Ensemble Cathode

by Otomo Yoshihide

Ensemble Cathode cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: July 2002
  • Label: Improvised Music From Japan
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 57:31
  • Community rating: 3.4/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Ensemble Cathode' by Otomo Yoshihide draws on near-silent improvisation with electronic texture. The closing tracks slow the pace slightly, letting the record's textures come to the front.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, atmospheric, instrumental, dissonant, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. Cathode #4 (20:57)
  2. Cathode #5 (14:19)
  3. Cathode #3 (Variation Of Modulation #1) (22:15)

Credits

  • Yoshimitsu Ichiraku - cymbal [cymbal with bow], percussion [percussion with bow]
  • Sachiko M - electronics [sine waves, contact microphone]
  • Yoko Nishi - koto [prepared 17-string koto]
  • Kumiko Takara - snare [snare drum], vibraphone, percussion
  • Mari Furuta - snare [snare drum], crotales, percussion
  • Yasuhiro Yoshigaki - waterphone, percussion
  • Andrea Neumann - piano [inside piano]
  • Ko Ishikawa - sho

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