Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

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  1. Scott Taylor - Thames Canon 5/1/03 (2:33)
    Cannon being fired from the Tower of London, lapping of water
    Recorded to Sharp minidisc with DAC binaural mikes, January 5, 2003

  2. The Beige Channel - Coffee with Cat (5:32)
    Coffee maker dripping/cat eating

  3. Robert Carlberg - Snug Harbor (3:26)
    Dock, loose metal sign
    Recorded in the San Juan Islands, Washington state, November 9, 2002

  4. K.M. Krebs - Jericho Sailing Center (Nautical Gamelan) (4:00)
  5. Quiet American - Donkey Trains leavng Marpha, Nepal (7:00)
  6. Saw Trigge - Water and Wings (2:52)

  7. Kiyoshi Mizutani - Ta-asobi (5:26)
    Part of Shinto ritual ta-asobi; drum, child crying, etc.
    Recorded at Suwa Shrine, Akatsuka, Tokyo, February 13, 2003

  8. Toby Paddock - Holly_Birds (3:09)
    Rustling branch, birds, etc.
    Recorded with piezo discs on a holly tree

  9. Anders Östberg - Shortwave 1 (1:55)
    Radio transmission captured on a world band receiver
    Recorded with a Sharp MD recorder, summer 2002

  10. Christopher Delaurenti - Railroad Storm Drain (5:55)
    Recorded in Seattle, summer 2002

  11. Andrew Duke - Hoodratdance 2 (3:09)
    Stove hood rattling on a windy day
    Recorded to MD in Halifax, Nova Scotia, February 12, 2003

  12. Murmer - Buzzing Intercom, Gospel Oak (2:59)

  13. Ben Owen - SLP23 (4:02)
    Vandercook printing press

  14. Dallas Simpson - Bottledisposal (5:49)
    Plastic bottle being kicked between bridge supports
    Recorded in binaural stereo surround sound, Broadmarch, Nottingham, 2000

  15. Mike Hallenbeck - Guggenheim (2:49)
    Dismantling of an art exhibit
    Recorded at the Guggenheim Museum, New York City, June 2002

  16. Mark Griswold - Philadelphia, 30th St. Station (2:07)

  17. Glenn Bach - Saturday Morning Basketball (1:48)
    Recorded to MD in a gymnasium

  18. Omnid - Science Center (3:57)
    Computer education exhibit, resonance tube being played by a child
    Recorded at the Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, New Jersey, December 29, 2002

  19. Robert Mills - Blue Jeans Salesman, Weekend Market, Bangkok, Thailand (4:39)
    Recorded in September 2002

All tracks are field recordings.

Photos by Theodore Kaye, Dale Lloyd, Justin Orndorff, and Yannick Dauby

Released in 2003