Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Festival Beyond Innocence: A Brief History in 67 Chapters


(FBI Disc/Innocent Records, FBI 102/5) (Japan) (4-CD set)

Disc 1: October 9 and 10, 1996 and October 10 and 11, 1997

  1. Otomo Yoshihide, Tetsuji Iwasaki, and Takashi Kojima (3:56) 1997
    Otomo Yoshihide (turntables, guitar), Tetsuji Iwasaki (bass) and Takashi Kojima (laptop, sampler)

  2. Bidziliba - Broadcasted Graffiti (3:57) 1997
    Written by Furutaro and Junko Fuchigami
    Bidziliba: Junko Fuchigami (vocal), Furutaro (guitar), Mari Era (percussion), and Hiroshi Funato (bass)

  3. Kazutoki Umezu and Yasuhiro Otani (2:32) 1996
    Kazutoki Umezu (alto sax) and Yasuhiro Otani (laptop)

  4. Psychoacoustic (4:58) 1996
    Psychoacoustic: Elliott Sharp (guitar, bass clarinet, programming) and Zeena Parkins (electric harp)

  5. Yumiko Tanaka, Samm Bennett, and Uchihashi Kazuhisa (7:36) 1996
    Yumiko Tanaka (gidayu shamisen), Samm Bennett (drums, samples), and Uchihashi Kazuhisa (guitar)

  6. Suonomono (3:47) 1997
    Suonomono: Masayuki Akamatsu (laptop), Atsushi Yamaji (piano), Keiichi Kitahara (electronics), and Takayuki Kitahara (electronics)

  7. Ruins and Otomo Yoshihide (4:19) 1997
    Ruins: Tatsuya Yoshida (drums, vocal) and Hisashi Sasaki (bass); and Otomo Yoshihide (turntables, guitar)

  8. Royal Squeezit and Michiyo Yagi (1:54) 1997
    Royal Squeezit: Emi Eleonola (vocal, piano) and Yuji Katsui (violin); and Michiyo Yagi (20-string koto)

  9. Omoide Hatoba (5:13) 1996
    Omoide Hatoba: Seiichi Yamamoto (guitar), Atsushi Tsuyama (bass), Atari (drums), and Takashi Ogushi (drums)

  10. Atsushi Tsuyama, Kumiko Takara, and Mari Era (4:14) 1997
    Atsushi Tsuyama (bass, vocal), Kumiko Takara (percussion), and Mari Era (percussion)

  11. Emi Eleonola and Samm Bennett (2:02) 1997
    Emi Eleonola (vocal, piano) and Samm Bennett (percussion, electronics)

  12. Bob Ostertag and Otomo Yoshihide (3:46) 1996
    Bob Ostertag (sampler) and Otomo Yoshihide (turntables, guitar)

  13. Shuichi Chino and Seiichi Yamamoto (6:09) 1997
    Shuiichi Chino (piano, voice) and Seiichi Yamamoto (guitar)

  14. Martin Tétreault and Uchihashi Kazuhisa (2:41) 1997
    Martin Tétreault (turntables) and Uchihashi Kazuhisa (guitar)

  15. Kam-pas-nel-la - Impressions of Africa (5:36) 1996
    Written by Uchihashi Kazuhisa and Haco
    Kam-pas-nel-la: Haco (vocal), Zeena Parkins (harp), Samm Bennett (drums, samples), and Uchihashi Kazuhisa (guitar)

  16. Leonid Soybelman, Mitsuru Nasuno and Yoshimitsu Ichiraku (4:35) 1997
    Leonid Soybelman (vocal, guitar), Mitsuru Nasuno (bass), and Yoshimitsu Ichiraku (drums, electronics)

Disc 2: October 10 and 11, 1997 and November 21 and 22, 1998

  1. Hans Reichel (2:07) 1997
    Hans Reichel (guitar)

  2. Ko Machida, Seiichi Yamamoto, and Uchihashi Kazuhisa (7:33) 1997
    Ko Machida (voice), Seiichi Yamamoto (guitar), and Uchihashi Kazuhisa (guitar)

  3. Yuji Katsui and Kazushige Kinoshita (2:15) 1998
    Yuji Katsui (violin) and Kazushige Kinoshita (violin)

  4. Toshiaki Chiku, Haco, and Kumiko Takara (1:32) 1998
    Toshiaki Chiku (vocal, guitar), Haco (vocal, electronics), and Kumiko Takara (percussion)

  5. Koichi Makigami and Thomas Buckner (3:16) 1998
    Koichi Makigami (vocal) and Thomas Buckner (vocal)

  6. Hans Reichel (2:07) 1997
    Hans Reichel (daxophone)

  7. Satoru Wono and Junichi Matsuzaki (3:03) 1998
    Satoru Wono (turntables) and Junichi Matsuzaki (?)

  8. 30th Century - Muteiko Punch--Nonresistance Punch (3:37) 1998
    Written by Minoru Kawabata
    30th Century: Minoru Kawabata (sax, vocal), Makoto Inada (bass, vocal) and Yuko Nexus6 (laptop, vocal)

  9. P.0.N. - Petenshi #16 (2:01) 1998
    Written by Masahiro Uemura
    P.O.N.: Masahiro Uemura (drums), Junji Hirose (sax), Kumiko Takara (vibraphone), Masayasu Tsuboguchi (keyboard), and Rei Shimizu (bass)

  10. Hikutasu - Ranchu (5:42) 1998
    Written by Toshiaki Chiku
    Toshiaki Chiku (vocal, guitar), Masafumi Ezaki (trumpet), Takero Sekijima (tuba), Takero Ogata (percussion), and Uchihashi Kazuhisa (guitar, daxophone)

  11. Yumiko Tanaka and Natsuki Kido (4:04) 1998
    Yumiko Tanaka (gidayu shamisen) and Natsuki Kido (guitar)

  12. Kingjoe and Diesel Guitar (4:04) 1998
    Kingjoe: Hideaki Sasaki (videos, effects) and Tatsuki Masuko (synthesizer, guitar); and Diesel Guitar (guitar)

  13. Happiness Proof and Akira Sotoyama - World Art Festa '98 (2:50) 1998
    Written by Haco
    Happiness Proof: Haco (vocal), Atsushi Tsuyama (bass), Christopher Stephens (guitar), and Yoshimitsu Ichiraku (drums); and Akira Sotoyama (djembe)

  14. Harpy - Smoke (1:19) 1998
    Written by Itoken
    Harpy: Itoken (drums), Kyoko (vocal), Onotetsu (keyboard), and Suzuki (guitar)

  15. Makoto Kawabata (1:20) 1998
    Makoto Kawabata (guitar)

  16. Koichi Makigami and Altered States (1:35) 1998
    Koichi Makigami (vocal); and Altered States: Uchihashi Kazuhisa (guitar), Mitsuru Nasuno (bass), and Yasuhiro Yoshigaki (drums)

  17. Masayasu Tsuboguchi and Ko Iwata (2:39) 1998
    Masayasu Tsuboguchi (keyboard) and Ko Iwata (alto sax)

  18. Hans Reichel, Takashi Harada, and Samm Bennett (7:01) 1997
    Hans Reichel (guitar, daxophone), Takashi Harada (Ondes Martenot), and Samm Bennett (drums)

Disc 3: November 21 and 22, 1998 and November 20 and 21, 1999

  1. Altered States and Steve Beresford (5:02) 1998
    Altered States: Uchihashi Kazuhisa (guitar), Mitsuru Nasuno (bass), and Yasuhiro Yoshigaki (drums); and Steve Beresford (piano, electronics)

  2. Helge Hinteregger, Michiyo Yagi, and Mari Era (3:22) 1999
    Helge Hinteregger (sampler, sax), Michiyo Yagi (20-string koto), and Mari Era (percussion)

  3. Keiji Haino, Atsushi Tsuyama, and Samm Bennett (7:55) 1998
    Keiji Haino (guitar, vocal), Atsushi Tsuyama (bass), and Samm Bennett (drums)

  4. Kang Tae Hwan and Enka (6:12) 1999
    Kang Tae Hwan (alto sax); and Enka: Uchihashi Kazuhisa (daxophone) and Yasuhiro Yoshigaki (percussion)

  5. Steve Beresford (2:10) 1998
    Steve Beresford (piano)

  6. Shuichi Chino and Uchihashi Kazuhisa (1:24) 1999
    Shuichi Chino (piano) and Uchihashi Kazuhisa (guitar)

  7. Phantasmagoria - Sea Jack (6:24) 1999
    Written by Uchihashi Kazuhisa
    Phantasmagoria: Uchihashi Kazuhisa (guitar), Ko Iwata (alto sax), Masafumi Ezaki (trumpet), Makiko Ando (trombone), Makoto Inada (bass), Takashi Kojima (laptop), and Yoshimitsu Ichiraku (drums)

  8. Keiji Haino and Makoto Inada (5:01) 1998
    Keiji Haino (vocal, wavedrum) and Makoto Inada (bass, vocal)

  9. Pa-Pa - Ijin San (3:24) 1998
    Written by Makoto Inada
    Pa-Pa: Makoto Inada (vocal, bass, etc.), Koichiro Katori (piano, synthesizer), and Yasuhisa Mizutani (alto sax, QY-10)

  10. Kazuo Imai (1:27) 1999
    Kazuo Imai (guitar)

  11. Makiko Ando, Yuko Nexus6, and Taku Unami (3:12) 1999
    Makiko Ando (trombone), Yuko Nexus6 (laptop), and Taku Unami (guitar)

  12. Guitar Panic! (6:45) 1998
    Guitar Panic!: Keiji Haino (guitar), K.K. Null (guitar), Tsuneo Imahori (guitar), and Uchihashi Kazuhisa (guitar)

  13. Steve Beresford (1:02) 1998
    Steve Beresford (electronics)

  14. Haco and Coa (2:51) 1999
    Haco (vocal, synthesizer); and Coa: Eddie (bass, chorus) and Bill (drums)

  15. Yoshinori Yanagawa and Koichiro Katori (2:07) 1999
    Yoshinori Yanagawa (sax) and Koichiro Katori (piano)

  16. Ne Zhdali - Rhino II (4:59) 1998
    Written by Leonid Soybelman and Ne Zhdali
    Ne Zhdali: Leonid Soybelman (guitar, vocal), Andrei Kulagin (euphonium, etc.), Ilya Komarov (bass), Oleg Davidovitch (trombone, etc.), Vadim Veeremaa (trumpet, French horn), and Vitaly Redchits (drums)

Disc 4: November 20 and 21, 1999 and November 18 and 19, 2000

  1. Kakitsubata - 20 (3:34) 1999
    Written by Kakitsubata
    Kakitsubata: Masayasu Tagawa (bass), Syunsuke Tanimoto (percussion), Hideki Inoue (drums), Hironari Nakayama (guitar), and Bunshyo Nisikawa (guitar)

  2. Eugene Chadbourne and Samm Bennett - Big Mouth Blues (5:42) 1999
    Written by Gram Parsons
    Eugene Chadbourne (vocal, banjo, guitar) and Samm Bennett (drums, records, vocal)

  3. Jöelle Léandre and Mari Era (3:31) 2000
    Jöelle Léandre (contrabass) and Mari Era (marimba, percussion)

  4. Formant Brothers (3:37) 2000
    Formant Brothers: Masahiro Miwa and Nobuyasu Sakonda (formant synthesizer)

  5. Skist and Kang Tae Hwan - Dig (4:41) 2000
    Written by Samm Bennett and Haruna Ito
    Skist: Haruna Ito (vocal, electronics) and Samm Bennett (electronics); and Kang Tae Hwan (alto sax)

  6. Shelley Hirsch, Yuji Takahashi, and Uchihashi Kazuhisa (6:11) 2000
    Shelley Hirsch (vocal), Yuji Takahashi (piano), and Uchihashi Kazuhisa (guitar)

  7. Eugene Chadbourne, Seiichi Yamamoto, and Michiyo Yagi - Desafinado (4:07) 1999
    Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim
    Eugene Chadbourne (vocal, guitar), Seiichi Yamamoto (guitar), and Michiyo Yagi (20-string koto)

  8. Chou (2:33) 2000
    Chou: Fumihiko Kimura (percussion), Takashi Kojima (laptop), and Masafumi Ezaki (trumpet)

  9. Hose - Soba no Denrai (3:48) 2000
    Hose: Taku Unami (guitar), Reiji Hattori (percussion), Tomoya Izumi (bass, vocal), Toshihiro Koike (trombone), and Masafumi Ezaki (trumpet)

  10. Won Jiksoo, Seiichi Yamamoto, Minoru Kawabata, and Yoshimitsu Ichiraku (2:32) 2000
    Won Jiksoo (vocal), Seiichi Yamamoto (guitar), Minoru Kawabata (sax), and Yoshimitsu Ichiraku (drums)

  11. Taku Hannoda (1:58) 2000
    Taku Hannoda (self-made instruments)

  12. Han Bennink, Uchihashi Kazuhisa, and Masfumi Ezaki (3:08) 2000
    Han Bennink (drums), Uchihashi Kazuhisa (guitar), and Masafumi Ezaki (trumpet)

  13. Mutant and Haco (3:40) 2000
    Mutant: Ko Iwata (sax without mouthpiece), Yasuhisa Mizutani (sax without mouthpiece), Satoshi Inoue (sax without mouthpiece), and Uchihashi Kazuhisa (guitar); and Haco (vocal)

  14. Jöelle Léandre, Shuichi Chino, and Taku Unami (2:27) 2000
    Jöelle Léandre (contrabass), Shuichi Chino (piano), and Taku Unami (guitar, electronics)

  15. Fuchigami to Funato and Yumiko Tanaka (4:51) 2000
    Fuchigami to Funato: Junko Fuchigami (vocal) and Hiroshi Funato (bass); and Yumiko Tanaka (vocal, gidayu shamisen)

  16. Kang Tae Hwan, Seiichi Yamamoto, and Makoto Inada (2:09) 2000
    Kang Tae Hwan (alto sax), Seiichi Yamamoto (guitar), and Makoto Inada (contrabass)

  17. Purist (3:24) 1999
    Purist: Seiichi Yamamoto (acoustic guitar) and Uchihashi Kazuhisa (acoustic guitar)

Produced by Uchihashi Kazuhisa
Recorded live by Kazuyuki Matsumura a.k.a. Zak, Noriya Maekawa and Hitoshi Okunari at the Festival Beyond Innocence, Xebec Hall, Kobe, 1996-2000
Mixed by Uchihashi Kazuhisa
Mastered by Haruna Ito and Samm Bennett at Polarity in Tokyo
Artwork and package design by Masaru Kurose

Released in November 2002