Japanese Duo Kuwayama
- Kijima have recorded their second release for
Trente Oiseaux in an empty warehouse at Nagoya Port.
The sound of
crickets and waves picked up by microphones placed outside
the building
were transmitted into the space, where Kuwayama and
Kijima played along
with them, taking advantage of the natural reverb of
the space,
and changing their position in it while playing. Compared
to to Kuwayama - Kijima
ﾕs first release on Trente Oiseaux, where cars going
over a mid-night highway
bridge provided a very vivid ambience, this recordingﾕs
atmosphere is much
quieter and more static, thus drawing more attention
to the duoﾕs excellent
playing, and providing a kind of pea-ceful canvas if
front of which they pursue
their musical and sonic explorations. 02.08.31 is a
record that asks the listener
to pay close attention and to become immersed in the
ongoing transformations
of sounds and musical figures - when this attitude is
taken, listening to the record
is a very gratify-ing experience.
02.08.31 is scheduled for release in early April 2003.
bernhard gunter, January 2003
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