Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Gaspar Claus

Jo Ha Kyu

(Modest Launch) (Japan) (CD)

  1. Jo Ha Kyu (33:18)

Gaspar Claus: cello
Eiko Ishibashi: voice, piano, drums
Kakushin Nishihara: voice, satsuma biwa
Kazuki Tomokawa: voice, guitar
Kazutoki Umezu: soprano saxophone
Keiji Haino: voice
Hiromichi Sakamoto: prepared cello
Leonard Eto: taiko
Ryuichi Sakamoto: prepared piano
Otomo Yoshihide: turntable
Sachiko M: sine waves

Bonus Tracks

  1. First Contact #1 with Sachiko M (8:27)
  2. First Contact #2 with Eiko Ishibashi (10:50)
  3. First Contact #3 with Keiji Haino (21:22)

Gaspar Claus: cello
Sachiko M: sine waves (2)
Eiko Ishibashi: piano (3)
Keiji Haino: guitar (4)

Produced by Naohito Koike and Gaspar Claus
Recorded by Takeshi Yoshida and Yuki Mizutani at Kunitachi Art Hall, White Road Studio, Studio Leda, and Studio Noah in December 2009
Mixed by Kurikor Kouchian and Gaspar Claus at Tigersushi's Studio
Mastered by Alix Bricault
Illustration by Daijiro Morohoshi
Calligraphy by Uzan Rikitake
Design by Megumi Iwafuchi
Includes an insert with liner notes by Gaspar Claus in English and Japanese

Released in February 2013