Yoshihiro HANNO aka RADIQ
毕业后,半野与当时名不见经传的乐手Norichika Yoshida组成一支实验Hip-Hop组合News From Street Connection,并于微型厂牌DHB和大厂King Records出版过三张专辑《Life of a Little Island》(1994年)、《A Secret Garden》(1995年)、《Jellyfish Moon》(1996年),之后便停止了News From Street Connection的创作。1997年他首度以Multiphonic Ensemble的名义在比利时实验电子厂牌Sub Rosa发表专辑“King of May”。专辑除了把原来NFSC的概念嫁接移植之外,半野还自言同时吸纳了当时兴起的Abstract Hip Hop、Progressive Drum‘n’Bass等新电子音乐,以及David Shea的采样拼贴手法。“King of May”在当年受到了乐评人的一致好评,被赞誉为“电子音乐的巨人脚步”和“在过去几年里最重要的电子唱片之一”。
“King of May”的成功大大增加了半野在音乐圈的名气。因而紧接着的1998年,半野的创作活动亦显得频繁起来。首先是联同前Japan的结它手Mick Karn在日本Flavor Of Sound发表专辑“Liquid Glass”,风格将实验电子与真乐器演奏融汇贯通。接着,半野又受到委任带领日本New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra演绎印象乐派作曲家Maurice Ravel的《悼念公主的孔雀舞曲》(Pavane For A Dead Princess)。他以全新的音乐思维赋予了这首20世纪初古典名作以崭新的音乐内涵,受到行内众多热情的赞扬。紧接着为台湾著名导演候孝贤执导的电影《海上花》创作配乐,则开拓了半野事业的另一新方向,电影配乐创作。在这部改编自张爱玲小说《海上花列传》的电影内,半野采用了钢琴、提琴、小号、色士风、风琴、敲击等原声配器,搭配上电脑的Programming、唱盘拼贴、电影对白的Tape Recorder剪贴,展现出候孝贤镜头下那个19世纪繁花似锦的夜上海欢场底里的悲情与虚无。《海上花》参加了当年的戛纳电影节竞赛单元作品展示会。而籍着《海上花》配乐人身份的半野出席了那届电影节,成为当年传媒注意的焦点之一,并被媒体誉为当代电影配乐的新希望。同时,半野以本名Yoshihiro Hanno发表的首张专辑“Portrait Of A Poet”亦于Flavor Of Sound出版,受到同行Jim O'rouke和坂本龙一等乐手的一致好评.
1999年以Multiphonic Ensemble之名的第二张专辑“Cirque”继续于Sub Rosa旗下发表。该专辑灵感来源于法国表现主义画家鲁奥(Georges Rouault)的同名拼贴水彩作品。因而专辑风格亦一改先前“King of May”抽象电声的风格,转而以原声乐器与电子节拍的繁复拼贴。同时,半野开始涉猎电视剧配乐的制作,由此展开与坂本龙一的合作。一连两部的日本电视剧,《Private Life》《Eien No Ko》其配乐皆是与坂本合作完成。而两人亦因此结缘组成创作计划Hoon出版首张专辑“Unfinished #1”。进入2000年,半野的第一大动作便是开设了自家厂牌Cirque,并发表厂牌首个系列创作计划“Music on Canva”的第一集“April”。“Music on Canva”是半野音乐风格一个很重要的转变。从中我们察觉到半野由“Cirque”时期繁复的乐器配置与杂乱音响环境,已转为追求线条华丽、精致纤细的电声进化空间,连乐器亦换上了一台Laptop了事。“Music on Canva”现已出版至第三集,包括2002年的“Esquisse 1996”和“Sulpice”,还有一张集合Oval、Takugi Aoyagi、Aoki Takamasa混音的“April Remix”则未计算在“Music on Canva”之内。而Cirque的另一精彩出品还包括系列合集“Room”。此合集集合了Carl Stone、Discom、O.Lamm、Minifer等一大批世界各地与半野志同道合的电声实验乐手,从中可看出半野现时音乐取向的转变。
除了频密来往于东京、巴黎、柏林三地进行演出、兼顾Cirque厂牌的出版事务之外,依旧保持着旺盛的创作力。继02年于电子厂牌PROGRESSIVE FOrM发表的“9 Modules.+”以及为一些乐手作混音之外,踏入03年他继续以本名在Sub Rosa出版专辑“ES”。而他最新的专辑则是在主流厂牌Sony出版的“Lido”。
最后,要提及的是半野创作的电影配乐。除之前的《海上花》,半野其他值得留意的配乐创作作品大多是与中国导演的合作,因此亦逐渐被国内乐迷认识。计有中国第六代导演贾樟柯的《站台》、二度与侯孝贤合作的《千禧曼波》之外,其为《站台》摄影师余力为的《明日天涯》创作的配乐亦属推荐之列。此外,日本电影方面则有中谷美纪主演的《永远之子》、导演Isao Yukisada的《Kanon》等等。
配乐作品
《24城记》
《海上花》
《站台》
《千禧曼波》
《明日天涯》
《永远之子》
《Kanon》
A noble musician/composer who practices broad creation from electronic music to acoustic movie sound track in all over the world and writes music basing on his own stance and point of view.Hanno had appeared in electro scene with huge impact of his original sound that <King of May> album, which had been released as Multiphonic Ensemble from Belgian "Sub Rosa" imprint in 1997 had. This album had highly acclaimed as "giant step of electronics music" and "most important electronics album in last few years." and his existence had drawn attention of the people suddenly.
In 1998, he collaborated with Ex-Japan member<Mick Karn> for the album <Liquid Glass> that was released in Japan, U.K. and USA. Also in the same year, he was commissioned to perform Maurice Ravel's "Pavane For A Dead Princess" with full orchestra of NJP (New Japan Philharmonic orchestra). He restructured the famous masterpiece and received the enthusiastic praise.
Also he released his 1st album <Portrait of a Poet> under Yoshihiro Hanno name. This album that has universal beauty received the many compliments from artist like Jim O'Rourke, Ryuichi Sakamoto etc... Also he had entered into the world of movie in the same year and dealt with score for the film "flowers of Shanghai" that is directed by Asian movie master Hou Hsiao-Hsien. It was his first experience for doing movie's sound track and had been highly acclaimed being invited to the Cannes Film Festival as official exhibited work for its competition class. Hanno who also went to the place by himself had evaluated as "discovering of new movie sound track composer" by the local press. And he had get international fame also as composer for film score doing ones including "Platform" which is directed by film director 'Jia Zhang-ke' (Venezia Film Festival 'the NETPAC Award', Nantes Film Festival-GrandPrix, Buenos Aires Film Festsival-GrandPrix), "Cannon" which is directed by film director Isao Yukisada, "All tomorrow's parties" which is directed by film director 'Yu Likwai' (exhibited work for Cannes Film Festival) and so on.
In 1999, in his Multiphonic Ensemble alias, he released his 2nd album <Cirque>. The music was inspired by the masterpiece of Georges Rouault ''circus'' is the concept of whole music and filed with the joy of freedom of creation, and has a lot of energy of music born.
In 2000, he was musical director along with <Ryuichi Sakamoto> for the Yomiuri TV soup opera <Eien No Ko>. Also, became part of Ryuichi Sakamoto's unit "CODE" which collaborated with him which was named <hoon> and released a special CD and Book Set. And he had also started his own label "Cirque" same year.The original computer music which is sent through here has been getting huge acclaim from all over the world.
Since 2001, Hanno had been developing more world-wide activities basing on both Paris and Tokyo. He has been enthusiastically doing a lot of live performances at each European countries like U.K, France, Germany, Switzerland and Belgium, including taking part in "Radical Fashion" with Bjork and so on. In 2002, he had released album <9 modules. +> from Japanese brand-new electronic music imprint "PROGRESSIVE FOrM" and highly acclaimed from both domestic and foreign media.
In 2003, Hanno had released his most brilliant work <Lido>(the one which Arto Lindsey who is well known in NY Avant grade scene and Joan La Barbara who is famous for vocal performance in John Cage's works also participates in.) that contains the results of all his career spending 4 years to make and it should be expressed as masterpiece from Sony. Ultimate beauty and sound of that album had get overwhelming support and made existence of his marvelous musical talent sure. And the magnificent concert which had featured Lido Ensemble that is organized by 22 musicians including the wind instrument in Tokyo had completely succeeded. And Hanno is releasing latest type of minimal electro album, <GRAFFITI & RUDE BOY 67'> which collects dynamism of Hip hop, Dub and Jazz under name of <RADIQ> from PROGRESSIVE FOrM in 2004.The album which features female singer <Terry> and African-French rapper <Black Crom> was also released from French imprint "Logistic records" in world wide.