KR gig: “What Happened to the Lacuna?”
10/02 (Sat), 19:00, Nan-Hai Gallary (南海藝廊), “What Happened to the Lacuna?” (Kandala Records), 100 NT.
→ Sabu Toyozumi (豊助芳三郎), Luo Chao-Yun (駱昭勻), Lee Shih-Yang (李世揚), Huang Yi-Rui (黃奕睿), Li Na-Shao (李那韶), luponegro yingfan psalmanazar (黑狼)
We’ve had an interview with Sabu. Check the DISCOURSES please!
Sabu Toyozumi (percussion)
http://www.geocities.jp/sabu_toyozumi/Happening.html
A drummer of the first generation of free jazz scene in Japan. Born in Yokohama, 1943. In 1970s, he formed a trio with famous bass player Yoshizawa Motoharu and sax player Takagi Mototeru and recorded his first album with the New Direction led by guitarist Takayanagi Masayuki. After that , he collaborated with many outstanding improvisation musicians, such as Kaoru Abe, Derek Bailey, Peter Brötzmann, Han Bennink, and Takehisa Kosugi. He is now in his concert tour around the world with the Taiwanese musician Luo Chao-Yun.
Luo Chao-Yun (pipa)
http://www.myspace.com/pipawoman
The only PIPA (traditional Chinese guitar lute) player who plays traditional music to free jazz improvisation and experimental avant-garde in the contemporary music world. She is Taiwan’s famous professional Pipa Soloist/improviser, Luo Chao-yun, is a virtuoso performer on the Chinese traditional string instrument “PIPA”. She received the master’s degree in Pipa performance at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. Luo Chao-yun has performed recitals, concertos with orchestra, multimedia-performances, improvisation performances, embassy concerts, and etc. in Beijing (many times), Malaysia (2 times), Singapore, Portugal, Pakistan, Nepal, Costa Rica (2 times), Italy, USA (3 times), UK (4 times), the Netherlands (3 times), Brazil (2 times), Paraguay, Bulgaria, Japan (2 times), North Cyprus, Turkey, Indonesia (2 times), Philippines (2 times) and etc. She also has master classes, and lectures in these countries, too.
Lee Shih-Yang (piano)
A Taiwanese pianist performing both classical music and improvised music, especially in free improvisation field, his music emerges in a creative and imaginary way with unpredictable development. He also leads an imprivisation group “Caught Up In”. Among the artists he collaborated with are Gene Coleman, Klaus Bru, Lin Hui-Chun, Luo Chao-Yun and etc..
Yi-Rui Huang (sax)
Childhood to the development of classical music as the background, mainly flute and other woodwind-based. Learning drums at the age of 17, and joined the rock music of learning. Or have joined during some of the rock band, is still working with that for example: “Brain Roller”. And important experience of the experimental music and free jazz it is to join the band of “Heavy egg hell dog” (2006-2010), on that time, it may be very few that public performances of music types in Taiwan . Also at this time, and is often the major venues in Taipei, livehouse or gallery performances, recordings production also lot, in four years, has recorded about 400 archived works. Worth mentioning : co-operation with André Van Rensburg performances, performances of his album released in 2007, learned the music part of Zen is a very special experience. And the philosophy of studying has also strengthened the significance of the relationship between symbols and music. These cumulative, including traditional forms of classical music or rock and jazz improvisation, musicians can create overlapping into the sound.
Li Na-Shao (guitar)
http://soundcloud.com/linashao
Born in 1979, a guitarist still on the road between night and light. All works he has done until now should be regarded as the movement of his passion in the form of sounds.
luponegro yingfan psalmanazar (electronic noise)
http://www.myspace.com/yingfanoise
http://www.facebook.com/yingfan
http://yingfan.deviantart.com/
Begins bedroom recordings at teen under influences of Geinou-yamashirogumi(i.e. “AKIRA”), Velvet Underground and Einstuerzende Neubauten. Recordings broadcasted at Taipei’s classic radio station in 1997. Live performance since 2002, he plays varoius instruments, electronics, laptop and junks in Taipei, Taichung and Kaoshiung.
During his abroad study years(2004~10), Yingfan get connected with Osaka’s underground/noise scene, and performed with artists and musicians such as the choreographer SUMI Masayuki, er-hu(chinese fiddle) performer MUKAI Chie, guitarist YAMAMOTO Seiichi, digital musician INAMI Sunao and ISHIGAMI Kazuya, as well as Osaka’s riot-girl duo AFRIRAMPO. Member of legengary scum band ULTRA FUCKERS between 2008 and 2009.
Yingfan’s works appear on several compilations such as”LOBO 2”, ”B!AS sound arts”, ”C.U.E. COMPILATION 2”, “TAIWAN FREE SOUND”, etc. Albums in limited copies, or released online are about 100 items.
