Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Takashi Ueno

Birds on the Wires

(Tori, TORI-029) (Japan) (CD)


  1. 3Times Burned (3:37)
  2. From Re (6:24)
  3. Pa, Pa (1:54)
  4. CNS Box (1:33)
  5. Bye Bye Dane (2:24)
  6. Toplay (1:12)
  7. Down the 4.5 (4:16)
  8. Song for Cacoy (4:43)
  9. Sweet Heart (4:28)
  10. Old Percussion (5:48)
  11. Endo-Roll (4:09)
  12. Harmo-nica (3:17)
  13. Mt. Cream (2:48)
  14. Heryee (2:01)
  15. Cima-Cima (1:13)
  16. Meeting in the Wind (4:26)
  17. Sharxee (2:08)
  18. Nica Icon (1:34)
  19. TawgoTawso (5:52)
  20. Foure (1:43)
  21. Saniyaca (1:44)
  22. Wagyu Blues (4:25)
  23. Kokyu-Breath (1:54)
  24. Banpanjo (1:06)
  25. Down the 4.4 (1:59)

Composed by Takashi Ueno (2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 13, 14, 17, 19, 20, 22-25); Ueno and Saya (1, 3, 9, 11, 15); Ueno and Nica (12, 18); Ueno, Saya, and Nica (16, 21); Saya (6); and Ueno, Saya, and DJ Klock (8)

Takashi Ueno: acoustic guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 19, 22, 23, 25), alto saxophone (1, 3, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22), harmonium (2, 12, 16, 24), synthesizer (2, 4, 10, 14, 21, 23), rhythm box (4), keyboard (4, 11), vocal (5, 8, 11, 22), 12-string acoustic guitar (6, 10, 12, 16, 21), percussion (12), violin (18), recorder (20), harmonica (22), banjo (24)
Saya: vocal (1, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 21), toy piano (6)
Kiyomi: kokyu (7, 23, 25), harmonium (10), microphone (13), rain-stick (24)
Nica: vocal (8, 12, 16, 18, 21)
Imuta: toy piano (11)
Onozaki: keyboard (14)
Takeshita: melodica (15)

Mastered by Masaaki Endo
Design by Punquestion & Pac
Includes a 12-page booklet of artwork by Seigo Fukuda
Booklet edited by punqbooqs

Released in October 2004