Yoshio Machida
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is an experimental music
ian, a steelpan
ist, composer
, and visual artist.
under Kuniharu Akiyama, Yoshiaki Touno, Sakumi Hagiwara and Kishio Suga. In the 1990s, Machida worked for an international cooperation
in Asia and Africa.
Machida's first album Hypernatural (1999) had been featured with Brian Eno
and Oval (band)
on David Toop
's article about Generative music
. In 2001, Machida started to play improvised music by Steelpan
with computer program Max/MSP. Machida has been invited to perform in ISEA
2004, Sónar
Tokyo, MaerzMusik and other venues. In 2004, Machida founded an experimental music
label Amorfon
. In 2007, Machida formed an electric Dub band miimo with tatsu and Norihide Saji. Machida also organized "Japan-Macedonia exchange art exhibition" and some workshops for children.
As a visual artist, Machida has produced Photobatik
like Photogram
technique using photographic paper. Photograms are produced by partial exposure and development of the entire photosensitive surface. Photobatik is "whole exposure and partial development." Machida has expanded his technique to overexposure of the photographic paper followed by only fixing the image, resulting in a pink image.
Group Album
Reviews at:
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
ian, a steelpan
Steelpan
Steelpans is a musical instrument originating from The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago...
ist, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, and visual artist.
Person
A member of ASCAP, Machida studied minimal art, music and film at the Tama Art UniversityTama Art University
is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1935 as a spinoff from what is today Musashino Art University...
under Kuniharu Akiyama, Yoshiaki Touno, Sakumi Hagiwara and Kishio Suga. In the 1990s, Machida worked for an international cooperation
Internationalism (politics)
Internationalism is a political movement which advocates a greater economic and political cooperation among nations for the theoretical benefit of all...
in Asia and Africa.
Machida's first album Hypernatural (1999) had been featured with Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...
and Oval (band)
Oval (band)
- Work history :The band's original members were Markus Popp, Sebastian Oschatz, and Frank Metzger, although Oschatz and Metzger left the group in 1995. All three are regarded as pioneers of glitch, a genre of music that embraces the sound of damaged audio produced by the failure of digital...
on David Toop
David Toop
David Toop is an English musician and author, and as of 2001 was visiting Research Fellow in the Media School at London College of Communication. He was notably a member of The Flying Lizards. He was a prominent contributor to the British magazine The Face. He is a regular contributor to The Wire,...
's article about Generative music
Generative music
Generative music is a term popularized by Brian Eno to describe music that is ever-different and changing, and that is created by a system.- Theory :There are four primary perspectives on "Generative Music" Generative music is a term popularized by Brian Eno to describe music that is ever-different...
. In 2001, Machida started to play improvised music by Steelpan
Steelpan
Steelpans is a musical instrument originating from The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago...
with computer program Max/MSP. Machida has been invited to perform in ISEA
ISEA
ISEA, or Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts is "an international non-profit organization fostering interdisciplinary academic discourse and exchange among culturally diverse organizations and individuals working with art, science and emerging technologies." ISEA was founded in the Netherlands...
2004, Sónar
Sónar
Sónar is an annual three-day music festival held in Barcelona, Spain. It is described officially as a festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art. Music is by far the main aspect of the festival....
Tokyo, MaerzMusik and other venues. In 2004, Machida founded an experimental music
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
label Amorfon
Amorfon
Amorfon is a Japanese experimental music record label, located in Tokyo. Founded in 2004 by Yoshio Machida. Amorfon releases experimental and avant-garde music from all genres - from Electronica to World music.-Amorfon Releases:...
. In 2007, Machida formed an electric Dub band miimo with tatsu and Norihide Saji. Machida also organized "Japan-Macedonia exchange art exhibition" and some workshops for children.
As a visual artist, Machida has produced Photobatik
Photobatik
Photobatik is one of Photogram techniques produced by a Japanese artist Yoshio Machida in the 1990s. Photograms are produced by partial exposure and development of the entire photosensitive surface...
like Photogram
Photogram
A photogram is a photographic image made without a camera by placing objects directly onto the surface of a photo-sensitive material such as photographic paper and then exposing it to light. The result is a negative shadow image varying in tone, depending on the transparency of the objects used...
technique using photographic paper. Photograms are produced by partial exposure and development of the entire photosensitive surface. Photobatik is "whole exposure and partial development." Machida has expanded his technique to overexposure of the photographic paper followed by only fixing the image, resulting in a pink image.
Discography
Solo Album- CD : "Steelpan Improvisations:2001-2008" (self-release, 2009)
- CD : "Hypernatural #3" (Baskaru, France, 2008)
- CD : "Naada" (Amorfon, Japan, 2006)
- CD : "Infinite Flowers" (Amorfon, Japan, 2004)
- CD : "Hypernatural #2" (Softl Music, Germany, 2001)
- CD : "Hypernatural" (Japan, 1999)
- FD : "AMORPHOUS" (Koan Pieces with Koan software by SSEYO Ltd., 1999)
Group Album
- CD : miimo "miimo 2" (self-release, 2009)
- CDR : miimo "miimo" (self-release, 2007)
Compilation
- CD+DVD : V.A. "SILENT ROOM FAKTORY BOX 01 | skoltz_kolgen" (SK Factory, Canada, 2007)
- CD : V.A. "Yasujiro OzuYasujiro Ozuwas a prominent Japanese film director and script writer. He is known for his distinctive technical style, developed during the silent era. Marriage and family, especially the relationships between the generations, are among the most persistent themes in his body of work...
- Hitokomakura" (and/OAR, USA, 2007) - CD : V.A. "Resonance: Steel Pan in the 21st Century" (Quiet DesignQuiet DesignQuiet Design is an independent music and sound art label based in Austin,TX and founded in 2007. Owned and curated by composers Mike Vernusky and Cory Allen, Quiet Design has released work by over 30 artists from 10 countries...
, USA, 2007) - CD : V.A. "water music" (commune disc, Japan, 2006)
- CD : V.A. "seeds of dub" (mao, Japan, 2004)
- CD : V.A "*Music for Baby!" (Amorfon, Japan, 2004)
- CD : V.A "lib." (cubicfabric, Japan, 2003)
- CD : V.A "Kraakgeluiden" (unsounds, The Netherlands, 2003)
- CD : V.A "Japanese Avant Garde" (sub rosaSub rosaThe Latin phrase sub rosa means "under the rose" and is used in English to denote secrecy or confidentiality, similar to the Chatham House Rule....
, Belgium, 2002) - CD : V.A (Improvised Music from Japan, Japan, 2002)
Notable Concerts / Exhibitions
- Organization of "the park -Contemporary Artists in Asia 2008-" (Yokohama, 2008)
- MaerzMusik (Berlin, 2006)
- Musical workshop at Sava Zebeljan School (Crepaja, Serbia, 2006)
- Lecture at Polytechnic Academy (Berglade, Serbia, 2006)
- Musical workshop for children at Minamisuna elementary school/ASIAS (Tokyo, 2005)
- Soundtrack for French TV spot (Visual, 2005)
- Organization of Japan-Macedonia Exchange Exhibition (Macedonia and Japan, 2004)
- ISEA2004 (Finland, 2004)
- Cooperation to "Ecoute (Listen)" at Pompidou Center (Paris, 2004)
- "Dark Symphony" at Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria, 2003)
- "Sónar Tokyo" live & lecture (Tokyo, 2002)
- Solo exhibition at Izba (Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, 2002)
- Solo exhibition at Pepper's Loft Gallery (Tokyo, 2002)
External links
Reviews at:
- http://www.cyclicdefrost.com/blog/?p=1870
- http://www.tokafi.com/newsitems/cd-feature-yoshio-machida-hypernatural-3/
- http://www.quietnoise.org/main.php?mode=r&id=105&arc=curr#currid
- http://www.thesoundprojector.com/2008/03/30/brise-glace/
- http://www.neural.it/sound/2007/05/yoshio_machida_naada.phtml
- http://www.bodyspace.net/album.php?album_id=679
- http://brainwashed.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5244&Itemid=64
- http://www.loop.cl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=189&Itemid=27
- http://www.bodyspace.net/entrevistas.php?ent_id=116