Vincent Moon is the moniker of Mathieu Vincent Saura, a French filmmaker and sound explorer. Travelling extensively around the world, Vincent documents sounds and stories in vivid, beautiful live cinema experiences, sharing the stories of communities, from shamanic rituals to stadium rock music. All his work is strictly non-commercial.

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The Dawn of Everything is the book Vincent mentions

EPISODE CREDITS

Created and produced by Ash Jones & Lina Prestwood

Sound design and mix is by Tristan Cassel-Delavois

Associate producer is Kyle Dante

Artwork is by Min Supitcha Jutatungcharoen

Words by Praew Annez

Production coordinator is Natware Lertthaweedet

Exec producers are Pete Phornprapha, Jon Lor and Roy Prieb

The Pineapple Eyes Podcast is a Scenery Studios production for Wonderfruit / Scratch First

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Welcome to the first episode of our new show, The Pineapple Eyes Podcast, brought to you by your friends here at Wonderfruit.

We are excited to share this episode and hope you'll follow the show and enjoy the weekly episodes - releasing every Tuesday!

Japanese pianist and composer Yumiko keeps a picture on her phone of the view from her living room of the mountains. If you ask, she’ll describe how she often watches the fog sweep down over the mountains over the water.

Away from the chaos of Tokyo, Yumiko has found inspiration in the world around her—in the birdsong, the rivers, the time that opens itself up away from pressing schedules. It’s where she’s found the foundations of her material.

To Yumiko, the most wonderful music is the sounds made by nature. Many of her compositions and music are inspired by the natural world, based in the kankyō ongaku style of environmental ambient music. Through her compositions and performances, Yumiko attempts to enter a meditative state, becoming a medium where something else plays the music through her. It is a continuous creative process for Yumiko to step away from the ego and make space for the natural sounds that she loves.

Original music in this episode is by Yumiko Morioka, James Greer and Nick Luscombe.

EPISODE CREDITS

Created and produced by Ash Jones & Lina Prestwood

Sound design and mix is by Tristan Cassel-Delavois

Associate producer is Kyle Dante

Artwork is by Min Supitcha Jutatungcharoen

Words by Praew Annez

Production coordinator is Natware Lertthaweedet

Exec producers are Pete Phornprapha, Jon Lor and Roy Prieb

The Pineapple Eyes Podcast is a Scenery Studios production for Wonderfruit / Scratch First

Be sure to follow and tag The Pineapple Eyes Podcast on Facebook and Instagram

What is wonder? Where can we find it and how do we share it? Is it starting the day with a moment of mindfulness, or is it living closer to nature? Perhaps it’s a conversation with a stranger that shifts your perspective. Do we encounter it in grand spectacles, or in the smallest, most human moments?

We’ve invited friends and collaborators from the Wonderfruit creative community to consider these questions, from musicians to architects to Buddhist teachers, each of different ages and from various backgrounds. Through the window of their lived experiences, we’re exploring a space to be curious, pay more attention and listen to the subtle magic hiding in plain sight.

“Pineapple eyes” is a well-known Thai proverb that refers to seeing from many viewpoints, just as a pineapple has eyes all over it. Inspired by this idiom, we want to find out if looking through the lenses of each person's perspective makes us more compassionate—and all the more capable of wonder.

Sometimes irreverent, sometimes contemplative, each episode speaks from the head and the heart, sharing the stories of the people we work with and how they connect to facets of Mind, Nature and Sound. These intimate interviews have helped us see the world a little differently and with greater equanimity, so we’d like to share them with you.

The Pineapple Eyes is a non-chronological, freeform podcast. Listen however, whenever you like!

EPISODE CREDITS

Created and produced by Ash Jones & Lina Prestwood

Sound design and mix is by Tristan Cassel-Delavois

Associate producer is Kyle Dante

Artwork is by Min Supitcha Jutatungcharoen

Words by Praew Annez

Production coordinator is Natware Lertthaweedet

Exec producers are Pete Phornprapha, Jon Lor and Roy Prieb

The Pineapple Eyes Podcast is a Scenery Studios production for Wonderfruit / Scratch First

Be sure to follow and tag The Pineapple Eyes Podcast on Facebook and Instagram