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01. TOSHI ICHIYANAGI - Music For Tinguely
02. TOSHI ICHIYANAGI - Appearance
03. TOSHI ICHIYANAGI - Music For Living Space
ARTIST
TITLE
Obscure Tape Music of Japan Vol. 5: Music for Tinguely
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
OPA 005CD OPA 005CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
1/6/2009

This is volume 5 of Omega Point's newly-reissued Obscure Tape Music of Japan series, available in a limited edition of 1000 copies, also with an LP version in a limited edition of 300 copies. Toshi Ichiyanagi is a well-renowned Japanese avant-garde composer who made brilliant pieces of tape music. Most of his works have not been issued on CD, or have only been issued in very small editions. This CD consists of three of his obscure tape works. "Music for Tinguely" (1963) was made from the junk objects by kinetic sculptor Jean Tinguely. "Appearance" (1967) is the artist's first live electronic performance, also featuring John Cage and David Tudor -- very noisy and hardcore! "Music For Living Space" (1969) was composed for the inner "Future Section" of the Sun Tower at the World Expo in Osaka. A computer-generated voice reads Sun Tower architect Kisyo Kurokawa's artistic manifesto. Strange!