胎児の夢



Yoshiko Sai (Japanese: 佐井好子 Born 22 June 1953) is a female singer-songwriter, composing mainly Folk and Progressive Rock, as well as J-Pop. She is well-known in Japan for releasing her first album 萬花鏡 (Manka Mirror) when she was 22 years old, and for thoughtful, and poetic, lyrical folk, as well as progressive rock. She originally began as an artist at the age of 21, submitting her EP to her local radio station for a contest, was spotted by fellow artist 中山ラビ (Rabi Nakayama), and soon after received two offers by record labels, eventually signing with Japanese label Tenchiku. Her melancholic and poetic lyrics draw from literary influences from famous Japanese novelists, such as Ranpo Edagawa, Mushitaro Oguri, Tachibana Sotoo and Yumeno Kyusaku, as well as personal experience, dealing with subjects such as death, life, birth and love . In her formative years, she was hospitalised with kidney disease, devoting her year in recovery to reading Japanese literature, which led to her poetry composition, and then to her musical career, composing songs on her guitar. Sai released two albums - 萬花鏡 (Manka Mirror), and 密航 (Stowaway), before moving onto her third album, 胎児の夢 (Fetal dream), a more Jazz-influenced album, which was composed with Jazz pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto. Following her third album, she took a 20-year break from composing songs, returning to the public eye, in large part due to Jojo広重 (JOJO Hiroshige)'s interest in her work, stating that she was the most beloved and influential artist. In 2001, Sai began sessions with Hiroshige, initially with improvisational performances, but eventually working on the album Crimson Voyage . This collaboration led to the re-issue of a live album LIVE 1976/79 , and eventually to the album タクラマカン (Taklimakan) named after the Taklimakan Desert, which is purported to be a portmanteau of Uyghur words, signifying the term the world of death or a place where life cannot exist forever. In years following her return, Sai has also published a collection of poetry, Blue Glass Ball, and has also continued with artistic works, with the majority of her album covers being self-created artworks. Several influential Japanese artists have listed her as their inspirations, including artist MORRIE. Aside from her musical endeavors, Sai also demonstrates prowess as an artist. She takes on the responsibility of crafting the visual artwork of her albums. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.