Sugai Ken
ばんどうたろう - Tone River
Field Records (Holland) 2020
FIELD 30 (LP) Black vinyl
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This is the album released in 2020 by Sugai Ken, a genius who incorporates Japanese flavors and emotions into experimental music. This work was commissioned by the Embassy of the Netherlands, the only country with which Japan had diplomatic relations and deep cultural ties during the Edo period when Japan was closed to the outside world. In addition to the binaural microphones and underwater microphones, Sugai Ken's unique "pauses" and experimental sound processing are used to create ambient electronics that feel comfortable from start to finish.