What: 1 man cmos techno unit oscilloscottie
Who: 安田よしひこ (Yoshihiko Yasuda)
Link: Oscilloscottie myspace page
Last time I saw him: Septima Gallery in Tachikawa
Well?:
Oscilloscottie is an electronics genius. If he lived anywhere else in the world, he'd probably be lecturing in electrical engineering at a decent University. In Japan where kids are as likely to build robots for a hobby as they are to collect insects, he doesn't stand out so much as a circuit geek and leads a quiet life in Shizuoka (to the south of Tokyo).
Using cmos logic, he has built his own idiosyncratic system of sequencing and digital synthesis devices. He also has a handy module which can essentially turn any television into an oscilloscope, providing a perfect visual accompaniment to his home-made electronica. His system sounds and looks fantastic, veering between abstract squelches to very raw techno with the television pulsing in response, but the cherry on top is that all his homemade devices are housed in soft toys, providing an additional element of surrealness to the odd music.
See also microfutoshi a trio including oscilloscottie.
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Il Grand Silenzio
Name: Il Grand Silenzio
What: Duo of 小川敦生 (Atsuo Ogawa), 佐藤実 (Mionoru Sato)
Link: Il Grand Silenzio @ Myspace
When I last saw them: At loop-line, 2010/12/26, at a Madoka Kono organized concert
Well?:
Banjo (Minoru Sato) and machine (Atuso Ogawa) duo Il Grand Silenzio is a mysterious musical creature. Ogawa-san's banjo playing is incredibly sparse - he typically plays the same four notes at a few bpms worth of tempo for an entire 40 min. plus performance.
Sato-san's machine is a kind of home-made player piano device - a roll of paper circulates slowly through a device with 5 hanging metal contacts. The paper insulates the contacts from making a circuit with 5 metal strips below. By punching holes in the paper, a temporary contact is created. Ogawa connects small motors to this system and punches holes in the paper to create a composition in real-time. When a hole in the paper passes through the device, the motor is set off - temporarily jangling a piece of metal or an empty bottle.
This is a surprisingly good pairing with the Banjo. The result is a sparse soundscape which over time transforms your mental state; I always end up imagining that I'm in a desert littered with metal junk when I see these two play.
What: Duo of 小川敦生 (Atsuo Ogawa), 佐藤実 (Mionoru Sato)
Link: Il Grand Silenzio @ Myspace
When I last saw them: At loop-line, 2010/12/26, at a Madoka Kono organized concert
Well?:
Banjo (Minoru Sato) and machine (Atuso Ogawa) duo Il Grand Silenzio is a mysterious musical creature. Ogawa-san's banjo playing is incredibly sparse - he typically plays the same four notes at a few bpms worth of tempo for an entire 40 min. plus performance.
Sato-san's machine is a kind of home-made player piano device - a roll of paper circulates slowly through a device with 5 hanging metal contacts. The paper insulates the contacts from making a circuit with 5 metal strips below. By punching holes in the paper, a temporary contact is created. Ogawa connects small motors to this system and punches holes in the paper to create a composition in real-time. When a hole in the paper passes through the device, the motor is set off - temporarily jangling a piece of metal or an empty bottle.
This is a surprisingly good pairing with the Banjo. The result is a sparse soundscape which over time transforms your mental state; I always end up imagining that I'm in a desert littered with metal junk when I see these two play.
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