Shoko Nagai+Satoshi Takeishi ABYSUM @ Roulette NY 1

ABYSM (a tale of floating world)
A Tale
This sorrowful life is like an oxcart wheel
This sorrowful life is like an oxcart wheel
Is my nemesis from a past life?
(from Noh " Aoi no ue")

The origin of the word "Ukiyo" meant" sorrowful world", the early plane of death and rebirth.
Eventually the Buddhist notion of a "transient world", a fleeting world" replaced the original meaning. And in the edo period (1600-1867), "floating world" was used to described the urban life style, especially the pleasure seeking aspects of a growing middle class.

Experimental Piano/Percs, Electronics duo has been incorporating free improvisation, composition, electronics, found objects and visual elements into performances to create a unique path into the world of contemporary music. Their performances are based on stories and they create sound textures almost visible to the listener.
In this performance, they will perform new compositions based on a tale of "floating world," a world where illusion is sustained by multiple shifting elements.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• composition
• free impoviisation
• The stone
• satoshi takeishi
• shoko nagai
• 武石聡，永井晶子 roulette NY
• electronica
• electronics
• japanese