Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Hijokaidan
Akira Sakata

Made in Studio

(Doubtmusic, dmf-147) (Japan) (CD)


  1. NJQ (10:21)
  2. Copper Median Co. (14:02)
  3. Uroboros in a Klein Bottle (4:57)
  4. Auto-noda-fe (30:25)

Hijokaidan
Jojo Hiroshige: guitar (1, 4)
Toshiji Mikawa: electronics (2, 4)
Fumio Kosakai: electronics (2, 4)
Junko: voice (1, 3, 4)
Futoshi Okano: drums (1, 4)

Akira Sakata: alto saxophone (2, 3, 4), clarinet (1), percussion (2), gong (4)

Recorded by Yoshiaki Kondoh at GOK Sound, Tokyo, July 28, 2012
Mixed and mastered by Yoshiaki Kondoh at GOK Sound
Photos by Ujin Matsuo
Design by Satoshi Suzuki
Produced by Jojo Hiroshige and Jun Numata
Includes a 20-page booklet with liner notes by Yasumichi Noma and Jun Numata (in Japanese and English: English translation by Cathy Fishman) and color photos

Released in September 2012