Immersive Recording

城泉寺阿弥陀堂にて

at Josenji Temple featuring the Amida Triad.

2024年9月30日、故・谷狂竹の終焉の地であり、ゆかりある城泉寺阿弥陀堂にて録音を行った。この寺は鎌倉時代に創建された熊本県内最古の木造建築であり、また堂内に祀られている阿弥陀三尊は国指定文化財である。まるで谷狂竹の魂に導かれるように、地元の管理者や教育課の協力の下この運命的な録音は実現した。夜明け前─静寂がやがて日常の営みに変わろうとするその時刻に─時代と歴史に共鳴する瞑想的な笛の音を自然界の環境音と共にありのままにキャプチャ（切り取り）した。

虚鐸奏者・白土虚皓の瞑想的な呼吸、800年の時を経た建造物に響く虚鐸の自然なリバァーヴ(反響音)、虫や鳥の声、動物たちの気配、長く人々の信仰を集めてきた阿弥陀三尊、そして虚無僧・谷狂竹の魂—それらすべてがこの音源に宿る。この作品は、いかなる加工や編集も施さず、一発録りで記録された時空のドキュメントである。

On September 30, 2024, a recording was made at the Amida Hall of Josenji Temple, the final resting place and a spiritually significant site connected to the late Kyōchiku Tani.Founded during the Kamakura period, this temple is the oldest wooden structure in Kumamoto Prefecture, and the Amida Triad enshrined within is designated as a National Cultural Property.As if guided by the spirit of Kyōchiku himself, this fateful recording was realized with the support of local custodians and the board of education.

Just before dawn—when silence begins to give way to the flow of daily life—the meditative sound of the flute, resonating with history and time, was captured just as it was, along with the natural sounds of the surrounding environment.

The meditative breath of Kyotaku performer Kokō Shiratsuchi,the natural reverberation of the Kyotaku echoing through an 800-year-old structure,the voices of insects and birds, the subtle presence of animals,the Amida Triad that has long been an object of devotion,and the spirit of the komusō monk Kyōchiku Tani—all of these dwell within this recording.

This work is a document of time and space, captured in a single take without any processing or editing.

録音技術 佐藤 正隆 DOTs SOUND

特別協力 湯前町教育課・地域管理者

ーRecording Engineerー

Masataka Satou from DOTs SOUND

ーSpecial Thanks ー

Yunomae Town Board of Education