Inspired by her residencies at Stockholm‘s EMS studios, Kyoka's new EP "SH" might be her most experimental record so far. The 4 tracks presented on this EP can be described as snapshots having a spontaneous character as they were edited and recorded during various sound checks and performances. The results are not less typical of Kyoka's chaotic sound with unforeseen shifts in beat, unpredicted repetitions and surprising clicks and bops. The rather slow and gloomy opener "Susurrus" is followed by a somehow dubby and strongly up-tempo track, "Smash/… read more
Inspired by her residencies at Stockholm‘s EMS studios, Kyoka's new EP "SH" might be her most experimental record so far. The 4 tracks… read more
Inspired by her residencies at Stockholm‘s EMS studios, Kyoka's new EP "SH" might be her most experimental record so far. The 4 tracks presented on this EP can be describe… read more
1) Kyoka works as a musician/composer in Berlin and Tokyo and is known for her chaotic and direct musical approach and a heavy-rough sound, resulting in a broken pop-beat with experimental yet danceable rhythms. She grew up in Japan, having piano, flute and syamisen lessons during her childhood. While listening and recording radio shows to tape, she became attracted by the possibilities of scratching tapes back and forth and soon she begun to use the tape recorder as her toy, cutting, editing and producing first rough sounds. In 1999, she started to explore the potential of synthesi… read more
1) Kyoka works as a musician/composer in Berlin and Tokyo and is known for her chaotic and direct musical approach and a heavy-rough sound, resulting in a broken pop-beat with experimental … read more
1) Kyoka works as a musician/composer in Berlin and Tokyo and is known for her chaotic and direct musical approach and a heavy-rough sound, resulting in a broken pop-beat with experimental yet danceable rhythms. She grew up in Japan, h… read more