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Tonight we went to NTT ICC to see ic uc wc: raster-noton + ryuichi sakamoto live (日本語). A few weeks ago, we applied for invitations for the show, and received those a few days ago. The invitation gave priority to see the show in ICC's small concert hall (450 people capacity) for the cheap price of ¥1000!
The show featured four artists from the German raster-noton label, namely alva noto (Carsten Nicolai), byetone (olaf bender), kangding ray and nibo, together with Sakamoto Ryuichi. Each of them sat at an individual small table, facing the audience, which held their laptop and a small mixer. On the wall behind was projected spectrum analyzer-like display of the final mix.
The music was, as expected, sort of experimental improvised clicks and cuts. I'm not particularly fond of the style, but I don't dislike it, and I sure don't mind seeing it performed live once in a while. This was definitely a good show, and the visuals being simple made it feel suitable to just close your eyes and pay full attention to the music's details.
It was also the first time I saw Sakamoto Ryuichi up close (well, about 10 meters), and I was very happy about that!
Posted on December 7, 2005 at 00:40 | Tweet
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Insen and Vrioom are two fabulous albuns. They are in my favorite playlist.
I also saw Sakamoto up very close when he played here (Coimbra - Portugal) with Moremblau project.
Posted by T3tsuo on December 10, 2005 at 23:05
i'm jealous! :)
Posted by william on December 12, 2005 at 00:04
COOOOOOOOOOOOOOLIOOOOOOOOOO:)
Posted by SoccerBoy on December 12, 2005 at 16:33