People always find something to dedicate their lives to — whether it’s to their families, to their selves, or to a purpose that they deem worthy of living out their entire lives.
The same can be said for the Passepartout Duo, a musical group composed of Nicoletta Favari and Christopher Salvito, which are avid followers of “slow music” — a term that they have coined for their continuous journey throughout the world to explore the many shapes and forms of music across several cultures and communities.
One such journey of the Passepartout Duo has taken them to a fateful encounter with Inoyama Land, a project focused on ‘environmental music’ spearheaded by Makoto Inoue and Yasushi Yamashita, who hail from Japan.
The result of the meeting of these two groups is Radio Yugawara, an album born out of a recorded improvisation session between Paserpartout Duo and Inoyama Land.
Taking the best parts from up to three hours of recorded material, Radio Yugawara is a classic example of an album that truly reveals the essence of music. Knowing no boundaries and letting loose with improvised pieces coming straight out of their hearts, the collaboration between the two musical groups is simply ethereal.
Songs from the album, such as “Strange Clouds”, “Tangerine Fields”, “Mosaic”, and “Solivago”, are some of the many highlights in Radio Yugawara that are worth mentioning. With each and every note, a blissful and almost divine image can be formed in one’s mind.
And with Radio Yugawara’s tracks being purely improvised, one could almost compare the album to a comet, a moment in time that expresses an incomparable yet fleeting beauty for all to admire.
