ASUNA is rediscovery talent within the Japanese sound artist and experimental music scene. Creating experimental music and installation work from a very young age during the late 90’s, he has gone on to become a pioneer within the experimental ambient / drone / improvisation scene in Tokyo, influencing and collaborating with many other Japanese electronic musicians. He has also released a prolific number of albums for Europe, America and Japanese labels.
Alongside his first major work, “Each Organ” (2002), a sound installation reconsidering the concept of etymology, he also produces experimental composition works, recording with acoustic instruments and electronics under the title “100 Toys”, a performance that uses many tiny toys to create a multi-layered and fascinating plastic universe of drones, loops, sonic moire and occasional pop implosions.
ASUNA’s current touring work 100 KEYBOARDS is a live music performance featuring over 100 keyboards. Multiple sound waves on the same frequency are diseminated in multiple directions, creating a complex distribution of acoustic pressure. This causes what is known as a moiré pattern of sound interference. In this site-specific listening experience, you will hear subtle variations of sound... Read More ... interference and resonance that vary based on your location in the performance space.
ASUNA collaborated with a long list of musicians including Jan Jelinek, Alexander Rishaug, Minoru Sato-m/s, Ami Yoshida, Miłosz Pękala, Kordylasińska Pękala, White Rainbow, Tarnovski, Federico Durand, Andy C. Jenkins, Shibata, Fumihito Taguchi, Opitope, Chihei Hatakeyama, Tomoyoshi Date, Raphael Sebbag, Gofish, Family Basik, Hideaki Shimada, etc.
ASUNA is member in these groups HELLL, Askococo, Valve/Membrance, Loch Ness,
ASUNA run aotoao label.
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