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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 134 cd

zai kuning / otomo yoshihide / dickson dee “book from hell” compact disc

  • book from hell (71:06)
may 2010 release ; heavily active trio date featuring guitarist/vocalist zai kuning, otomo yoshihide on guitar & turntables, and dickson dee on electronics ... one continuous 70-minute piece, rife with long, pause-pregnant stretches, sure, but when they “lift off” (listen to the sound-sample) the energy catches like wildfire, spreading the music far & wide ...
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zai kuning + otomo yoshihide + dickson dee / book from hell

doubtmusic / dmf-134
street date : 16 may, 2010
cover : digi-pack
cover art : zai kuning
cover design : akira sasaki
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zai kuning g, vo, perc, misc.
otomo yoshihide g, turntables, perc, misc.
dickson dee electronics, misc.

the asian improvisation of the present, a connection between singapore, tokyo and hong kong. a vivid 71-minute performance moving back and forth between turbulence and stillness. "book from hell" is the denomination of the concert, zai kuning organized on september 2008 in singapore. cd title is used as it is and also cd cover is the poster of "book from hell" concert, zai designed. this is asian improvisation surely. according to the reason, not only each musician come from asian bloc but also what the sound should be or time perception, this music is different from western improvisation. glue yourself to your listening on 71 minutes. the you will become a feeling of catharsis !

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 132/133 cd

axel dörner / nobuyoshi ino / kazuo imai / noritaka tanaka “rostbeständige zeit” double compact disc set

  • for (9:46)
  • of (15:26)
  • or (16:54)
  • if (17:17)

  • background beneath (8:46)
  • schneller-langsamer (4:03)
  • nicht-weit (9:10)
  • viaduct (6:33)
  • weit-nicht (8:35)
  • foreground behind (4:58)
march 2010 release ; lovely set from doubtmusic actually offering two separate “recordings” (let’s still call them “records”) by the quartet of axel dörner, takayanagi alum nobuyoshi ino, east bionic symphonia / taj majal traveler kazuo imai, and noritaka tanaka ...

first, a disc of free improvisations by the quartet (loose & free in a decidedly european mould) then another of axel’s compositions (largely rehashing his pieces for die enttauschung) ...
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axel dörner + nobuyoshi ino + kazuo imai + noritaka tanaka / rostbestndige zeit

doubtmusic / dmf-132/133
street date : 14 march, 2010
cover : paper sleeve
cover design : akira sasaki
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this is the masterpiece of 2cds, splitting the music into improvisation (momentary composition) and / or composition.

disc 1 is the improvised music by axel, ino, imai. guitar sound of imai is hot and tingling, ino plays careful his choice pizzicato and arco exquisitely, and axel's original sound bring 'out' into their music. their atmosphere of music is special one, cannot be similar from every music.

disc 2 consists of all axel's composition. he play several tunes also on "die enttauschung" (with rudi mahall, etc) but every tunes' structure is very vivid. note drum playing by nori, who is invited to play by axel !

if jazz is survive in present day, this work is the real contemporary "jazz" today.

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 131 cd

tatsuhisa yamamoto / muneomi senju “a thousand mountains” compact disc

  • chronoscope fatigue (5:53)
  • foggy in aquarium (2:01)
  • coral flirtation (11:07)
  • scattered devils (3:24)
  • correspon-dance (5:18)
  • fricative lights (8:38)
  • chronoscope fatigue variation (4:52)
december 2009 release ; neat disc of “drum duos” from former boredoms drummer senju muneomi & natsumen’s yamamoto tatsuhisa ... some really great tracks of electronic drum-bash (insanely compressed & literally jumping out of your speakers - listen to the sound-sample) book-ended with raw acoustic blow-outs ...
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tatsuhisa yamamoto & muneomi senju / a thousand mountains (acoustic & synthesized drums and percussions)

doubtmusic / dmf-131
street date : 20 december, 2009
cover : digi-pack
cover art : tomoo gokita
cover design : satoshi suzuki
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muneomi senju - drums, percussion, electronics
tatsuhisa yamamoto - drums, metals, percussion, gong, odaiko drums

muneomi senju (ex-boredoms a.k.a. v?redoms, para, urichipangoon, combopiano etc.) and tatsuhisa yamamoto (natsumen, satoko fujii 4tet, etc.) plays duo in various musical styles in this work - poly-rhythm, primitive groove, the wall of onkyo, harmonic overtone, and so on. you will be amazed how their percussion playing have various pregnant tones. m4, re-mixed by takuma watanabe (combopiano) has most intense tension. cover by tomoo gokita's fantastic new art for this work. this is the masterpiece, we would like not only drums fan but all music lovers to listen !

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 128 cd

itaru oki “phantom note” compact disc

  • a black iron cat mask (4:25)
  • the cats of rue saint denis (9:59)
  • escargot (8:10)
  • smily nanri-san (6:32)
  • kodai-tenmondai -- ancient observatory (9:12)
  • caesar and capone (5:57)
july 2009 release ; first cd issue of this 1975 offbeat-label (think takayanagi / new direction unit’s “axis/another revolvable thing” lps, keiki midorikawa’s duets lp “grüne revolution”) set let by trumpeter itaru oki, featuring midorikawa, sax player yoshiaki fujikawa, and poet gozo yoshimasu on one particularly impressive track (listen to the sound-sample) ...
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japanese free jazz masterpiece in the 70s, 2 titles are re-pressed on cd !

itaru oki / phantom note

doubtmusic / dmrp-128
street date : 19 july, 2009
cover : paper sleeve
original linernotes : teruto soejima
p & c doubtmusic

itaru oki (trumpet)
yoshiaki fujikawa (alto sax)
keiki midorikawa (cello, bass, piano)
gozo yoshimasu (poetry reading on 5)

we are very glad to inform that a long time out of printed off beat label lp is reprinted on cd. itaru oki visited paris, france in the 70s and when he came back to japan temporarily in '75, he organized a elite free jazz troop and recorded in studio. "phantom note" is his 3rd album, more straight, heavier and flamed out free jazz than experimental music part of his 1st "satsujin kyoshitsu (murder class)" or 2nd "shirasagi (egret)". especially, the tune called 'kodai tenmondai (ancient observatory)' which gozo yoshimasu read his poet has a vigorous voice and playing, and it will move your heart surely.

the masterpiece on '75 in japan.

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 127 cd

sim / otomo yoshihide “monte alto estate” compact disc

  • 5.5mm (6:51)
  • freska (5:08)
  • oom (8:10)
  • am (6:01)
  • boot (6:46)
  • disk 1 (9:59)
  • supremo (5:51)
  • exit (6:12)
  • dig (6:19)
april 2009 release ; first documented meeting between the sim trio of oshima teruyuki, ootani yoshio, & uemura masahiro and improv heavyweight otomo yoshihide ...

rio-lineage herky-jerky rhythms dominate throughout (think henry cow, maybe even a little bit of starfuckers) with layers of plundered electronics & turntable static dotting the spaces between ...
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sim + otomo
monte alto estate

doubtmusic / dmf-127
street date : 12 april, 2009
cover : digi-pack (2 holes !)
cover disign : ide yuichi
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this is the collaborative masterpiece of the 3-piece unit, sim (oshima teruyuki on guitar and composition, ootani yoshio on computer, electronics, etc, and uemura masahiro on drums) and otomo yoshihide (turntables, self-made synthesizer). the noise of otomo sharply incises the unique sound of sim, where uemura’s controlled roaring drumming sets an main axis on oshima’s precise rhythmical composition, oshima’s the chord cuttings beats minimally and the electronics of ootani give extreme voltage.

both of their mastering of some tunes procedure of which once made back into analogue and the exquisite jacket cover seem to simbolize this distinct sound.

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 126 cd

kazutoki umezu “plays the enka” compact disc

  • karajishi botan (4:39)
  • yume wa yoru hiraku (2:59)
  • hokkikou (4:58)
  • onna no iji (3:50)
  • tsugarukaikyo fuyugeshiki (4:23)
  • yorokobi mo kanashimi mo ikutoshitsuki (2:13)
  • yagiri no watashi (4:22)
  • zange no neuchi mo nai (3:37)
  • baennorae (6:18)
  • ame no bojo (4:56)
  • hana to chou (5:13)
  • mugonzaka (4:04)
  • namida no misao (3:32)
  • ringo no uta (2:18)
october 2008 release ; noted japanese free-jazz saxophonist kazutoki umezu tackles the “enka” canon ...

not far from takayanagi’s “one note” readings of jazz standards ...
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umezu kazutoki
plays the enka

doubtmusic / dms-126
street date : 26 october, 2008
cover : digi-pack
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umedu kazutoki (alto sax, soprano sax, bass-clarinet, clarinet)

enka is a style of japanese popular song roughly corresponding to american blues and country music, french chanson and italian canzone. the sound of enka is deeply rooted in the souls of japanese people, and famous enka songs continue to be sung and hummed wherever this music exists.

in this album, umezu's exceptional sensitivity and taste combine with the "world of enka," swirl and eddy, and explode before our eyes. this music has excellent circulation; it leaps with energy. here, japan has created a singular kind of human music. (harada kazunori) excerpt from liner note

just what is genre? when i hear umezu's solo enka, i hear an answer to an often asked question. (jim o'rourke)

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 124/125 cd

kazuo imai “blood” compact disc and digital versatile disc set

  • cartoon (annette peacock)
  • nothing ever was
  • anyway (a. peacock)
  • blood (2nd take / a. peacock)
  • sarabande (johann sebastian bach)
  • subconscious-lee (lee konitz)
  • so in love (cole porter)
  • well you needn't (thelonious monk)
  • il n'y a pas d'amour heuereux (georges brassens)
  • albert's love theme (a. peacock)
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  • butterflies that i feel inside me (a. peacock)
  • paroxysm (imai kazuo)
  • aw-1 (k.imai)
  • il n'y a pas d'amour heuereux (georges brassens)
  • kk-1 (k. imai)
  • blood (1st take / a. peacock)
  • extra movie
october 2008 release ; great set of caustic, noisy electro-acoustic improv by this contemporary ensemble, led by takayanagi student / taj mahal travellers & marginal consort member kazuo imai ...

... a bizarre guitar / optron / electronics “power trio” consisting of imai, ito atsuhiro, and suzuki manabu, the three go to town on a set of standards culled from the peacock, monk, konitz, & porter songbooks ; the heads played in a barely-recognizable manner before peals of gnarly electronic hysteresis & scrabbly guitar chonk are channeled-in (listen to the sound-sample) ...

deluxe edition comes with the studio recording as a cd & a bonus dvd offering a static in-studio shot (see below) of the action as it unfolds (the “optron” has as much to do with it’s visual appeal as the sounds it emits) all inside a japanese mini-lp gatefold sleeve. highly recommended !!!
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imai kazuo trio
blood (cd + dvd)

doubtmusic / dmf-124 (cd) / 125 (dvd)
street date : 26 october, 2008
cover : paper jacket
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imai kazuo guitar,
ito atsuhiro optron
suzuki manabu electronics

this trio was formed by imai kazuo (guitar), suzuki manabu (handmade electronics), and ito atsuhiro (optron) in july, 2005. i'm using a controllable instrument along with uncontrollable electronic sound devices that may make the music somewhat difficult to remain stable, yet its context of where i am now is the one that is similar to jazz.

imai kazuo, from linernotes

imai kazuo is the one and only graduate of takayanagi masayuki's private guitar school. he played with kosugi takehisa's "taj mahal travellers" or takayanagi's "new direction", and what's more, he played with lee konitz, arther doyle, irene schweizer, barre phillips, and so on. he also organize "marginal consort" and "imai kazuo trio" recently.

ito atsuhiro plays optron. he use a handmade fluorescent light as a instrument. he named it "optron". optron strike the intense noise. he control it as feedback noise or low frequency. he was also a owner of the legendary art space called off-site. off-site familiarized "onkyo" music as otomo yoshihide, sachiko-m, sugimoto taku, nakamura toshimaru, and so on.

suzuki manabu is actually a engineer of electronic instrument for artists but recently he plays his own handmade electronics. his handmade instrument is very interesting and exciting. the sound is strange and hypnotic, not any old noise, it's his style. he collaborate with various artist, musician and dancer.


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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 123 cd

namba jazz “the gun” compact disc

  • nakan-zuku (above all) (7:25)
  • to (then) (7:03)
  • ani-hakaran-ya (to my disbelief) (9:34)
  • namusan (namusan) (3:55)
  • mube-narukana (so true) (6:06)
  • inbun (intaglio) (5:56)
  • saka-tombo (somersault) (4:26)
  • shikara-zumba (if not) (3:50)
  • ten-kwaurou (an air corridor) (5:49)
  • syuhsui-issen (flash of the sword) (5:37)
september 2008 release ; spare, almost post-rocky duets by drummer yasuhiro yoshigaki & former boredoms guitarist seiichi yamamoto ...
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namba jazz
the gun
doubtmusic / dmf-123
street date : 28 september, 2008
cover : digi-pack
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yamamoto seiichi (guitar, misc.)
yoshigaki yasuhiro (drums, percussion)

namba jazz is the improvisation duet by yoshigaki yasuhiro (drums, percussion) and yamamoto seiichi (guitar, misc.). "namba" of namba jazz means not an area in osaka but means namba walking. and "jazz" of namba jazz is not jazz but is actually jazu.

namba jazz has performed gigs 4 times in japan. this cd is consisted great 10 tunes what selected in 3 gigs. the guitar playing by yamamoto has a wide variety of the sound. he keeps a spark of genius and has never sounds the cliche of improvisation. he is genius for music absolutely. the drum and percussion master, yoshigaki make the texture of namba jazz sound and he seems to look beyond yamamoto's intimate feelings. his miraculous fill-in or momentum of musical scene changes reflect his versatile in improvised music.

each of their various musical projects and groups, rovo, para, rashinban, omoide hatoba, orquesta nudge! nudge!, vincent atmicus, altered states, ex-boredoms, ex-modern choki chokis, etc..., are innumerable in this space, and what's more, they challenge to create the original sound. we would like you to listen the front line of improvised music, unrivaled sound of namba jazz !!

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blacksheep “blacksheep” compact disc

  • sky clippings and spinning frgments (16:39)
  • black sheep song (9:58)
  • god's in his heaven
  • all's right with the world (8:36)
  • dreams of asphalt waiting for wind (13:24)
  • dreams of an arc lamp (6:06)
august 2008 release ; “downtown” -leaning tunes & improvs from this contemporary japanese sax / trombone / piano trio ...
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blacksheep

doubtmusic / dmf-122
street date : 10 august, 2008
cover : digi-pack
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yoshida ryuichi (baritone sax)
goto atsushi (trombone)
suga dairo (piano)

"blacksheep" is a trio group, consisting of yoshida ryuichi (baritone sax player in shibusashirazu orchestra, fujii satoko orchestra, etc.), goto atsushi (trombone player in "tokyo out", "denki slime", etc.) and suga dairo (pianist in shibusashirazu orchestra,"real blue", etc.) sometime very beautiful, sometime intense improvisation and sometime humoresque and very serious, this, their first work is made up of protean improvisation and composition.

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 121 cd

nasuno mitsuru “prequel • october 1998 - march 1999 + 1” compact disc

  • the next minute (12:23)
  • before the rain 4:24)
  • motai (7:31)
  • karamel (4:16)
  • the mists (4:24)
  • sb (5:41)
  • beyond the cross (6:44)
  • mobile syndrome ver.0302 (3:48)
may 2008 release ; odd disc of experimental j-pop from session bassist nasuno mitsuru ...

otomo & samm bennett’s contributions throughout add considerable heft to the proceedings (listen to the sound-sample for poss. the most outright “zonked” passage of the record), but for the most part i’m reminded of the careening intro/outro music of any number of anime programs ...
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doubtmusic / dmf-121
street date : 11 may, 2008
cover : digi-pack

nasuno mitsuru
prequel october 1998 - march 1999 + 1

this is the first cd of nasuno mitsuru a.k.a. "groove master", top bass player of tokyo underground music field. the years for the recordings are from 1998 to 1999 as the title. m3 & m4 were included in "improvised music from japan" 10cd set, this "prequel.." cd is a kind of complete version. all tunes are composed / improvised / effected experimentally but we can feel a kind of mellowness, tenderness, humor, etc. here it is singular work. also note remarkable style of each collaborated musician (indicated song listing). the last tune, bonus track (+1) is the demo, suggest his next work.

nasuno mitsuru :
nasuno plays as bass player with altered states (uchihashi kazuhisa -g, yoshigaki yasuhiro -ds), korekyojin (yoshida tatsuya -ds, kido natsuki -g), unbeltipo trio (imahori tsuneo -g, sano yasuo -ds), the world heritage (yoshida tatsuya -ds, kido natsuki g, yamamoto seiichi -g, katsui yuji -vln), bad knoid (kido natsuki -g, nakayama tsutomu -kbd, sotoyama akira -ds), etc.

1. the next minute (watanabe michihisa, nasuno mitsuru / 12:23)
kido natsuki (guitar)
masuko tatsuki (alpha-juno cello)
otomo yoshihide (turntable).
nasuno mitsuru (bass, voice, programming)

2. before the rain (nasuno / 4:24)
masuko fumie (vocal)
samm bennett (wave drum)
nasuno mitsuru (bass, programming)

3. motai (nasuno / 7:31)
samm bennett (wave drum)
nasuno mitsuru (bass, keyboard, voice, programming, etc.)

4. karamel (nasuno / 4:16)
isoda osamu (guitar, voice)
yoshigaki yasuhiro (drum, percussion)
nasuno mitsuru (bass, programming, etc.)

5. the mists (watanabe, nasuno / 4:24)
masuko tatsuki (organ, drum)
nasuno mitsuru (bass, voice, programming, drum)

6. sb (nasuno / 5:41)
tanaka yumiko (gidayu shamisen, voice)
nasuno mitsuru (voice)

7. beyond the cross (watanabe, nasuno / 6:44)
otomo yoshihide (turntable)
nasuno mitsuru (bass, guitar, voice)

8. mobile syndrome ver.0302 (nasuno / 3:48)
minakata michiko (keyboard)
numata jun (noises)
nasuno mitsuru (bass, voice, programming, etc.)

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tatsuya yoshida / tsuneo imahori “dots” compact disc

  • nets (1:03)
  • lines (5:14)
  • quantum (2:30)
  • shapes (3:47)
  • gene (3:58)
  • dash (3:16)
  • dots (3:35)
  • silence (3:18)
  • blanks (3:29)
  • sheets (3:31)
  • expiry (3:39)
  • lags (2:59)
  • shots (3:34)
  • quarters (5:02)
  • plugs (1:20)
  • films (4:05)
  • mothers (8:50)
february 2008 release ; the second duo album from the ruins’ tatsuya yoshida and guitarist tsuneo imahori (who, i just discovered by reading his wikipedia article, was the guitarist in yoko kanno’s seatbelts ; responsible amongst other things for scoring cowboy bebop ... by far my favorite anime series ...)

throwing any kind of subtlety out the window pretty much from the get-go, this continues on in that grand scheme of “shredding” - from mahavishnu up through contemporary acts such as raoul björkeheim’s scorch trio. these guys both possess, to use the parlance of my music-school years “monster chops” & hesitate not to use them at pretty much every nanosecond throughout (aside from a few moments of almost terje-rydal-esque mellow “headless” / fade-in playing...)

a couple of tracks ascend the same zeuhl-prog plateaus as yoshida’s koenjjihyakkei project (he sings) - and there’s even a bit squarepusher-esque digital drum cut-up business (listen to the sound-sample) but it’s much more about two guys locked in a studio (hoppy kamiyama’s gok sound - yes, the mix/production is insanely compressed) just going for it. a few years ago i would have immediately entered a deep, dark cave upon hearing this sort of mike/mark-varney lineage shredra - but, you know, right now this sounds pretty good ... plus i’ll always respect yoshida for being a total gentleman when i asked him to sign my ruins t-shirt back in 1997 ...
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yoshida tatsuya / imahori tsuneo dots
dmf-120
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imahori tsuneo (guitars, bass guitar, devices)
yoshida tatsuya (drums, percussion, voice, devices)

yoshida tatsuya ! imahori tsuneo ! one of their miraculous duo result is their first cd "territory" (dmf-112, 2006). this work, "dots" is even more overpowering, speed, ramified rhythm, edits, and so on. first, they recorded their improvised music in studio, then they overdubbed various sounds, edited the materials and mixed different effects into the tunes. this is the music for the prog rock, math rock, post rock fans. dense and fiery !

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 119 cd

otomo yoshihide “modulation with 2 electric guitars and 2 amplifiers” compact disc

  • modulation with 2 electric guitars and 2 amplifiers (40:16)
december 2007 release; a very noisy / ear-opening one-off from otomo, recorded channeling his inner “metal machine music” on may 12th, 2007 in concert in the chapel of hiroshima’s oriental hotel...

as soon as the piece kicks in (the first 3 minutes are something of a clarion call as otomo fine-tunes his twin-guitar/amp array) an amazing set of difference-tones & assorted psycho-acoustic interference begin to creep out of the monolithic feedback-drone ... not at all dis-similar to the sort of “inside-your-head” effects channeled by maryanne amacher, or phill niblock’s precise frequency-measurements (albeit, done on the fly...)

great stuff; a new direction from otomo hitherto undocumented... besides, you know i’m going to champion any record that comes with a disclaimer (below) ...
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otomo yoshihide / modulation with 2 electric guitars and 2 amplifiers
dms-119
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this is otomo yoshihide's second guitar solo release on doubtmusic.  the concept of this work, however, is completely different from that of the first. here, feedback sound issues from two amplifiers, each connected to one of two guitars placed on a tabletop.  due to this stereo effect,  the feedback mutually interferes, producing beatlike fluctuations, creating black holes into which the sound suddenly disappears, sounding completely different depending on the position of the ears, creating the illusion that the sound is coming from only one speaker when the listener is in certain locations, and so on, thus turning into truly interactive music.  because these effects cannot be obtained unless the sound coming from the two amps mutually interferes, we recommend listening without earphones or headphones, through speakers, with the sound as loud as conditions allow.  depending on the positions of the speakers, the interference effect and sound image will surely differ as well.

*warning: to obtain the desired results, please listen through speakers at the highest volume possible.  please note, however, that otomo yoshihide and doubtmusic will accept no responsibility whatsoever for any resulting hearing loss.

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 117/118 cd

otomo yoshihide / new jazz orchestra “live vol.2 parallel circuit” double compact disc set

  • shichinin no keiji (berlin + tokyo) (12:34)
  • gazzelloni (kyoto) (5:15)
  • te recuerdo amanda > song for che > reducing agent (tokyo) (12:14)
  • super jetter (berlin) (6:17)
  • anodeonjo (tokyo) (15:05)

  • lupin the third - theme of walther (berlin) (5:32)
  • double command 0 > mayonaka no shizuka na kuroi kawa no ue ni ukabiagaru shiroi yuri no hana (tokyo) (29:39)
  • something sweet
  • something tender (berlin + tokyo) (10:28)
  • eureka > climbers high ending (nagoya) (13:53)
2nd volume offering a mixed bag of tunes recorded in concert by otomo yoshihide’s new jazz orchestra, again featuring an a-list of continental & european improvisors including ezaki masafumi, masahiko okura, alfred harth, ko ishikawa, sachiko m, taku unami, axel dörner, joe foster, dickson dee, ichiraku yoshimitsu, choi joonyong, and literally dozens more...

tunes range from minimal/complacent pop & jazz standards (voiced admirably by kahimi karie, margareth kammerer, and ishu kayo) to full-on takayanagi-style flare-outs (check the sound-sample) - double-disc set packaged in a gatefold mini-lp sleeve with liner notes in english and japanese.
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onjo / live vol.2 "parallel circuit"
dmf-117/118
2cds / a folding cardboard jacket / booklet in detail inside

since last year, those titles had been a hold by various matters but onjo (otomo yoshihide's new jazz orchestra) live cd will be release this summer at last. those essential titles, 2cds x 2 sets are organized various live performances and indicate the future onjo. the sound of onjo contains every connection between tone, onkyo, sonority, melody, rhythm and so on.

member:
otomo yoshihide (guitar, conduct)
kahimi karie (vocal)
ishu kayo (vocal)
margareth kammerer (vocal)
axel doerner (trumpet)
joe foster (trumpet, etc.)
aoki taisei (trombone, etc.)
tsugami kenta (alto sax, etc.)
okura masahiko (bass clarinett, etc.)
alfred harth (tenor sax, etc.)
hong chulki (electronics)
choi joonyong (electronics)
jin sangtae (electronics)
ryu hankil (electronics)
dickson dee (computer)
ishikawa ko (sho)
sachiko m (sinewaves)
ito atsuhiro (optron)
unami taku (computer with objects)
hannoda taku (guitar)
oshima teruyuki (guitar)
sato yukie (guitar)
takara kumiko (vibraphone)
mizutani hiroaki (bass)
sugimoto taku (6 string el-bass)
yoshigaki yasuhiro (drums, etc.)
ichitaku yoshimitsu (percussion)
ito ken (percussion, etc.)

+ shinjuku 2 chome orchestra,kondo yoshiaki (live sound)

* some players changed off by each tunes. for details, see booklet inside.

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 115/116 cd

otomo yoshihide / new jazz orchestra “live vol.1 series circuit” double compact disc set

  • lost in the rain (berlin, 2006 / 13:23)
  • out to lunch (tokyo, 2006 / 16:00)
  • playgirl bgm (berlin + tokyo, 2006 / 4:05)
  • double command ii (tokyo, 2006 / 6:09)
  • single command (tokyo, 2006 / 3:30)
  • climbers high opening (tokyo, 2006 / 8:06)

  • straight up and down ~ mayonaka no shizuka na kuroi kawa no ue ni ukabiagaru shiroi yuri no hana (kyoto, 2006 / 23:44)
  • namida kara ashita e (berlin, 2006 / 10:03)
  • double command i (tokyo, 2006 / 7:38)
  • hat and beard (nagoya, 2006 / 12:02)
first volume in a pair of summer 2007 releases by otomo yoshihide’s new jazz orchestra, here with an expanded lineup featuring vocalists kahimi karie & margareth kammerer. the group tackle three eric dolphy charts, two by takeo yamashita, and a whole mess of otomo originals...

one of the more approachable entries into otomo’s vast, vast canon; were it not for sachiko’s incessant 8-16k tweetering throughout, i could almost mistake some of this for 60s/70s film music; which is to say the band stay inside the reigns for the majority of the session(s)...
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onjo / live vol.1 "series circuit"
dmf-115/116
2cds / a folding cardboard jacket / booklet in detail inside

members:
otomo yoshihide (guitar, conduct)
kahimi karie (vocal)
ishu kayo (vocal)
margareth kammerer (vocal)
axel doerner (trumpet)
aoki taisei (trombone, etc)
tsugami kenta (alto sax, etc)
okura masahiko (bass clarinett, etc)
alfred harth (tenor sax, etc)
ishikawa ko (sho)
sachiko m (sinewaves)
unami taku (computer with objects)
takara kumiko (vibraphone)
mizutani hiroaki (bass)
yoshigaki yasuhiro (drums, etc)
itoken (conduct)

+ shinjuku 2 chomeorchestra
kondo yoshiaki (live sound)

* some players changed off by each tunes. for details, see booklet inside.

since last year, those titles had been a hold by various matters but onjo (otomo yoshihide's new jazz orchestra) live cd will be release this summer at last. those essential titles, 2cds x 2 sets are organized various live performances and indicate the future onjo. the sound of onjo contains every connection between tone, onkyo, sonority, melody, rhythm and so on.

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 114 cd

ground-zero “live 1992+” compact disc

  • orange (0:52)
  • metal spy (0:30)
  • bottom out-x (4:46)
  • vs (1:27)
  • vv (1:20)
  • ground-zero 1992 (4:43)
  • mango (1:11)
  • pseudopodium (3:15)
  • wzr-fm (2:04)
  • lime (3:15)
  • lam chen - ying (8:22)
  • vt (5:56)
  • grape (0:16)
ah... this one takes me back...

ground-zero were of course otomo yoshihide’s long-running free-jazz/improv/noise/psych unit, blazing something of a singular path between august 1990 & march 1998 featuring a rotating lineup that, over the years, included such heavyweights as kato hideki, makigami koichi, masahiro uemura, yamatsuka/yamantaka eye, hirose junji , tony buck, tenko, ryoji hojito, mick harris, hoppy kamiyama, sei’chi yamamoto, samm bennett, kazuhisa uchihashi, mitsuru nasuno, masaki shimizu, yasuhuro yoshigaki, sachiko m, masahiko okura, and kazunao nagata.

this early concert from february 1992 (recorded @ 20000v in tokyo) features otomo, hirose junji, kato hideki, uemura masahiro, and yamantaka eye; sonically much closer to the raw blat of the boredoms than anything you’d associate with otomo these days - at this stage he was still playing a sawed-off guitar with a metal pipe and turntables (often scratching/jump-cutting all over distorted hip-hop beats & rock guitar - listen to the sound-clip - closer to something like john oswald’s plunderphonics) with eye caterwauling all over the place, and the rest of the band following suit with disjointed rhythmic jabs & all kinds of free-scream gestures...

two studio pieces at the end of the disc, in all of their damaged-fidelity glory, rule. an excellent disc, especially great for the boredoms fan or anyone with a soft-spot for otomo’s noisier excursions...
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doubtmusic / dmh-114
ground-zero
live 1992 +

otomo yoshihide (guitar, turntables)
hirose junji (sax)
kato hideki (bass, voice)
uemura masahiro (drums)
yamataka eye (voice)

this cd includes unissued live performances and studio recordings (12, 13) right after otomo formed ground-zero. this happened before the release of their first album, called "ground-zero" (god mountain). their playing is in the rough and sound quality is not quite best, but this materials should be kept a record of their intence performances of earlier ground-zero for future ages. this is remembrance of fresh / poisonous earlier ground-zero after interval of 15 years.

composed by otomo (1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11), hirose & eye (4), kato & eye (5), otomo & eye (12), all members (7,8,10,13)

please note that noise and gaps in the sound are due to the recording conditions and the nature of the music. thank you for your understanding.

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 112 cd

tsuneo imahori / tatsuya yoshida “territory” compact disc

  • irritation (4:53)
  • outflow of brain waves (3:05)
  • ghost of laundry (3:27)
  • parasaurolophus (1:42)
  • language pollution (2:42)
  • false information (2:12)
  • ferrichrome (2:29)
  • the territory (3:49)
  • ets (3:27)
  • autonomy (3:48)
  • nuclear family (2:42)
  • lymph gland (5:02)
  • sunspot (5:00)
  • tokyolaibach (3:42)
  • metaprogram ($:43)
  • compound fracture (2:53)
  • gold head (1:14)
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doubtmusic / dmf-112
imahoritsuneoyoshidatatsuya
territory

" this work was created by yoshida tatsuya and imahori tsuneo through a process consisting of composition and improvisation; and file exchange, overdubbing, and extensive editing on computer."

japanese hyper duet works by imahori tsuneo and yoshida tatsuya. this work reveals their remarkable aptitude for music through their improvisation, composition, extensive editing and so on. play it loud !

yoshida tatsuya drums, darbuka, voice, devices
imahori tsuneo guitars, devices

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 109 cd

altered states “bluffs ii” compact disc

  • i (02:07)
  • ii (03:43)
  • iii (15:43)
  • iv (05:56)
  • v (04:10)
  • vi (07:54)
  • vii (07:00)
  • viii (12:56)
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altered states
bluffs ii

altered states are improvised group who pursue 16 years as same members - uchihashi, nasuno, yoshigaki in japan. this work consists of all improvisations, no overdub, no edit. you will be surprised to listen this telepathic improvisation. their play is more instant compositions as their playing than improvisation...

all music improvised by altered states

altered states are uchihashi kazuhisa (guitar), nasuno mitsuru (bass), yoshigaki yasuhiro (drums, percussions, trumpet)

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 107 cd

makigami koichi “moon ether • voice and theremin solo” compact disc

  • (cyrillic title) (kara duruya)
  • lunar mare (2:43)
  • yabara hoe (2:43)
  • moon ether (4:44)
  • past the adam's apple (4:41)
  • sprouting fingers (7:57)
  • snail express (4:51)
  • zackly (4:22)
  • li bai's moon (6:52)
  • hazy detail (4:28)
  • (cyrillic title) (kara duruya) (1:46)
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makigami koichi
moon ether -voice and theremin solo

makigami koichi is one of best voice performer in the world. "moon ether" is his improvisation of voice and theremin except 1 & 11 are asian folksong. this works includes his marvelous khoomii singing -double voice, humor, free theremin playing, a taste of impromptu talent, sound effect, etc...

"shadowlike, the theremin sings. the ether dances" -makigami koichi.

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 106 cd

kato hideki “green zone” compact disc

  • gates of hell (1:43)
  • bremer walls (7:43)
  • agent orange (2:05)
  • oil & water (1:53)
  • crave (6:01)
  • enemy within (6:03)
  • copper green (3:19)
  • curtains of grief (10:12)
  • agent orange 2 (8:59)
  • hope against hope (1:18)
  • okinawa (4:00)
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kato hideki
green zone

kato hideki (bass, violin) formed a new group last year with his friend, otomo yoshihide (guitar) and uemura mashiro (drums). they were the member of early "ground-zero", otomo's rock group. green zone is completely kato's composition and arrangement and its sound is so heavy.

back in the fall of 2001, i couldn't keep my eyes off of a pair of pictures from the new york times: one was the world trade center site after the 9/11 attacks, and the other was a satellite picture of kabul, a few days before the us raid. both looked like surfaces of petrified planets and were disturbingly similar.

several months later, i found myself on a near-empty flight from nyc to tokyo, my first return to japan since i emigrated in 1992. soon after my feet touched the ground, i heard that the us had started bombing iraq. (and the day i returned to nyc, the us administration proclaimed the end of the war.)

rather than making a statement based on what i already knew and being "gung ho" about it, i started to research and collect stories about what was really going on in iraq and beyond; then i came up with music for each title. i see this as a documentary film without pictures.i returned to japan in 2004 and was joined by my old colleagues otomo and uemura. together we have a strong, unique voice, like a pack. we can howl together like "el lobos."i hope the music will unfold the stories as you listen. i hope too that you will keep your eyes and ears open to new stories. what you find may be gut-wrenching or depressing but sometimes darkness can help you find a way--a personal revolution or even a social progression--like caravaggio's paintings or johnny cash's hymns can.

kato hideki august 20, 2005 brooklyn, nyc

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 105 cd

andrew d’angelo “morthana with pride” compact disc

  • my prostate (4:31)
  • skriker (7:06)
  • reef zar ja (4:50)
  • cheek spread (1:19)
  • koavur (5:13)
  • space hear (7:40)
  • hb & co (3:58)
  • kug ronke (3:37)
  • eat shit mutherfucker!! (5:03)
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doubtmusic / dmf-105
andrew d'angelo trio
mortahana with pride

n.y. based extreme saxophonist, andrew d'angelo formed "mortahana". this is their milsetone studio work! this music consists by saxophone (bass-clarinet) + electric guitar + two drums, and what's more, + screaming voice, is not only intense but also feathery.

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 104 cd

kazutoki umezu “bass-clarinet solo “show the frog”” compact disc

  • i want to talk about you (billy eckstine) (6:24)
  • the star of the county down (irish trad.) (4:08)
  • a lonely dolphin (kazutoki umezu) (2:03)
  • the captured two rabbits (k. umezu) (4:25)
  • a nakht in gn eydn (harry kandel) (4:23)
  • 1970 (k. umezu) (2:58)
  • chakton (ainu trad.) (2:54)
  • kamifusen (nobuyoshi ino) (3:53)
  • in walked bud (thelonious monk) (2:43)
  • show the frog (k. umezu) (6:20)
  • moon cat (k. umezu) (6:40)
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kazutoki umezu
bass-clarinet solo “show the frog”

this work shows umezu's various musical talent. for example, umezu changes irish trad called "the star of the county down" into japanese fisherman's folktune by his own interpretation. or while his recording, he find the way of blowing the highest tone what is limits of possibility of bass clarinet. this highest tone is in the tune called "1970", umezu's masterpiece. and he expresses his love of ainu traditional in the tune called "chakton". chakton is a rhythm pattern of ainu music. umezu was inspired by mukkuri, ainu people's populer instrument, then he blow fake mukkuri on bass-clarinet. this work also his first bass clarinet solo!

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 103 cd

mats gustafsson “baritone sax solo - catapult” compact disc

  • memory of a specific silence - to paul auster (m.gustafsson) 4'22"
  • torparvisa (gunde johansson) / angels (albert ayler) 7'32"
  • the light (alva melin) 4'48"
  • catapult of solitudes - to paul auster (m.gustafsson) 5'48"
  • the nut (alva melin) 5'27"
  • it is. remember - to lars gullin (m.gustafsson) 6'19"
  • flutter (otomo yoshihide) 6'43"
  • chance illusions - to paul auster (m.gustafsson) 6'23"
  • kungssangen (trad. arr mats gustafsson) 5'16"
june 2005 solo set from swedish saxophonist mats gustafsson...
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doubtmusic / dms-103
mats gustafsson
baritone saxophone solo - catapult

catapult of solitudes...
reflections and directions,
considerations...illusions...moments of minds.
fire and joy !
sacrifices..sharing...
music and playing is living it!!!
............. ( mats gustafsson )

amazing his blowing technic is in "memory of a specific silence" and "catapult". "torparvisa", composed by gunde johansson inspired albert ayler to write "ghosts" while living in stockholm back in 1962. mats plays very beautiful overtones in this tune. his daughter composed very beautiful tunes, are "the light" and "the nut". "it is, remember" has a destractive rockin' ending. in otomo's masterpiece "flutter", mats add his own interpretation. etc... his first only bariton sax solo work! killin' cd!!

produced by mats gustafsson & jun numata

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 102 cd

otomo yoshihide / new jazz orchestra “onjo” compact disc

  • eureka (jim o'rourke) (11:13)
  • theme from canary (otomo yoshihide) (5:51)
  • broken shadows (ornette coleman) (4:17)
  • lost in the rain (otomo / kahimi karie) (8:58)
  • orange was the color of her dress)
  • then blue silk (charles mingus) (- tails out (otomo) (9:16)
  • mayonaka no shizuka na kuroi kawa no ue ni ukabiagaru shiroi yuri no hana (otomo / karie) (7:45)
  • a-shi-ta (otomo / hamada mariko) (7:49
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otomo yoshihide's new jazz orchestra
onjo

this is otomo's first orchestra work. from ground zero to onjq, otomo always made inroads into avant-garde music. this orchestra work include two japanese famous female vocalists, kahimi karie and hamada mariko, and have various sounds - noise, pops, jazz, orchestral big bang hits, happening in their playing, obscure tone, sho - japanese traditional instrument, all onkyo sounds, and so on. otomo did his best musical direction for this work. this must be landmark of his works.

ONJO ;
otomo yoshihide (guitar, turntable on canary, broken, orange & tails, conduct on mayonaka)
axel doerner (trumpet, slide trumpet)
aoki taisei (trombone, bamboo flute)
tsugami kenta (alto sax, soprano sax)
okura masahiko (alto sax & tubes on eureka, orange & a-shi-ta)
alfred harth (tenor sax, bass-clarinet, trumpet, misc)
mats gustafsson (baritone sax)
ishikawa ko (sho)
sachiko m (sinewaves, contact mic)
unami taku (computer on orange)
takara kumiko (vibraphone)
cor fuhler (piano, inside piano)
mizutani hiroaki (bass)
yoshigaki yasuhiro (drums, percussion, trumpet on eureka & canary)
nananan kiriko (bombo on eureka & a-shi-ta)
otsu makoto (drum samples on orange & tails)
kahimi karie (vocal on eureka, lost & mayonaka)
hamada mariko (vocal on a-shi-ta)

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doubtmusic (japan) #dm 101 cd

otomo yoshihide “guitar solo” compact disc

  • theme from canary for shiota akihiko (otomo / acoustic) (2:09)
  • rig (otomo / electric) (8:14)
  • gomen for togashi shin (otomo / acoustic) (3:54)
  • mood indigo (ellington / bigard / mills / electric) (4:59)
  • kazahana for somai shinji (otomo / acoustic) (4:38)
  • roulette (otomo / electric) (4:18)
  • misty (e.garner / acoustic) (4:03)
  • cylinder (otomo / electric) (8:42)
  • lonely woman (o. coleman / acoustic) (7:26)
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otomo yoshihideguitar solo
12th octber 2004 @ shinjuku pit inn, tokyo + 1

first otomo's guitar solo work. this work include beautiful acoustic pieces and intense electric pieces, recorded on 12th oct, 2004 at shinjuku pit inn and new studio recording piece..

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