Poetry reading, so to say, or poetry accompanied by music?  No, this album is a rich flow of beauty, an atmosphere of words and voice and music and sound, as a whole.  The electro ambiance, noise/silence, the crisp and sophistication of sound effects are created by Wataru Iwata. Yukiko Hiranuma generates her scenes of poetry, her voice full of life and charm, sometimes like a monologue, or a spirit in speech. The emotion and spirit of each poem co-exist and fuse with the futuristic electro ambiance where one can even notice some melodies of classical taste.  Deep somewhat dark but lighthearted, pure and cruel ...and touching is this album of 8 pieces “no direction”. evoke = ( 詩 ＋ 独白 ＋ spoken words ) × ( 音響 + noise/静謐 +エレクトロアンビエンス ) いわゆるポエトリー・リーディングではない、伴奏&朗読でもない。 言葉と声、音楽が音空間として一体となり、独自の美意識が充溢する。 Wataru Iwataによる、先鋭で緻密な音響・noise/静謐・エレクトロアンビエンス。Yukiko Hiranuma の、時に私的な告白、時に精霊の言霊のようでもある繊細な生命感に満ちた詩情の発露・魅惑的なヴォイス Wataru Iwata : In NY he grew and learned music, in the field of free jazz. Plays in duos, trios, etc. as a pianist, but his activities are in various fields, from classical music to electro-ambient, composing, playing and producing, painting, creating video artworks. Now planning and launching some Transdisciplinary art projects. Yukiko Hiranuma : I read, I write. I read aloud. I turn my thoughts, my joy, and sorrow, my spirit into poetry. I love to put my words into syllables, into dialogues, into scenes by my voice. They come deep down from my heart.