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Tokyo Zawinul Bach

a8v on the Earth

(Body Electric Records, EWBE 0010) (Japan) (CD)


  1. Horizoning (10:25)
  2. Watch (7:42)
  3. BirdConduct 4 (3:14)
  4. Industrial (8:08)
  5. Ritual (7:11)
  6. Aliens 8 Views (7:05)
  7. BirdConduct 3 (3:33)
  8. House (6:44)

Programming and composition by Masayasu Tzboguchi except (6), by Masayasu Tzboguchi and Naruyoshi Kikuchi; arrangements by Masayasu Tzboguchi and Naruyoshi Kikuchi

Tokyo Zawinul Bach
Masayasu Tzuboguchi: analog synthesizers, electronics, keyboards, etc.
Naruyoshi Kikuchi: soprano saxophone (1, 4, 7), alto saxophone (2, 5), tenor saxophone (4, 6), CDJ (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8)

Izumi Misawa: shell chime, Alpaca claw, box rattle, wood block, etc. (3); Wavedrum (4, 5); congas (4); sabar, talking drum (6); percussion (7), etc.
Nobuo Fujii: drums, cymbals (for sampling)
Toshiyuki Takao: drums (sampling for track 1)

Produced by Tokyo Zawinul Bach
Recorded by Shigeo Sakurai at Onkio Haus and Studio Freez, January-March 2004
Mixed by Shigeo Sakurai, Masayasu Tzboguchi, and Naruyoshi Kikuchi
Mastered by Wataru Ishii at Onkio Haus
Art direction and design by Junya Kano
Photo by Youhey Kawahara

Released in August 2004