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Kazuya
Ishigami (jp) Born in 1972, Osaka. Noise Musician Composer / Programmer. He presides an independent label, NEUS-318, which is releasing many CDs of various artists. And also performed: Billy?(Noise Group), Daruin (Ambient Noise solo-unit), UnFriendly Science Orchestra(Experimental Ambient duo with Ian Masters) , Electric Tea Ceremony (Collaboration with Johannes S. Sistermanns)...etc... |
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HAL (jp) HAL is a member of the Kobe/Osaka based hip hop crew DOHYO-ORIZIN that they are one the important crew of hip hop scene in Japan. In 1993, He started DJ, Kobe at a base. Many appeared on DJ battles DMC,VESTAX,etc.. in 1996~1997. He received a 3rd prize of DMC western part of Japan in 1997. He played with DJ KRUSH, DJ KAZUMA, MOOCHY, SILICOM, SAIDRUM, DJ BAKU, DJ BISHOP, and NUMB. etc... |
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Tetsuya MIYAZAKI (jp) Born in Nagano, 1972. Tetsuya grew up in a farmhouse and began to listen to rock music at the age of 20. Soon he dug out improvised electronic music by artists such as Merzbow and Oval and decided to perform for himself. He started his musical career with improvisation and at-home recording in 1997 and joined a show that was sponsored by an electronic music magazine, NEO NOISE BLOOD, then moved to Tokyo in 1998. His early style was noise by analog equipment. However, after 2000 he introduced PC sound into his performance. In his solo activities he actively aims for "straight ahead music" even after his participation in Billy?. He is also the owner of the electronic music label called RICE-FIELD. (Photo by TANIKAWA Yuko) |
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Slacknote (nl) Slacknote didn't find his musical calling until he picked up a bass and started to fiddle around with tape recorders and a drum machine. Pigeonholing is not something anyone can do with Slacknote's music. He has a wide variety of styles that can be browsed on his website. You will see a breakcore release on Pendeho records, an IDM and a drum 'n bass release on fear records, a drum 'n bass release on Evol Intent and numerous odd remixes with style descriptions like punk 'n bass, punk dub and darkhop. For the track "Irie Thoughts" he combined IDM-type noises with symfo-style acoustic drumming, a dubby bassline played on a fretless bass, a symfo-type of melody line, an accompanying steady piano line, and a Hip-Hop break. The result is a uniquely melodic track, hence the title. He used a Washburn fretless bass, a Korg piano, a mixing desk, a DAW (digital audio workstation) and his intuition to produce this unique track. |
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Atsushi
Sato (jp) Born in 1969. 1995- Director Hiroyuki Oki work "HEAVEN-6-BOX" (Berlin International Film Festival, young cinema section, netpack prize winner) sound track work. 1997- The Director Hiroyuki Oki "championship-work Renaissanse" (Sundance International Film Festival, formal invitation work) sound track work. Live Performance (Setagaya Art Museum, Yokohama Museum of Art, etc.). 1999 The sound installation performance "wow & flater" by the cassette tape and a "large echo project" are held in various places in the "matico" name. 2002 Performance with Dr.YS SAWASAKI YOSHIHIRO and Kijin Nishimura of action painting in SOUND & VISION LIVE (Kochi prefectural art museum). |
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Sunao
Inami (jp) Sunao Inami has been working with sound and using computers to manipulate it for about 20 years. In the early 90's, he found his direction performing real-time graphics with an Amiga computer, and improvising and collaborating with artists from a variey of disciplines. In the mid-90's he focused on multimedia, and pioneered web-based performance and installation with projects such as the band "TIMECONTROL" and the online installation, "Moog Endless" (which featured a synthesizer streaming live sound for 24 hours). Sunao has a love of the analog synthesizer and wavetable synthesis: he writes for the Japanese edition of Keyboard magazine and translates synthesizer manuals into Japanese.He loved wavetable synthesis, he is a one of the key person of wavetable synthesis in the wold. His favolrite synthesizer is PPG Wave and Waldolf synths.In 2000, he joined remix project of Y.M.O. (Yellow Magic Orchestra)"TECHNOPOLIS 2000-00". Sunao continues to run CAVE Studio, and has toured extensively this year, performing in Europe,Bay area (USA) and Taiwan with other musicians and dancers, and in Japan. Documentation of many performances can be found on the CAVE Studio website. Sunao also performs live twice monthly from the studio in a series titled "Live from Far East," which can be heard at the C.U.E. web site. |
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Luca
Formentini (it) Italian musician and composer, Formentini uses guitars as sound sources that he then processes in real time through electronic devices; all this happens in the moment of playing. Since 1999, after 17 years passed creating bands as well as developing solo situations, he is dedicating himself to collaborations with musicians from several countries. His compositions and sound are oriented to generate emotions into the listener by creating deeply involving audio environments; there is no interest in expressing conceptual operations and technical skills. Soon to be released are two cds made with different ensembles, while his next solo cd, following to "Subterraneans" (Auditorium, 2003), will be released in 2005. |
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Kazumoto
Endo (jp) Born in 1972, Chiba. Noisician. From 1994, his activity was started in the "Killer Bug" name. In 1995, he performed in the USA and TAIWAN. and released Two EPs. From 1997, his activity was started under his real name "Kazumoto Endo". Masterpieces: first album "While You Were Out" (1999 Boxmedia and USA). mini-album "Brick and Mortar" (2003 Rhystop and USA). Many participation to EPs and compilation CDs. From 2000, he introduced the computer in his sounds equipment. He aims to "pliant loudly sound". |
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DUMMY (jp) Born in Osaka. From childhood, he is familiar with an electronic musical instrument, and concentrates on electronic music. He worked at synth manipulation section of post production in Tokyo,he did a lot of recordings and live gig supports. His knowledge of synthesis is very high level. He is freelance now,He made sound track of original video, inside-a-hall music, also He is playing some unique electronic band and unit, and also he is a member of TIMECONTROL. |
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Bun
ITO (jp) Bun ITO, a few Warr Guitar players in the world who build only sound space. That's using full tapping-technic and many loop effects for playing. It's just like a "Minimal" "Sequencial" "Spacy" sound of music. and, live crew of a project FlickerTone belonging to a label MUSIC CONCEPTION. MUSIC CONCEPTION is organized by CALM. a lots of session with avantgarde trumpeter Christopher Fryman. Music and Image art performance project with Peter Golightly [ex.DumbType], improvisation with Toru IWASHITA [SANKAIJUKU], and not only music but the session in various domains, such as a contemporary dance, BUTOU, Images, is running at many places. |
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Janus
Faced
Lambs (jp) "Janus Faced Lambs" is Taishin Inoue's solo unit. He organize the event "spiral-process sponsorship" which talk by deciding a theme each time. He pick up of artist and program work in the indies musician support site "muzie". He participated in street fighter remix of CAPCOM. |
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Laura
Maes (be) Born in 1978 in Ghent, Belgium. Currently living in Ostend, at the seaside. Studied classical guitar at the Royal Conservatory in Ghent. Plays besides guitar, cello, hammond organ, electronics, analogue synths & theremin. She is working together with Kristof Lauwers & Leen Gijselinck on Whirl Wash, an audiovisual installation about the laundry machine. Together with Gommaar Delneste she plays in Strona Starsza, a poppy project. And with Elke Soenens she has a classical guitar duo Saffraan. In the past she played together with, amongst others, Roel Meelkop, Claus Van Bebber, Noise-Maker's Fifes, Pierre Berthet, Logos & Jacques Brodier. And currently she is spending too much time renovating a house from 1907:) Selected discography : Laura Maes: "Tijdroof" cd-r, an interactive soundgame with material of the Arts Centre Vooruit, Ghent, 2004 Laura Maes & Kristof Lauwers ăKitch ân Glitch cd, Cling Film (Belgium) 2003 Laura Maes: Composition for the festival Happy New Ears, Kortrijk 2002 Laura Maes: business card cd ăCzela on MSBR-records (Japan) 2002 Laura Maes: business card cd ăLaura Maes on MSBR-records (Japan) 2002 Laura Maes: contribution to a compilation cd on Denshi Zatsuon (Japan) 2001 Laura Maes: contribution to ăFemale Noise 10 on Flenix (Japan) 2000 |
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Masato
Kawatani (jp) Born in 1966, Kouchi. Now, he lives in Kyoto. Guitarist. His performance is minimal and lyricism-performance, making full use of Delay. He participated in the electric band PROSPERO in the 90s. Collaboration with the artist of various genres, theatrical company, photographer, and dancer. Recently, as for his performance style, improvisation is main. And also he is a member of TIMECONTROL. |
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Gunter
Muller (ch) Born in MuNnchen in 1954, living in Switzerland since 1966, percussionist GuNnter MuNller has been playing a unique drum set with a mobile pick-up and microphone system of his own invention since 1981. The system allows hand-generated sounds on drums and percussion to be modulated electronically. Since 1998 minidiscs, later an ipod are included in his electronic set. He has played and recorded with a large number of fine musicians, from JIM O'ROURKE to CHRISTIAN MARCLAY, from BUTCH MORRIS to OTOMO YOSHIHIDE. MuNller was a founding member of the trio NACHTLUFT, with Andres Bosshard and Jacques Widmer, who have been creating sound-installations and sound-architecture, and of the electronic quartet POIRE_Z with Erik M and Voice Crack. MuNller plays SOLO, and now and then in various combinations - often in duo - with TAKU SUGIMOTO, JASON KAHN, STEINBRUNCHEL, NORBERT MONSLANG, TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA, TOMAS KORBER, LE^ QUAN NINH, KEITH ROWE, ERIKm, CARLOS ZINGARO, SACHIKO M, MICHEL DONEDA, FABRICE CHARLES, u.o. In 1990, he founded the independent record labelFOR 4 EARS records. |
2nd Sep. 2004 updated.