438Hz As It Is, As You Are - Tomoyoshi Date (2022)

Ideated from: a favorite album that starts with a “4”

A fascinating concept: Date composed and recorded these tracks at different tmes of the year, with the same piano but tuned to different pithces.

The intention is that you can listen to the music “as it is,” but also adjust it to your mood by playing it slower or faster, “as you are.”

You hear each track first at a higher speed, as if it’s playing on a 45rpm record. Then you get the same tracks slowed down to 33rpm.

It’s all extremely beautiful.