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Idiorrythmie --- 2023-09-01

1. Shuta Hiraki & Shuma Ando (Some Percussions & Objects) 2. Shuma Ando (Shruti box), Shuta Hiraki (Bystander) 3. Shuta Hiraki (Shruti box), Shuma Ando (Bystander) 4. Shuta Hiraki & Shuma Ando (Voice) 5. Shuta Hiraki (Whistle) Recorded at Hario Radio Tower, Nagasaki on September 2, 2022. Hario Radio Tower (旧佐世保無線電信所/針尾送信所) This tower was built in 1922 for radio transmission by the Japanese Navy. It stands 136 meters tall, made of concrete, and it is the tallest structure built before World War II in Japan. The interior of the tower has many hollow and steel columns, and there is a very deep reverberation. Hiraki and Ando brought shruti boxes, percussion instruments, and objects, and did improvised performances for over two hours. These tracks are excerpts of a few parts. It was raining on the day of the performance due to an approaching typhoon, and raindrops were falling everywhere inside. However, the weather gradually cleared up during these two hours, the wind and rain inside the tower eased. To capture the situation of the day, they put the recordings in chronological order.