Barely known outside of his home country during his lifetime, the late Japanese ambient music pioneer Hiroshi Yoshimura (1940-2003) has seen his global stature rise steadily in the past few years. The 2017 reissue of Yoshimura’s lauded debut, Music For Nine Post Cards, his inclusion on the Grammy-nominated 2019 compilation Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990 compilation, the recent reissues of GREEN and SURROUND, and a slow-building cult internet following has helped ignite a renaissance in his acclaimed body of work, much of which has never been released outside of Japan. Known for his sound design and environmental music, Yoshimura was a member of the legendary sound-art ensemble Taj Mahal Travellers in the 1970s, and in his later years he worked on a number of commissions including works for museums, galleries, public spaces, TV shows, video art, fashion shows, and even a cosmetics company. He was a friend and contemporary of Harold Budd, and helped organize his first concert in Japan in 1983. Yoshimura’s other notable works include Pier & Loft (1983), Flora (rec. 1987, rel. 2006), Wet Land (1993), and Four Post Cards (2004). He passed away in 2003, leaving behind a lasting legacy that includes some of the most influential ambient and environmental music committed to tape. In 2023, The Museum of Modern Art in Kamakura held a career-spanning exhibition of his works, including rare archival materials chronicling not only his work in music, but also his equally captivating work in visual art, poetry, video, and sound sculptures.