Main lounge "Mori no yakata"
live act:5/17(SAT)
Naturally Gushing(Yoshihiro Sawasaki)
In 1994,his friend and one of the most famous Japanese techno artist Ken Ishii has recommended Yoshihiro to send the demo tape to R&S Records (Belgium) and it was soon released from Apollo/ R&S as a self-titled single"MeditationYS".This well-received release has led to him being invited to perform live and DJing in such as Munchen, Berlin, Vienna, Feldkirch, and Innsbruck, Ibiza in 2001.
He sometimes goes out around the world as DJ, and appears on the internet radio program titled "RADI@" and sometaimes TV, and writes columns of many magazines. His multiple talentives lead hectic schedules and goes across the globe !
*will be playing on 18th Sunday!
piana
Piana is a Japanese female artist.
Her musical activity began with Card Skepper, a collaboration with guitarist Yuichiro Iwashita who participates now in an electro acoustic unit Minamo (cubic music, quakebasket, apestaartje, 360 records).In June 2003, she released her first album “snow bird” on a Japanese label, cubic music. In November “snow bird” was licensed to happy label in New York for worldwide release.In October 2005, she released her second album “ephemeral” on happy label.In December 2005, she went on the 7 cities tour (including Stockholm, Sweden) as a launching tour for “ephemeral”.In March 2006, she visited Oslo, Norway to shoot the music video of “something is lost”, the first track of her 2nd album.Her warm, innocent & beautiful voice and sentimental, lyrical music which soaks easily to listener's mind, were highly praised internationally.Now she is making a collaboration mini-album with Her Space Holiday and Joseph Nothing.
noble
kashiwa daisuke
Born in Hiroshima. Currently residing in Fukuoka.
Kashiwa Daisuke picked up guitar in his early teens.
He quickly he formed a progressive rock band where he developed his unique songwriting style over the years.
In 2004 he started his solo project, and his tracks were aired on RADIO SAKAMOTO to great critical acclaim.
In 2005, his track was featured on a compilation album released by German avant garde label "onpa", he then went onto a Germany tour to support the release.
His first album "april.#02" was also released from “onpa” the year after. Electronic Music Magazine "DE;BUG" awarded it 5 points.
In 2007, collaborating with olive oil (ROMZ), Takeshi Nishimoto and others, he released the remix album "april#07".
He soon follows with the release of his second album "program music I" from “Noble”.
noble
PsysEx
Itoi, based in Kyoto, Japan, founded the experimental electronic label Shrine that fosters many young experimental artists in Kyoto, and released 10 CD-R, and one 12 inch himself. In addition to the creation of his stark form of techno, Itoi offers an energetic live set and organizes many events throughout Kyoto. In 2005 Feb.23,new album "Polyrhythm_system Exclusive Message iii" released from daisyworld discs.
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Mori no yakata
live act:5/18(SUN)
Firo
Firo: A solo project by Hiroyuki Tsukakoshi.
By sampling sounds of his environment, combining it with live musical instruments and elements that are purely created on the laptop, Hiroyuki Tsukakoshi creates this precise and elevating music.He has been called the most important person of the Japanease Electronica scene.
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Hiroaki Asai
His real name is Hiroaki Asai. He started play at a live house and night club irregularly in 1995. In May 1998, participated in project of organization of FINDERPOP LABEL and under the name of e3,provided several songs for its compilation album. Around 2001, He created sound effect and music forshort film and stage play, and participated a field party irregularly. In 2002, joined in the party of "Imagined Communities" which makes it the only rule "to be accompanied by necessity", and performed in various events. In 2003, took part in ethnic music combo. (already seceded). In 2004, he started creation underhis real name "Hiroaki Asai". On the other hand, He began his solo unit "enq" with the another concept. His first album in real name "for unaffected things" was released on Imagined record April 14, 2005. And He announces a new work on May 19 this year.
heprcam
heprcam started from 2002. ambient-erectronica-trio by Mihoyo Tsubokura(Vo.)+Tatsuya Koda(electronics,bass),+Junichi Haruki(electronics,perc.).Their 1st album "COHCOX" released in 2004 ,produced by cinq,in 2007,take part in the sound track of Toru Fujisawa's animation film "TOKKO".
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"Mori no yakata"
installation :Tokyo syokudo
創作物全般に精通したメンバーによる異業種混合ユニット。精度と娯楽性をひたすらに追求し、VJからファッション、PV等を中心に活動を展開。涼音堂茶舗ほぼ全作品のジャケット、ヴィジュアルを担当している。
Hirotaka Kudo
1985年1月11日生まれ 岩手県宮古市出身 宮城県仙台市在住。
小さい頃から慣れ親しんだ祖父の手作りのかごの素晴らしさにあらためて気づき、2007年、仙台にてそのかごの中にろうそくを入れて展示するというインスタレーション「ぼくとおじいちゃんのかご灯り」を開催する。
station house "Naruko gotenyu"
live act:5/17(SAT) ・5/18(SUN)
ironomi
unit organized by junya Yanagidaira and yu Isobe.
ironomi profile
DJ floor "mirror ball garage"
live act:5/17(SAT)
aragehonzi
齋藤真文(サイトウ マサフミ)によるユニット。1978年生まれ秋田県湯沢市出身。 スキャット=コーラス・グループ「Pecombo(ペコンボ)」や無国籍club jazz ユニット「estrangeiro」への参加・楽曲提供などを経て、現在「東北の音楽」をテーマに活動中。
SHINYA TAKATORI
resident dj of "one sync"(PANGAEA/SENDAI)and "MORR"(ADD/SENDAI)Next to his DJ MIX CDR "the view of showgazing", in 2007, MIX CD『natural unity』released from inner science/blendingtones.
in 2008,1st 12 inch will released from his own label "RANKandFILE RECORDS".And, as "tsukanoma",he takes programming,manuplate, turntable and play with world's end girlfriend and GUITAR in Germany.
Also played with: Jazzanova、calm、charichari、dj klock、whakhakha、numb、saidrum、pan american,DATE COURSE PENTAGON ROYAL GARDEN.
mirror ball garage
live act:5/18(SUN)
Yukki works
宮城県石巻市在住。
幼少より吹奏楽に入りトランペットを吹き、15歳より独学でギターを学ぶ。
18歳に単身でオーストラリアに行きアボリジニ文化に出会いディジュリドゥを吹き始める。
その後イタリア、ドイツを放浪し、ルドルフシュタイナーなどの自然哲学(人智学)に触れる。
帰国後、「自然に鳴っている音」を追求し始め、より感覚的な音を求めるようになり、古武術の大東流合気柔術を学び始め今に至る。
現在、仙台を中心にyukkiのソロ名義の「yukki works」では、主にギター、ディジュリドゥ、口琴などを使った即興演奏。
ゲストを入れてデュオ、トリオにもなり、楽器もジャンルもその度、その度異なり、どういう音が鳴るかは本人も知らない。
また国内外様々なアーティストに参加、コラボ演奏をしている。
ミラーボールガレージ
DJs:5/17(SAT)・5/18(SUN)
melancholic lounge party 「 i 」
後藤光信、鈴木祐二、嶺岸正章、青山大作の4人によって、2005年8月から山形にてスタートした甘美で優美なメランコリック・ラウンジ・パーティー。
post rock/electronica〜jazz/ambient/現代音楽等を主に、既存のクラブ・イベントとは一線を画した優しく暖かで自由な空間(環境)を提供。
2005年12月には仙台を拠点に活動するデザイン集団「monogram」がメンバーとして加入。
映像クリエイター+建築デザイナーという編成である彼らの参加により、新たな「音像」の世界を確立。
2006年からは仙台でも活動をスタート。club ADD主催で隔月に様々なゲストDJを迎え開催されるアンダーグランド・ミュージック・パーティー「MORR」にレギュラー参加。
これまでにworld's end girlfriend、Piana、kashiwa daisuke、aus、cokiyu、Guitar、Takashi Wada、Takeshi Nishimoto(I'm Not A Gun)、Inner Science/Portral等と共演。
minimum
...2001年、女性DJ三人でスタート。以後年に数回のんびりペースで開催。今までゲストには[360°records・cachamai label]の女性音響家miroque、cubic musicの歌姫「PIANA」(サポートにはanonymassのチェリスト「徳澤青弦」)、涼音堂茶舗、ツジコノリコ、cokiyuを迎えている。ゆるやかな選曲、毎回テーマに沿った内装、おもてなしおやつ等で「ゆったり・ほっこり」とした音空間を提供。他のクラブイベントとは一味違った楽しみ方ができる内容。
06年より、月一のレギュラーイベントとして再始動。毎回繰り広げられる音も様々。
夜、光る。
2007年7月7日より盛岡にてスタート。
「心地良い空間の共有」をテーマに、荒道紀之、佐野峯祐輔、小山祐、小松博文
の4人によって活動を開始。
electronica、post rock、rock、minimal techno等を中心に様々なサウンドを繰
り広げている。
2007年12月29日には初のゲスト企画としてPiana、kashiwa daisukeを招聘し、同
時に古舘綾子がメンバーとして加入。
2008年秋には、ゲスト企画第2弾を開催予定。
〜毎月第2水曜日、盛岡のplayers cafeにてレギュラー・イベントを開催〜
Higashi-Naruko-Kaikan
installation:Takehito Shiina
Born in Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan. Lives and works in Sendai, Japan. Graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music with the degree of M.A. from Sculpture in 1999. His representative piece is the "Kazan-yaki" project. In the project, Shiina fired his handmade clay figures and made into terra-cotta sculpture with the heat of magma near the active volcanoes in Hawaii, Italy and Japan. The project was awarded several prizes in Japan, 2003. Based on making plastic arts in clay, his works and activities range over installations, performances and projects with the use of video images, sound productions, daily necessities and foods. He has developed his production with motion graphics in his recent works under his idea "Matter is equal to what we call it an image."