Of course this all seems very crude by modern standards, but in the early 1960s this must have been mind-blowing. Note sophisticated audio manipulation.
August 11, 2023
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Category Archives: Japan
June 28, 2023
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Taopolis
Late to the party as usual: this single with Jeremy Gluck released on the 16th of this month. Cracking track, in my opinion—well, what else am I going to say?—and a cool video by Tokyo-based visual artist Jack Seiei: Available … Continue reading
April 7, 2023
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Time
This, the second single by Freshwater West, out today: Available on Bandcamp and all the usual streaming services.
July 13, 2020
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Okonomiyaki
Opening track from the Osaka Story EP: Available on Bandcamp. I remain grateful to the Arts Council of Wales (via their Wales Arts International scheme) for funding this project.
September 10, 2019
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Japan 211
Here are the two films I produced for the Mirror exhibition at Art Spot Korin, Kyoto, 30 July – 11 August 2019. 白紙 [Blank Paper] is a Japanese language film that toys with narrative convention. It is sampled, intertextual, and semiotically … Continue reading
August 22, 2019
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Japan 210
OK. Here we go: final days in Japan. Winding down. Wednesday 14 August A slow and relaxing start to the day before heading off to Yodobashi Metro. We’d been invited to Yutaka Moriguchi‘s house in Ryokuchikoen (= Ryokuchi Park). Yutaka … Continue reading
August 18, 2019
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Japan 209
Tragically, I can now report that we’ve arrived back in the UK. We’ve had a few hours sleep since the long trek half-way around the world, but obviously body clocks are hopelessly out-of-sync. Fortunately we’ve allowed a day to decompress, … Continue reading
August 18, 2019
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Japan 208
Friday 9 August. It is strange, but ALL the major art galleries in Osaka are closed. The National Museum of Art is closed until 27 August; the Nakanoshima Kosetsu Museum of Art is closed until October 12; and the Osaka City … Continue reading
August 16, 2019
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Japan 207
It would need a better man than I to unravel the semiotic layers embedded in this:
August 10, 2019
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Japan 206B
What I’ve been up to recently, part two: Thursday 1 August On our train rides into town I’d seen a group of traditional-looking roofs amongst the contemporary sprawl. Again with the aid of Google Maps I identified where it is: … Continue reading