and how this happened specifically, but please keep it reasonable, as there were no life threatening injuries. Examples include: broken bones, concussions, lacerations, etc. 

Unlisted characters may have minor injuries if you feel it makes sense for where they were during everything unfolded. Please keep these reasonable. Examples include: sprains, smaller cuts/scrapes, bruises, etc. 

If you have any questions and/or concerns, do not hesitate to reach out!

[ncrrctcr]

{Mari Yamamoto, 40, non-binary woman, she/he} We are so glad to see you safe, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ASHIKAWA SATOSHI of JAPAN! It’s dangerous out in the world these days, but I hear that you are FIERCE and CARING enough to handle it. Just don’t let your PRIDE bring you down! Stay on your guard, because with your secret being at risk for exposure, you wouldn’t want everyone to find out YOU HAVE A SECRET CHILD THAT YOU REGULARLY SEND MONEY TO {rawr, 28, GMT+1, she/her, no triggers} + kaito's rival wc

/ content warnings: teen pregnancy

NAME: Ashikawa Satoshi AGE: 40 GENDER / PRONOUNS: Non-binary woman, she/he ORIENTATION: Bisexual

INSPIRATIONS: Roy Mustang (FMA), Kathryn Janeway (Star Trek Voyager), Princess Leia (Star Wars), Mulan (Disney), Korra (ATLOK) the Lion Clan (Legend of the Five Rings)

• • •

FAMILY: Her daughter Midori, elderly parents, two younger brothers. Her mother is a cousin to the late Emperor. MARITAL STATUS: Single LANGUAGES: Japanese (native), English (fluent), Chinese (fluent), Scottish (fluent), German (passable, spoken only), French (passable), Spanish (passable)

BACKSTORY

The rebellious eldest child of a cousin and now retired advisor to the late Emperor, she spent a great part of her youth in the Imperial palace. The whispers of the rulers' apparent inability to produce an heir didn't concern Satoshi, as he was always busy sticking his nose in every other affair that caught his attention. Scraped knees, muddy hands, wooden swords and a knack for humiliating his elders over board games, the woman remembers his early teens with fondness.

The news of Satoshi's pregnancy shook the entire court. Lives were taken to ensure the secret never came to light. Her sharp wits and sharper tongue didn't protect her from her parents' fury — apparently, the line separating the merely unconventional from the utterly unacceptable lies exactly one step before messing around with a nameless commoner. To protect her (her parents and younger siblings' honor, and their Imperial Majesties who treated her almost like a child of their own until the young prince was born), she was sent abroad. Only the late rulers and her parents knew the truth — the public, including Satoshi's own siblings, were told she had left to study.

The child was born and given away, as keeping them was a sentence to never return home. However, and although her secret was safe back in Japan, Satoshi could not bear the thought of looking at her parents in the eye. And so, she made her mind to make amends, and become a person her mother and father would be proud of. An excellent future advisor to the Emperor, for example. For years, she traveled, she saw, she studied. She took odd jobs, learned other languages, enjoyed — and fell in love — with foreign cultures. A part of what she earned, Satoshi sent to her child's caretakers, in hopes that it would help give them a dignified, comfortable life, and soothe the guilt on her conscience.

During a particularly rough period in Scotland, an acquaintance suggested the military as a solution to Satoshi's economic struggles. Never disclosing her actual closeness to the imperial family, she became a soldier from a nation that wasn't her own, and found an unexpected calling. Her rebellious nature was tempered and slowly turned into wisdom and confidence as she rose through the ranks, and before she knew it, she had spent over a decade in the Scottish army.

The penitent daughter returned home in her mid-thirties with battle scars, calloused hands and many plans to renew and improve Japan's military power. The boldness she was remembered for hadn't faded, but the loud, arrogant child was now a commanding woman who did not fear expressing her opinions — a trait as admirable as it is dangerous — and her presence once again shook the court to its foundations.

Command of their troops is promised to Satoshi, but the Emperor doesn't live to honor their agreement, and when his successor denies her the position, she is relegated to their second in command.

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With the recent re-issue of Satsuki Shibano's "Erik Satie 1984" on the excellent Wrwtfww Records, the entire Wave Notation series is now available again for the first time in nearly 40 years!

Curated by Japanese musician Satoshi Ashikawa and released on his own Sound Process record label, the sound-defining Wave Notation environmental music series featured 3 influential Japanese albums released between 1982 and 1984. The aforementioned "Erik Satie 1984" by Satsuki Shibano follows Ashikawa’s own "Still Way" (1982) and Hiroshi Yoshimura's "Music For Nine Postcards" (1982). All 3 albums are defining markers of the Kankyō Ongaku movement and remain amongst the most influence Japanese ambient releases of all-time.

- Hiroshi Yoshimura - Music For Nine Post Cards - $55 - Satoshi Ashikawa - Still Way - $50 - Satsuki Shibano – Erik Satie 1984 - $85 (2xLP)

#wavenotation#hiroshiyoshimura#satoshiashikawa#satsukishibano#kankyoongaku

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Hiroshi Yoshimura – Music For Nine Post Cards (1982)

https://lightintheattic.net / 

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Storm Stereo 73: View From My Window: Kankyō Ongaku

Storm Stereo 73: View From My Window: Kankyō Ongaku

A journey into the soothing world of Japanese environmental and ambient music. It blossomed during the ’70s and ’80s thanks to corporate sponsorship of the arts. It would become a symbol of Japanese prosperity. For its creators, it would become a vessel for a deep artistic practice, rooted in a cosmic sonic philosophy. For its listeners today, it offers a window into a uniquely creative period in…

[trevlad-sounds]

Night listening day 476. Key of the day: D flat Major.

[kickerofelves]

Still Space -- Satoshi Ashikawa

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Satoshi Ashikawa - Still Way (Wave Notation 2) [1982, full album]

tracklist: 1) Prelude - 0:01 2) Landscape Of Wheels - 1:48 3) Still Park - Ensemble - 13:39 4) Still Park - Piano Solo - 25:43 5) Still Sky - 30:31 6) Image Under The Tree - 39:04 7) Wrinkle - 52:06

For the other two parts of the Wave Notation trilogy see:

-- Part 1 (Hiroshi Yoshimura ‎– Music For Nine Post Cards) here - https://youtu.be/zyY7NU4cbtY -- -- Part 3 Satsuki Shibano ‎– Erik Satie (France 1866-1925) here - https://youtu.be/w8buDQtwWOY --

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[thesunlounge]

Satoshi Ashikawa - Still Space (from Kankyō Ongaku, Light in the Attic 2019)

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Gareth Quinn Redmond - Laistigh den Ghleo - CD/LP release of 2017 New Age/ambient album

WRWTFWW Records is very happy to announce the release of Irish ambient/minimalist producer Gareth Quinn Redmond’s Laistigh den Ghleo, a companion album to Satoshi Ashikawa’s Still Way (Wave Notation 2). The album, available on vinyl and digipack CD for the first time, comes with liner notes by Midori Takada and Gareth Quinn Redmond. "Conceptually derived from the work of Japanese minimalist composer Satoshi Ashikawa, I have composed an album which hopes to engage, enrich and reflect the listener’s surroundings, an Environmental Music." - Gareth Quinn Redmond Working with Still Way as a base for inspiration, Gareth Quinn Redmond takes Ashikawa’s meditative sound designs to more dramatic and lyrical landscapes, gracefully instilling his personal touch into the master’s melodic patterns and presenting six pieces which blend and reflect the modern listener’s ever changing environment. As Midori Takada explains in the liner notes, "Even though Gareth is deeply influenced by Still Way, he looks above, toward the air and the sky. He pays respect to Ashikawa’s approach, but adds bold elements from another dimen­sion…Satoshi Ashikawa aspired to crystallize the sound structure of nature that exists in the environment. Gareth tries to capture what flourishes out of it." Laistigh den Ghleo is released in conjunction with Satoshi Ashikawa’s Still Way (Wave Notation 2) reissue on WRWTFWW Records.

[theopulenthq]

+1 Wanted Connections added! You can find the full list here.

ASHIKAWA SATOSHI, our MARI YAMAMOTO, from JAPAN, is looking for their YOUNGER BROTHERS (2). This is a FAMILIAL connection that looks like UTP (JAPANESE OR ADOPTED). They are 30-39 years old. Everything else you need to know is under the cut! Please NO NEED TO contact the writer @lccdcr. The two younger brothers Satoshi left behind. Both of them admired Satoshi greatly, but they were never told why she left for decades, which may have sparked sentiments of resentment and abandonment (or not). Their mother, the former royal advisor, was stricter in her education because of Satoshi, and probably secured places in court or in the military for both of them.

[ncrrctcr]

a single muse blog for the lion, the warrior, the unstoppable force that is ashikawa satoshi, lieutenant commander of japan. written by rawr, she/her, gmt+1

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