Makoto Inoue and Yasushi Yamashita’s Inoyama Land project spans nearly four decades and remains active to this day. Formed in the 1980s as a side project from Hikashu, they began recording sessions and producing theatrical pieces combining their family names Ino-yama and the fictional “Land”. They drew the attention of Haruomi Hosono, who produced their now highly revered debut album “Danzindan-Pojidon” (1983) before becoming involved in the environmental music business alongside contemporaries like Satoshi Ashikawa, Hiroshi Yoshimura and Jo Hisaishi. Their works have been released internationally including Light in The Attic Records’ Grammy-nominated compilation “Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990”, WRWTFWW records, Empire of Signs, Longform Editions and most recently Tonal Union, producing a global resurgence and admiration of the environmental music movement.
