Scene 16 Retrospective Future - Music

町田良夫 Yoshio Machida Is A Tokyo-Based Sound & Visual Artist. Born In Japan In 1967. He Studied Minimal Art / Music / Film Extensively Under Kuniharu Akiyama Yoshiaki Touno Sakumi Hagiwara Kishio Suga At Tama Art University In Tokyo. So Far Machida Has Participated In Art Events / Music Festivals Like ISEA2004 Sonar-Tokyo Europhonics Jazz Festival Maerz Musik Festival Etc... He Has Been Introduced In The Book "Haunted Weather" By David Toop And Has Also Been Introduced With Artists Such As Otomo Yoshihide Sachiko M Merzbow Aki Onda Haco Toshimaru Nakamura Minamo Yannis Kyriakides Alejandra & Aeron In Some Compilation Albums Improvised Music From Japan Sub Rosa Unsound Cubicfabric . In 2005 "Afterimage" From The CD "Hypernatural #2" Softl Music Has Been Used As The Soundtrack For The French TV Spot "Visual". In The 90's Yoshio Machida Was Involved In International Cooperation Work In China Vietnam Cambodia Myanmar Nepal Tanzania Zambia Ghana Mexico Etc... Through This Work He Was Inspired By Pan-East Asian Sun Worship Basis Then He Came Out With Collage Painting & Field Recording Works. Now Machida Improvises Steel Pan Which Was Chosen As An Instrument That Can Be Symbol Of Light Like Asian Gong And Makes "PHOTOBATIK" As Well. The Music Includes Elements Of Ambient Experimental Electro-Acoustic Noise Electronic And Contemporary Music. Machida Is Also A Band Member Of WALK WITH THE PENGUIN A Collaborative Post-Rock With Cinc A Serbian Band And Miimo Dub-Electronica Unit By Tatsu Bass And Norihide Saji Drums . In 2004 Machida Founded AMORFON A Music Label / Platform For Contemporary Art Events. From This Label He Has Released His Solo Albums Unique Artists' Works From Eastern Europe That Have Not Been Introduced So Much And "Kindermusik Improvised Music By Babies" A Unique Compilation Album Consisted Of Only Babies' Improvisations As Expressing Concerns About Music. He Organized "Japan-Macedonia Exchange Art Exhibition" In Japan And Macedonia For The First Time For Both Countries. In 2007 Machida Started To Run A Podcasting Station SOUNDROOM.JP With Yasufumi Suzuki Commune Disc To Introduce Experimental Music And Art. Machida Also Writes For Magazines Gives Lectures And Has Some Unique Workshops For Children Through His Art Activity. In 2008 French Record Label Baskaru Releases "Hypernatural #3" The Conclusion Of The Hypernatural Electroacoustic Trilogy... Http //www.Baskaru.Com/karu10.Htm Http //www.Baskaru.Com/machida.Htm read less