Tetuzi Akiyama has attracted tremendous interest on the Japanese and international improvised music scenes. In addition to performing many times in Japan, Europe, America, Australia, and New Zealand, he's been releasing a steady stream of solo and group recordings on these countries' labels. "Oimacta," a duo album he recorded in a Sydney studio with Martin Ng (turntable feedback), promises to become one of his most widely recognized works. Akiyama's instrument here is the acoustic guitar. Ng, who lived in Sydney at the time of recording, is known for his duo album with Sydney guitarist Oren Ambarchi, and for his participation, along with Martin Tétreault and Otomo Yoshihide, in the "Turntable Hell" UK tour of May '02. If you didn't know beforehand what instruments the musicians were playing on these four tracks, you'd be hard put to identify the sources of their sound. Its rich colors, and the mysterious atmosphere it evokes, are awe-inspiring.
Tetuzi Akiyama: acoustic guitar
Martin Ng: turntables
Recorded by Chris Townend at BJB Studios, Sydney, 24th July 2002
Mixed and mastered by Martin Ng at araça azul and BJB, Sydney
Design and artwork by Keiko Matsunaga
At times when the lack of interior sound is too much, but the listening to music is often too encompassing an experience, listening to these field recordings is a nice middle ground. Judah Underwood
This is Sachiko M at her finest. Pure sine tone bliss and simplicity. The fact that this was recorded in a live setting takes it to another level with the inclusion of room noise, such as the dog barking outside. Highly recommended. Justin Von Strasburg
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