“From The Sky” lyrics by Dag Force
Translation by Junko Bartold
As far as the eye can see
Concrete Jungle
Angle changes
looking down from a birds eye view
The crowd in the valley of buildings
looks like a Muddy Stream, the Shibuya Scramble
In the hustle and bustle of a metropolis
Humble forgotten people stray off course
Dying Greed Increases Speed
Sweet city, urban Steelo
So many dramas, so many people
The city accepts the way it is
Looking though the viewfinder
you can see NOW!
As I fall into the valley of the buildings
見渡す 限り
コンクリートジャングル
視点 ジャグリン
空からのアングル
ビルの谷間 縫うように流れる
人混みは濁流 渋谷スクランブル
摩天楼 ならんだ 都会の喧騒
Humble 忘れ 人々は迷走
染まるGreed ましてくSpeed
切なくSweet な 都会のSteelo
人の数だけ 様々 Drama
街は 包み込む ありのまま
切り取るファインダー
写し出す IMA
気づけば 落ちてくビルの谷間
in Japanese culture, the sakura (cherry blossom) is a symbol of the fleetingness of life.
Fieldnotes is a collection of those fleeting moments, captured in image and sound, by Nicole
Reed and Leigh Ryan
Fieldnotes - Japan is a limited-edition (500 copies) self
published book of Nicole Reed’s photography that contains
a 7” vinyl record of music by Plutonic Lab (Leigh Ryan).
The inspired soundtrack for Fieldnotes, features Plutonic Lab's field recordings & sounds captured on location. These sounds have been masterfully woven into his percussive electronic soundtrack style & pressed onto limited edition vinyl contained in a back sleeve of the book.
Specs:
Self Published
500 copies
Hardback book
Inside finished size: 200 x 200mm
Pages: text 72PP, cover 4PP, end pages 8PP
Paper: 200gsm mat art paper with mat lamination.
Binding: section sewn and casebound with 3mm cardboard
Record:
7” vinyl record including digital download card.
Retail cost: $50
credits
released November 23, 2017
Photography - Nicole Reed
Recording & compositions - Plutonic Lab
Photo edit and sequence - Heidi Romano
Design - T-world
Dag Force coordination - Senshi Watanabe
Dag Force lyric translation - Junko Bartold
Mastering - Joseph Carra at Crystal Mastering
Photographed exclusively using
Olympus OM-D E-M1 and OM-D E-M1 MarkII
#printispremium
We would like to thank Chelsea Gough, Dag Force, Dan Elleson, Detroit Meat Choppers, Eddie Zammit, En, Heidi Romano, Jaime Gough, Junko Bartold, Kristie Galea, Matt Tanner, Mica, Olympus Imaging, Ryo Nishimura, Sam Dutch, Senshi Watanabe, Tim Bartold, Zak Kazuaki
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