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Exploring Sound and Silence in Yui Onodera's Kiso Project Explore Yui Onodera's latest album, Kiso Three Rivers, a captivating blend of sound, silence, and nature's beauty in sonic form.

New interview with Yui Onodera about his final contribution to the Waterworks trilogy, exploring the Kiso Three Rivers through sound. We talk about designing "sonic aging" for miso fermentation, creating music between sound and silence, and why his favorite sound is "the ultimate rest."

How Japan made techno its own Once inspired by Berlin and Detroit, Japanese techno now moves on its own wavelength — deep, immersive, and unmistakably local.

Japanese techno didn’t just copy Berlin or Detroit — it carved its own path. Minimal, immersive and deeply rooted in culture.

Field Records presents Waterworks at rural 2025 (Numajiri, Inawashiro). The installation will be on display at the indoor stage between Friday 18 July and Monday 21 July. Access the project online: waterworksproject.nl

Coverage of the Waterworks installation and performance by @yuionodera.bsky.social at ZERO-SITE (Takanawa Gateway, Tokyo), which took place on Saturday 28 June. Access the project online: waterworksproject.nl

Field Records presents Waterworks at ZERO-SITE (Takanawa Gateway, Tokyo) on Saturday 28 June. The event features the installation, accompanied by a live performance of 'Kiso Three Rivers' (Field 36) by @yuionodera.bsky.social. Access the project online: waterworksproject.nl

Field 36 by Yui Onodera became available today. The album explores the shared history of Japan and the Netherlands with regard to water management — this time directed to Kiso Three Rivers in Nagoya prefecture. Cover artwork by ZEDZ. fieldrec.bandcamp.com

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JUST IN! 'Gravity' by Monolake

Monolake’s 2001 album of minimal/ambient techno drops on vinyl for the first time.

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As part of Earth Month, digital sales of Field Records' Waterworks series (featuring Japanese artists Chihei Hatakeyama, SUGAI KEN and Yui Onodera) across April will be donated to Earth/Percent — a non-profit organisation that addresses the climate and nature crises. fieldrec.bandcamp.com

Japanese artist Yui Onodera presents the third and final chapter in the Waterworks album series — titled 'Kiso Three Rivers' (Field 36). This project documents acclaimed water management solutions by Dutch engineer Johannis de Rijke in Nagoya prefecture. fieldrec.bandcamp.com

Monolake, "Gravity"

Henke is a goddamn sorcerer at sound design and production, so the wonderfully vivid and vibrant sounds and textures here enhance his insomniac vision beautifully.

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Monolake :: Gravity (Reissue) (Field) — First vinyl pressing Monolake explore the earth and the heavens as well as man’s place in them, their soundtrack being sculpted with daring simplicity to achieve complexity and intricacy of expression and form.

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Field Records also hosts Waterworks at Compufunk, Osaka tomorrow. The program features talks and performances by Japanese sound artists Hirotaka Shirotsubaki and Yui Onodera, plus an exhibition by Dutch photographer Luuk Kramer.

Field Records' Waterworks installation is presented at the Netherlands Pavilion during Expo 2025 Osaka — starting today until Sunday 4 May 2025. Access the project online: waterworksproject.nl

First time vinyl edition of a 2001 album by Chain Reaction luminary and Ableton co-founder Robert Henke aka Monolake, originally landing in 2001 just prior to the involvement of T++ in the project, newly remastered by the man himself

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Initiated by Field Records, Waterworks is a collaborative project covering Dutch waterworks developed across Japan during the Meiji era in text, image and sound. The installation will be presented at the Netherlands Pavilion during Expo 2025 Osaka. Access the project online: waterworksproject.nl

Monolake: Gravity, Do 12" Reissue of impressive, warm, rich textured minimal to Dub Techno / Electronica LP

⊙ Monolake: Gravity (Field 037) ☞

first ever vinyl edition of Monolake's 2001 album ‘Gravity’, remastered by the man himself to exacting standards

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STORE // Monolake’s third album finally lands on wax for the first time, courtesy of @fieldrecords.bsky.social. A foundational document in the evolution of minimal and dub techno, 'Gravity' distills Monolake’s unmistakable blend of spatial precision inverted-audio.store/products/mon...

Occupying its own space at the intersection of dub techno, minimal and electronica, Monolake's 2001 album 'Gravity' is out in double vinyl format for the first time. Available at quality record stores worldwide from next week onwards. fieldrec.bandcamp.com

20% OFF WISHLIST SALE: 'Hongkong' by Monolake

Lush ambient dub techno, originally released on Basic Channel's legendary Chain Reaction label.

2LP reissue on Field.

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Monolake - Hongkong

compiling foundational 12"s for Chain Reaction released in 1996, plus additional field recordings - first time available as a complete set on vinyl

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Monolake - Gravity (@fieldrecords.bsky.social)

Sound sculptures embeded with Robert Henke's sonic physicality evoking plumes of breath with computerised speech, balancing textures between smooth glacial surfaces and crunchy rhythms.

+ First time on vinyl

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NEWS // @fieldrecords.bsky.social line up the first-ever vinyl pressing of Monolake’s album ‘Gravity‘. To mark the occasion we premiere minimal techno masterpiece ‘Fragile‘ that showcases Robert Henke’s exceptional command of minimalism & atmospheric sound design. inverted-audio.com/monolake-gra...

Remastered and presented as a complete double 12'' package for the first time, 'Gravity' by Monolake (Field 37) is an essential work in the evolution of techno. Limited transparent orange editions exclusively available via @bandcamp.com. fieldrec.bandcamp.com

first time vinyl edition of Monolake's classic 2001 'Gravity' album, otw

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Field Records proudly presents the first complete vinyl edition of Monolake's cutting-edge techno experiments, ''Gravity''. Originally released via Imbalance Computer Music in 2001, this collection of early tracks is a blueprint for minimalist techno. fieldrec.bandcamp.com