Ujikaji

"But Chacon is also the first harsh noise musician to win the Pulitzer, an unlikely ascent for someone who started making music on the Navajo Nation by turning snare drums into amplified feedback chambers before becoming a fixture of experimental spaces in Los Angeles. Indeed, he is just one of a loose confederation of Indigenous artists finding a wider audience by working at the fringes of modern music. The immersive sound art of Suzanne Kite, the self-made scrapyard instrumentation of Warren Realrider, the scabrous violin solos of Laura Ortman — these musicians and many of their peers are rapidly upending ideas about what it means to sound Native."

Upending Expectations for Indigenous Music, Noisily (Published 2022) After long being consigned to a legacy of stereotypes, Indigenous American artists are making some of the country’s most engaging experimental music.

Dream collab! Enter the Portal of George Chua and Dharma...

https://dharma13.bandcamp.com/album/portal-2

Portal, by George Chua and Dharma 7 track album

https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/phuong-tam-vietnams-first-rock-n-roll-recording-artist-rediscovered-in-san-jose/

Phuong Tâm, Vietnam’s First Rock ‘n’ Roll Recording Artist, Rediscovered in San Jose A star in wartime Vietnam, Phuong Tâm returns to the spotlight five decades later with reissued recordings next spring.

Rest in peace Alvin Lucier

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/arts/music/alvin-lucier-dead.html

Alvin Lucier, Probing Composer of Soundscapes, Is Dead at 90 His experimental music was rooted in the physics of sound and might yield unpredictable results — in one instance a Beatles song emanating from a teapot.

Ujikiosk #5 – archived show available on the .radio website. We pay tribute to singer, deejay, critic and all-round nice guy X' Ho, champion of the music underground, who passed on from stomach cancer on 27 September 2021. Listen at https://kioskradio.com/label/ujikaji. Link in bio.

Playlist:
Zircon Lounge - Shivers, Shivers (from Regal Vigor, 1983)
Chris & Chris - Save S*x (from Save S*x single, 1992)
X' Ho & Everafter - So Worthy (from Baphomet Sacrum, 2008)
X' Ho + ARCN TEMPL - S***m Me (from Lucifugous, 2013)
X' Ho - A Wet Dream in Biker Boots 2009 (from No Ordinary Country, 2009)
X' Ho & Everafter - One Day at a Time (Missin' Pt. 2) (from Adventures in YinYao, 2021)

Ujikiosk #4 – archived show available on the .radio website. A selection of sound environments from the catalogue, featuring Pan Gu, Yan Jun + Yuen Chee Wai, Tim O'Dwyer, Awk Wah, Marco Fusinato. Listen at https://kioskradio.com/label/ujikaji. Link in bio.

Ujikiosk #3 – archived show available on the .radio website. Interview with Anise and her trajectory from quiet folk to complex beats. Listen at https://kioskradio.com/label/ujikaji. Link in bio.

Loving this video performance of sl_owtalk, Prospexx and Decibel Flux - electric bodies in electric dreams of electric city https://youtu.be/UkQmj66KEp0

Electric Bodies Electric BodiesIn times of uncertainty all we have is the future. 3 electronic acts residing on different ends of the spectrum come together to form a portal...

"Singaporean film-maker Royston Tan will premiere his new feature film 24 at the Busan International Film Festival, which is taking place from Oct 6 to 15. His first movie since 2015's comedy-drama 3688 is an arthouse film that comes after a string of works aimed at a general audience, including the music-driven comedy-dramas 881 (2007) and 12 Lotus (2008). In a press release, 24 is described as an examination of life and death through the experiences of a dead film sound recordist whose spirit is drawn to 24 places with sounds he must capture..."

https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/royston-tans-new-film-24-will-premiere-at-busan-international-film-festival

Royston Tan's new film 24 will premiere at Busan International Film Festival It is his first feature film since 2015’s comedy-drama 3688. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

An introduction to Lawrence Abu Hamdan, who creates works based on the ideas of ear-witnessing and the way that sound "leaks"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwS5Na13qCk

Meet the Artists | Lawrence Abu Hamdan Lawrence Abu Hamdan decodes the world through sound. A self-proclaimed ‘private ear’, the Dubai-based artist leads audio investigations that uncover often un...

RIP Syed Hafiz of Tapestry (centre of shared pic)

https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/frontman-of-singaporean-emo-band-tapestry-has-died-bandmates-raising-funds-for-family-2989351

Frontman of Singaporean emo band Tapestry has died, bandmates raising funds for family A fund has been set up for the immediate family of Syed Hafiz, frontman of Singaporean emo band Tapestry, who died yesterday (July 8).

Thinking of Jon Hassell, "now free of a constricting body", who taught us all to listen to the musics of the world. May you rest in peace in the Fourth World.
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJonHassell/posts/222157636401035

Family Statement:

Our beloved Jon M. Hassell - iconic trumpet player, author, and composer - has passed away at the age of 84 years on June 26th 2021. After a little more than a year of fighting through health complications, Jon died peacefully in the early morning hours of natural causes. His final days were surrounded by family and loved ones who celebrated with him the lifetime of contributions he gave to this world– personally and professionally. He cherished life and leaving this world was a struggle as there was much more he wished to share in music, philosophy, and writing.

It was his great joy to be able to compose and produce music until the end. We thank all those who contributed to ensuring that he was able to continue expressing his ideas through his final days and maintain a quality end of life.

Jon Hassell was able to leave behind many gifts. We are excited and committed to sharing those ongoing with his fans across time and support his enduring legacy. All donations to Jon Hassell’s GoFundMe will allow the tremendous personal archive of his music, much unreleased, to be preserved and shared with the world for years to come. We also hope to provide philanthropic gifts of scholarship and contributions to issues close to Jon’s heart, like supporting the working rights of musicians.

As Jon is now free of a constricting body, he is liberated to be in his musical soul and will continue to play in the Fourth World. We hope you find solace in his words and dreams for this earthly place he now leaves behind. We hold him, and you, in this loss and grief.

FOURTH WORLD IS

A KIND OF PHILOSOPHICAL GUIDELINE, A CREATIVE POSTURE, DIRECTED TOWARDS THE CONDITIONS CREATED BY THE INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY WITH INDIGINOUS MUSIC AND CULTURE.

THE UNDERLYING GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A KIND OF CREATIVE MIDWIFERY TO THE INEVITABLE MERGING OF CULTURES WHILE PROVIDING AN ANTIDOTE TO A GLOBAL "MONOCULTURE" CREATED BY MEDIA COLONIZATION.

THE UNDERLYING PREMISE IS THAT EACH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' MUSIC AND CULTURE - THE RESULT OF THEIR UNIQUE RESPONSE TO THEIR UNIQUE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT - FUNCTIONS IN THE SAME WAY AS, AS AN "ELEMENT" IN THE PERIODIC TABLE OF CHEMISTRY: AS PURE BUILDING BLOCKS FROM WHICH ALL OTHER "CULTURAL COMPOUNDS" WILL ARISE.

IN OTHER WORDS, THESE CULTURES ARE OUR "VOCABULARY" IN TRYING TO THINK ABOUT WAYS TO RESPOND TO OUR PLACE IN THE NEW GEOGRAPHY CREATED BY OUR MEDIA WORLD, AND MUST BE RESPECTED RELATIVE TO THEIR IMPORTANCE TO OUR SURVIVAL.

Jon Hassell

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It's Record Store Day 2021. Keep safe while exploring the diversity of your local record store! A special thanks to Ujikaji stockists The Analog Vault, Hear Records, Mosta Records LP., Roxy Records & Trading, Straits Records, Surface Noise, Vinyl Kakis https://hear65.bandwagon.asia/articles/record-store-day-2021-in-singapore-where-to-visit-for-latest-vinyls-cds-cassettes-and-more

Record Store Day 2021 in Singapore: where to visit for latest vinyl, CDs, cassettes and more Every year, Record Store Day (RSD) is celebrated by vinyl records and CD lovers all around the world, an occasion that whets cratediggers' appetites further.

Jeph Lo uncovers the roots of Taiwanese noise music that emerged after the era of martial law

Wasteland Utopia: The History of Taiwanese Noise Noise music in Taiwan emerged in the 1990s, a tumultuous period of social upheaval following the lifting of 38 years of martial law. In the frenzied atmosphere of street clashes and political demonstrations, artists explored what were previously taboo subjects and experimented with radical forms. It...

Ujikiosk #2 – archived show now available on the .radio website. Features the boss isolationist Awk Wah, whose 2013 release, Ava, remains a high point of the catalogue, charting the meeting points of avant garde, experimental, and techno music. Listen at https://kioskradio.com/label/ujikaji. Link in bio.

Ujikiosk #1 – archived show now available on our page on .radio. Features Singapore experimental electronic pioneer George Chua, whose 2020 LP Smokescreen was released on Ujikaki. Listen now to George expounding on his interest in extremities and intensities in sound, the democratic realm of non-fungible tokens and his notions of existence and beauty. Link in bio: https://kioskradio.com/label/ujikaji

Listen to the man behind the Smokescreen, George Chua, speak of his 2020 LP and his recent forays into digital art and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). 29 Apr, 4.30 pm SG time and 30 Apr, 4.30 am - kioskradio.com

https://www.facebook.com/kioskradiobxl/posts/1124328214741918

Ujikiosk #1 with George Chua , in which Singapore's experimental electronic music pioneer discusses tracks from his 2020 LP Smokescreen and reveals his recent foray into digital art and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). 29 Apr, 4.30 pm SG time and repeat on 30 Apr, 4.30 am, only on .radio - go now to kioskradio.com. George Chua's Smokescreen (LP/DL) is available at ujikaji.bandcamp.com

Experimental music festival moves to Singapore

AMFxPF - Closer to the Edge begins tonight at The Projector

"[Otomo] says that he is always "surprised" by the diverse range of talent in the experimental music scene in Singapore and the region.

'For so many years I have been circling in the European and American music scene, it has become so predictable for me there.

'I am looking forward to the future of the South-east Asian music scene. It has a very different background from new Western music. It is always so rich and unpredictable.'"

straitstimes.com The Asian Meeting Festival, featuring experimental music artists from across the region, will be held in Singapore this year.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Instagram photo by ujikaji records • Nov 24, 2016 at 4:12pm UTC

Tremendous performance by SA to launch their new album Flow. From Chinese court music to Mongolian throat singing, Indian classical drones and Sunn O))), it was world music like you'd never known it Cheryl Ong Natalie Alexandra Andy Chia

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Thanks everyone who came to the Avantguitar show last night (Ujikaji presents Avantguitar). Your support means everything and enables us and the artists to keep doing what we do. Thank you Artistry for being an open-minded and generous host as always. And lastly, we are massively humbled to have presented the Singapore leg of the Avantguitar Tour 2016. Such an amazing group of artists, each with a distinct style and sound and together truly bringing the guitar to new sonic territories. Amazing performance by Dharma whose sound with the treated guitar is edging towards the spectralists of the late 20th century. Ikbal, who took his immaculately crafted raw wood guitar on a wild romp that would not relent. Asger Thomsen, whose hands circumambulated effortlessly around his electric bass while delivering shocks of sound with his pedals. Yngel (pronounced OO-NG-el, er... I think) with their post-classical duets that stretch out with gentle, angular melodies while embellished with shimmering drones. And special guest C-drík aka Kirdec whose guitar samples bathed us in a warm ocean of sound.

Thank you and see you next at AMFxPF - Closer to the Edge!

Best concerts of the month in Singapore, November 2016: Live music gigs you must catch

"If your guitar-playing prowess transcends banal power chords and plucking along to “Seven Nation Army” over and over again, you might be interested in this meeting of masters."

thehoneycombers.com Avantguitar: 22 November at Artistry
If your guitar-playing prowess transcends banal power chords and plucking along to “Seven Nation Army” over and over again, you might be interested in this meeting of masters. Presented by Ujikaji Records, this gi

Arcane Candy » Blog Archive » Sublime Frequencies Celebrates 100 Releases!

arcanecandy.com Sometime back in the latter half of 2003, I was boning up on the latest weekly email list of new LP and CD releases from music distributor Forced Exposure, when I noticed that a new label called Sublime Frequencies was being launched by world travellers Alan Bishop and Sir Richard Bishop of my favor...

I'm Coming Up | Singapore International Film Festival

Film x Sound @ Singapore International Film Festival - SGIFF Recommendation #2 - Ting Min-Wei's "I'm Coming Up" is a moving portrait of an HDB block, with live scoring by BALBALAB

sgiff.com An immersive look inside an HDB block experienced in a single take.

Covets of an Outsider: Showcase of Works by Toh Hun Ping (2004-2009) | Singapore International Film Festival

Outsider films meet outsider music - Singapore International Film Festival - SGIFF showcases Toh Hun Ping's experimental works, which will include a live collaboration with musicians Dharma and Jeremy Sharma

sgiff.com A collection of innovative and bold experimental shorts, from one of Singapore’s most inventive contemporary video artist, paired with a show-and-tell session and live performance.

VA - Not Your World Music: Noise in South East Asia / Syrphe & Disques Hushush CD

New mail order title! VA - Not Your World Music: Noise in South East Asia / Syrphe & Disques Hushush CD

This compilation is an attempt to cover a varied range of noise and experimental music from South East Asia. Limited to just over one hour, the CD format does not allow us to fully cover the richness of the scene. However, we did our best to include a diverse group of artists. We have selected female and male artists, DIY and academically trained musicians, and newcomers and established artists.

With exclusive tracks from: Cheryl Ong & Vivian Wang (Singapore); Menstrual Synthdrone (Indonesia); Sodadosa (Indonesia); Nguyễn Hong Giang (Vietnam); Dharma (Singapore); Sound Awakener (Vietnam); Bergegas Mati (Indonesia); GAMNAD737 (Thailand); Goh Lee Kwang (Malaysia); Yandsen (Malaysia); Teresa Barrozo (The Philippines); Musica Htet (Myanmar).

carousell.com This compilation is an attempt to cover a varied range of noise and experimental music from South East Asia. Limited to just over one hour, the CD format does n - $18