kenichi kanazawa “experimental music of japan vol.10 • solo performance” compact disc

• starting by vibratile shape - circle and square. (7:35)
  
• improvisation on oto no kakera 5 object. (7:31)
  
• i emphasized specific frequencies of sound through bamboo pipe and i sounded by falling and rolling various materials on oto no kakera. (7:03)
  
• steel wire vibration on vibratile shape - square. (6:14)
  
• rubbing an iron piece by iron bar. (2:27)
  
• high tone by hummer attack on iron piece. (1:46)
  
• preparation effect by various materials on oto no kakera. (3:48)

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kenichi kanazawa "solo performance" cd omega point opx-010 kenichi kanazawa is a sculptor. he cuts and assembles thick iron plate pieces, and also he remarked the sound of the iron pieces. this cd is live recording of performance at his recent retrospective exhibition in 2011. oto no kakera (= fragments of sound) was laid by clue that i participated in an exhibition 'sound garden' in 1987. an idea occurred for the work of the exhibition. i cut thick steel plate as like pieces of jigsaw puzzle on theme of relationship of iron, figure and sound. i attacked the pieces by sticks, and then i experienced listening their sounds first. various pitches, tones and resonances of sounds were made from area and shape of each pieces. they extended world of iron sound richly. in the 'sound garden' exhibition, artists had to do any performance. i believe it was beginning of oto no kakera performance. this cd is recording of performance in exhibition ‘kenichi kanazawa, iron as a starting point 1982-2011’

kenichi kanazawa / shinjiro yamaguchi / hiroyuki ura “experimental music of japan vol.9 • fragments of sound, figure of music” compact disc

• solo performance used self-made steel triangle instrument by kanazawa. (5:36)
  
• each player plays sound 1 time at first 1 minute, plays 2 times at next 2 minutes, and it's continued until 12 minutes. (12:38)
  
• performance used five kinds of plate sculptures. they performed on the rule that each 2 members must not play in same time. (6:06)
  
• drumming and rubbing of oto no kakera 9 with electronic noise. (1:36)
  
• solo performance by oto no kakera 9. (4:10)
  
• drone sound performance used vibratile shape - circle 1200 and vibratile shape - square 1200. (4:25)
  
• improvisation used oto no kakera 9 determined to finish with succession attack by all players. (8:27)

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kenichi kanazawa, shinjiro yamaguchi, hiroyuki ura "fragments of sound, figure of music" cd omega point opx-009 kenichi kanazawa is a sculptor. he cuts and assembles thick iron plate pieces, and also he remarked the sound of the iron pieces. this cd is live recording of performance with young musicians. exhibition "oto no kakera (= fragments of sound) and workshop" was held by me and kawagoe city museum between 2006 and 2010. at the fifth and final exhibition, i did workshop and performance with hiroyuki ura and shinjiro yamaguchi. this performance consisted of some fragments, and yamaguchi planned detail of them. according to his explanation, he tried to catch invisible figure of music through composition by simple rule and style.

kazuo uehara “experimental music of japan vol.8 • assemblage - acousmatic electronic works” compact disc

• music collage re-mix version (1989-2010) (8:22)
  
• pont de l’alma de paris (1998) (4:40)
  
• oto mandala 2 (2009) (2:58)
  
• sound work 1 (1983) (10:25)
  
• forest of gombe (2005) (4:00)
  
• assemblage 2004 (2004) (6:54)
  
• meteora version 1.0 (2007) (8:23)

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experimental music of japan vol.8 kazuo uehara "assemblage - acousmatic electronic works" edition omega point opx-008 assemblage is a word from domain of modern art. this is the one of the technique of expression of art. the word means mixture originally. i decide the assemblage as a concept of this cd. the collage by picasso is similar example. dadaism is also similar example. i try to express new direction of music by using assemblage technique. profile of artist kazuo uehara was born in osaka in 1949. he studied composition in tokyo and in new york. he is an professor of music at the osaka university of arts. he gives courses on composition, experimental music and also multi-media performance at the university. his music has been performed in france, germany, u.s.a., and other countries. he also performed his interactive live music and multi-media pieces at major festivals in sweden, bulgalia, russia, france, poland, brasil, china, korea and other countries. he is the prize winner of bourge international electro-acoustic music competition. in 1990, he was awarded the grant from the new york state council on the arts. he had been producing the international festival for contemporary music in japan from 1980s. limited of 400 copies.

atsuhiro ito “experimental music of japan vol.6 • r.g.b. / pre optron 1999” compact disc

• flicker-1 (7:19)
  
• fluorescent (7:46)
  
• flicker-2 (3:36)
  
• turn on & out (3:14)
  
• voitage (3:06)
  
• altervision (6:13)

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experimental music of japan vol.6 atsuhiro ito "r.g.b./ pre optron 1999" edition omega point opx-006 this cd is remastered reissue of very limited cdr released by omega point in 1999. my homemade instrument 'optron' - it outputs flicker-noise of fluorescent lamps as sound directly - is little-known recently now, but in that early years, the primitive object was no named yet (who called 'pre optron'). it was not only uncontrollable and unstable, but also the sound was so barbaric. however, i had no intention that i controll the system and 'perform' as 'music'. i recorded the electric 'phenomenon' by flicker of fluorescent lamp innocently. i named 'optron sound system' first for equipments when i performed a live show after release of the cdr. this sound materials of this cd (=cdr) were not recorded as a noise-performance, but rather, they would be called records of phenomenon as effect from experimental works - it's on extention of my installation works - in a secret room. this 'fluorescent performance' had not gotten good reputation from my acquaintances in those days. however, i was interested in the lights and sounds simply, and it is not too much to say that it's only a feeling "wow, it's so exciting!". i think no meaning and reason for the work since the first time and now. profile of artist: born in 1965. he launched his career as a visual artist in the late 80s, and in 98 began presenting sound performances at art exhibitions and so on. ito made use of fluorescent lighting (which is also an element of his art installations) in the creation of an original musical device called the optron. in addition, ito is active in a number of musical units. one of these is optrum, the explosively loud "extreme optical noise core band" consisting of ito and drummer yoichiro shin. and another one is free jazz trio "kazuo imai trio" with kazuo imai (guitar, a member of marginal consort) and manabu suzuki (electronics). he published his own label "gotobai recordings" in 2009. limited of 400 copies.

kazuya ishigami “experimental music of japan vol.5 • hossin no kizashi - acousmatic electronic works” compact disc

• bon'noh: ton-jin-chi-man-gi-akken (8:21)
  
• isyohteiyohshin no genwaku (11:54)
  
• gudohjisaishin eno kikyu (9:36)
  
• hohga (5:11)
  
• otokamui no sasayaki (8:51)

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experimental music of japan vol.5 kazuya ishigami "hossin no kizashi - acousmatic electronic works" edition omega point opx-005 however sound performer kazuya ishigami studied at academy of music in japan and france, he also acts as noise / improvisation unit 'billy' and 'daruin' since 1997. this cd consists of recent 2 works of 'acousmatic electronic music. i think many works of this style are bored for electronic music fan because they are so academic and confines in the style. but ishigami's sound brought from his wide activities and imaginations are so exiting and cool. "hosshin no kizashi" is a work composed based on the theme "pray" that the priest of buddhist temple senkoji (in osaka) presented. hosshin: meaning of "departure bodhi mind". "hosshin no kizashi" is a meaning of this side of "departure bodhi mind" one step. that is, it means there is still a hesitation. otokamui no sasayaki (whisper of sound god); "oto" means "sound" in japanese. "kamui" means "god" in ainu. profile of artist: kazuya ishigami | born in 1972, in osaka. sound performer, composer and sound engineer. he was graduated from osaka university of arts in 1994. he composed his pieces in ina-grm in august 1997. his radiophonic work "sonic escapism","2nd 49" and "whisper of sound god" were broadcasted from deutschlandradio in 2005-2008.

agencement “experimental music of japan vol.4 • early works 1983-1986” compact disc

• cylindre 2 (1984) (5:48)
  
• rout 83 (1985) (6:30)
  
• pico-01a (1985) (23:58)
  
• pico-01b (1985) (24:42)
  
• untitled (1983) (2:47)

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experimental music of japan vol.4 agencement vol.1 - early works 1983-1986 edition omega point opx-004 at first, agencement was started as an anonymous tape music project in 1985. it started from among indies movement that had occurred like being in inverse proportion to the calm situation of mid-eighties domestic improvised music scene. as for activity of violin performances that i started from the influence of european improvised music after it is related to the edit of underground music magazine named avant-garde that kanazawa university students issued from 1976 until 1979, several years have passed from beginning. i played the violin in various places at that time, for instance, have participation at "the 2nd ten minutes solo improvisation festival" (1982) at kyoto seika university, and i sometimes performed violin + live electronics by solo at the cafe named merzbau, etc. i was gradually editing them with multi-track though the magnetic tapes that recorded live performances became a huge amount. such a work style originates from the drawing works which i am starting producing from teens. the work of 1st lp (side b) was made by using cheap analog multi-track tape recorder and was spent one year. the flow of such time has not basically changed in the studio work of me digitalized now too. a lot of time has passed any more. at the time of 1986, i was able to come in contact with artists such as merzbow, toukaseibunshi, 10t and others through compilation cassette releases etc. masami akita who had contact for several years recommended it though i did not think that i make lp of myself at first.

tomomi adachi “experimental music of japan vol.3 • early works & live 1994-1996” compact disc

• voice and electronics improvisations (17:50)
  
• hide kinoshita “voice sound poetry form begun with -x-” (2:36)
  
• news paper singing (1:37)
  
• violin and electronics improvisations (10:45)
  
• piano improvisation (3:29)
  
• expanded violin improvisation (3:18)
  
• hoses and pipes improvisation (3:21)
  
• piano improvisation (3:08)

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experimental music of japan vol.3 tomomi adachi - early works & live 1994-1996 publisher: omega point (opx-003) tomomi adachi is a performer/composer. known for his versatile style, he has performed solo improvisations with voice, computer, sensor system and self-made instruments, also is active in the field of theater music, installation and video. in collaboraton work with toshi ichiyanagi "ommage for space" (please see section of opx-001 below), he performed live electronics. “this is a collection of my early recordings, just after i started my professional activity in 1994. almost tracks were performed as improvisations without any overdubings and edits. 1-7 are recording of a performance i did in a private venue in akagi mountain. track 6 is the first published japanese sound poetry on japanese dadaist magazine "mavo" in 1924. track 7 is a reading of newspaper on that date. 8-11 are tracks from my first released tape in 1994, 12-15 are from my second released tape in 1995. i think i will not present these kinds of music anymore.” - tomomi adachi limited edition of 300 copies

haruyuki suzuki “experimental music of japan vol.2 • electronic works vol.1” compact disc

• concret ii (9:21) 1985
  
• go and back (a) (4:01) 1996
  
• go and back (b) (4:02) 1996
  
• go and back (c) (4:02) 1996
  
• circuit ii (20:42) 2006
  
• bustling for luc (6:17) 2007

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experimental music of japan vol.2 haruyuki suzuki - "electronic works vol.1" publisher: omega point (opx-002) haruyuki suzuki is a composer. born in 1962, in tokyo. he studied composition almost by himself. he established tempus novum in 1991. so far he has been interested in the collaboration with many artists outside music, mainly films and art. and also he organized lectures and concerts of james tenney (2001), luc ferrari (2002, 2003) and so on. “this cd includes four of my electronic works. the oldest piece "concret ii" composed in 1985 points toward noise sound. the triptych, "go and back" series composed in 1996, "circuit ii" (2006) used 2 cd-j players, "bustling for luc" (2007) and dedicated for my souvenir with luc ferrari. the material is only the environmental sound of busy quarters in tokyo.” - haruyuki suzuki limited edition of 300 copies

toshi ichiyanagi / akiko samukawa / tomomi adachi “experimental music of japan vol.1 special edition • live document ‘hommage for space’” compact disc and three inch compact disc-recordable set

• morton feldman - 2 pianos (6:20)
  
• toshi ichiyanagi - time sequence (9:05)
  
• michal kleofas oginsky / toshi ichiyanagi - polonaise in a minor “ojczyzny” (4:42)
  
• toshi ichiyanagi / akiko samukawa / tomomi adachi - improvisation hommage for space (37:23)
  
  
• astor piazzola - libertango (excerpt from rehearsal) (2:45)
  
• toshi ichiyanagi / akiko samukawa / tomomi adachi - improvisation hommage for space (excerpt from performance of pre-opening party) (11:40)

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experimental music of japan vol.1 toshi ichiyanagi + akiko samukawa + tomomi adachi - live document "hommage for space" edition omega point opx-001 this is the live recording of the music performance held at the installation exhibition of chiharu shiota in the gallery of kanagawa kenmin hall in yokohama japan last october. the performance was defined as art complex by toshi ichiyanagi from the music stand point of view. the content of music consists of live computer improvisation as well as some acoustic programed pieces by piano performance by akiko samukawa, toshi ichiyanagi and computer electronics by tomomi adachi to create the interpenetration of temporal and spacial situation in the gallery space. - toshi ichiyanagi note: art-complex also included symposium, string quartet concert, piano recital, contemporary dance and so on. track 4 includes electric organ drone by samukawa, some metronomes click by ichiyanagi and homemade instrument named "tomoring" by adachi. special edition with minicdr is also available. it's recorded rehearsal take and performance of pre-opening party. limited to 100 copies profile of performer : tomomi adachi born in kanazawa, japan in 1972, he is performer, composer, sound poet, installation artist, occasional theater director. he studied philosophy and aesthetics at waseda university in tokyo. he has played improvised music with voice, live electronics and self-made instruments. he also has organized many concerts which picks up experimental music, sound art, collaboration work and inter-disciplinary performance in japan and germany, include concerts for chris mann, trevor wishart, nicolas collins and steim in japan. akiko samukawa born in kyoto. she studied piano at music department of ferris women's university and under some pianists. she do not play only contemporary music mainly, but also interests improvisation and other field of sound works. she wants to perform extraordinary works, and organized piano recital includes mixed-media or computer assisted works recently.

toshi ichiyanagi / akiko samukawa / tomomi adachi “experimental music of japan vol.1 • live document ‘hommage for space’” compact disc

• morton feldman - 2 pianos (6:20)
  
• toshi ichiyanagi - time sequence (9:05)
  
• michal kleofas oginsky / toshi ichiyanagi - polonaise in a minor “ojczyzny” (4:42)
  
• toshi ichiyanagi / akiko samukawa / tomomi adachi - improvisation hommage for space (37:23)

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experimental music of japan vol.1 toshi ichiyanagi + akiko samukawa + tomomi adachi - live document "hommage for space" edition omega point opx-001 this is the live recording of the music performance held at the installation exhibition of chiharu shiota in the gallery of kanagawa kenmin hall in yokohama japan last october. the performance was defined as art complex by toshi ichiyanagi from the music stand point of view. the content of music consists of live computer improvisation as well as some acoustic programed pieces by piano performance by akiko samukawa, toshi ichiyanagi and computer electronics by tomomi adachi to create the interpenetration of temporal and spacial situation in the gallery space. - toshi ichiyanagi note: art-complex also included symposium, string quartet concert, piano recital, contemporary dance and so on. track 4 includes electric organ drone by samukawa, some metronomes click by ichiyanagi and homemade instrument named "tomoring" by adachi. profile of performer : tomomi adachi born in kanazawa, japan in 1972, he is performer, composer, sound poet, installation artist, occasional theater director. he studied philosophy and aesthetics at waseda university in tokyo. he has played improvised music with voice, live electronics and self-made instruments. he also has organized many concerts which picks up experimental music, sound art, collaboration work and inter-disciplinary performance in japan and germany, include concerts for chris mann, trevor wishart, nicolas collins and steim in japan. akiko samukawa born in kyoto. she studied piano at music department of ferris women's university and under some pianists. she do not play only contemporary music mainly, but also interests improvisation and other field of sound works. she wants to perform extraordinary works, and organized piano recital includes mixed-media or computer assisted works recently.