Masayoshi Fujita's guest appearances

Masayoshi Fujita

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If you had access to 39 gigantic bells and wanted to make an exotica record, how would it sound? If you wanted to make an orchestral opus and only had access to synths, how would that sound? Some answers may be enclosed in this week's podcast.   As well as experimentation with massive bells, we have more modestly produced music that is no less extraordinary. The latest from Thai trap maestro JUU4E is magnificent, the ever-prolific Chester Watson is back, the less prolific but always mesmeric Part Chimp return, and we have new ones from Penelope Trappes, Georgia, Masayoshi Fujita, Slikback and more.  Tracklisting Part Chimp - Back From the Dead (Wrong Speed, UK) JUU4E -「あなたの心へのメッセージ」หนุ่มสาว Message for Your Mind (EM Records, Japan) Masayoshi Fujita - Thunder (Erased Tapes, UK) Cale Sexton - Refurb (Heavy Machinery Records, Australia) Penelope Trappes - Nervous (Houndstooth, UK) Stu Cisco - Night Out (Glossy Mistakes, Spain) Chester Watson - Staring into Space (feat. Psymun &amp; J'von) (self-release, USA) Slikback - Worth (self-release, Kenya) Georgia - Story Scene (OOH-Sounds, Italy) Floating Points &amp; Marta Salogni - Intimate Immensity (Remix) (self-release, UK)  Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston.

If you had access to 39 gigantic bells and wanted to make an exotica record, how would it sound? If you wanted to make an orchestral opus and only had access to synths, how would that sound? Some answers may be enclosed in this week's podcast.  As well as experimentation with massive bells, we have more modestly produced music that is no less extraordinary. The latest from Thai trap maestro JUU4E is magnificent, the ever-prolific Chester Watson is back, the less prolific but always mesmeric Part Chimp return, and we have new ones from Penelope Trappes, Georgia, Masayoshi Fujita, Slikback and more. Tracklisting Part Chimp - Back From the Dead (Wrong Speed, UK) JUU4E -「あなたの心へのメッセージ」หนุ่มสาว Message for Your Mind (EM Records, Japan) Masayoshi Fujita - Thunder (Erased Tapes, UK) Cale Sexton - Refurb (Heavy Machinery Records, Australia) Penelope Trappes - Nervous (Houndstooth, UK) Stu Cisco - Night Out (Glossy Mistakes, Spain) Chester Watson - Staring into Space (feat. Psymun &amp; J'von) (self-release, USA) Slikback - Worth (self-release, Kenya) Georgia - Story Scene (OOH-Sounds, Italy) Floating Points &amp; Marta Salogni - Intimate Immensity (Remix) (self-release, UK) Produced and edited by <a href="http://nickamc.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Nick McCorriston</a>.

#316 - Part Chimp, Chester Watson, Floating Points, JUU4E, Slikback, Masayoshi Fujita - 8 March 2021

Take a close listen to Masayoshi Fujita's latest record, Apologues, and you might hear the rattle of plastic-beaded necklaces or the muted tones of a vibraphone smothered under a tea towel. Fujita has been toying with the prepared vibraphone since he moved to Berlin nearly a decade ago, and he has a good handle on how to bring out new and nuanced sounds. Although he's had a steady stream of collaborations with electronic improvisers like Jan Jelinek and a couple vibes-through-processor discs by "el fog," this is only the second release under Fujita's given name.  In 2013, he gave us Stories, a mostly solo vibraphone effort with a couple tracks bulked up with cello and violin. On Apologues, cello and violin are back and joined by a bigger cast of characters. Accordion, flute, snare drums, horns, and clarinet all accompany the vibes. Calling these instruments "characters" isn't a stretch, when you find out that each song on this record comes with its own story. The instruments sometimes even served as inspiration for a scene.  Case in point: "Swallow Flies High in the May Sky." Until recently Fujita had never heard the clarinet played in-person, and after an evening of clarinet-filled chamber music, he was so taken with the instrument that this piece emerged.  Listen for yourself, and see what you think.

Music is Music: Masayoshi Fujita

Lunatree en Freek de Jonge trekken samen op in de serie Scherpdenkers. Hoe dat precies zit, hoort u aanstaande zondag in Vrije Geluiden op Radio 4. Dan aandacht voor het String Quartet uit Utrecht, en natuurlijk weer een gloednieuwe aflevering van Uw Eigenste BuitenBocht. Dat alles gelardeerd met flinke grepen uit het aanbod van nieuwe cd’s. En niet zomaar grepen, nee, de allermooiste grepen natuurlijk. En nog een paar stuks divers kleingoed en een assortiment keuzes van diverse pluimage.

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