KATSUNORI SAWA - ENTRANCED

1. RANDOM TOOL
2. PACIFIC VIBE
3. CLASHING THOUGHTS
4. DREAM STONE

Katsunori Sawa knocks at new gates of electronic music perception with an 4-track single “Entranced” on his own 10 Label. “Random Tool” recalibrates the dance music paradigms with bolshy techno, and "Dream Stone" will have you loose your limbs with falldown vocal melodies and futuristic sound hue dynamics

Artist: Katsunori Sawa
Title: Entranced
Label: 10 LABEL
Release Date: 22/Oct/2022
Format: Digital Downloads

℗ + © 2022 10 Label Kyoto Japan
Written and Produced by Katsunori Sawa
Mastered by Sam John at Precise Mastering
Artwork by Alexis Varga 

www.10-label.com/shop/

KATSUNORI SAWA - ENTRANCED - 10 LABEL [TEN009]

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1. Random Tool

2. Pacific Vibe

3. Clashing Thoughts

4. Dream Stone

The third single from KWARP (wɔːrp), another name for 10 LABEL founder Katsunori Sawa, was released on this artist page. Works are monster children emerge from him.

released November 3, 2023

PROD + MASTERING: KATSUNORI SAWA
LOGO: JASON SMITH
ARTWORK: ZODIAK

KWARP - RECONCILING

KWARP - NEW ARISING

KWARP - SUB ORDER / SQUAD

2ND Single in the Series.
His Sound is Mix of D&A, with BIO EMO, CORE ENG.

PROD+MASTERING: KATSUNORI SAWA
LOGO: JASON SMITH
ARTWORK: ZODIAK

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KWARP - SQUAD

Kwarp - FIN 4 10

Mirae Arts announces the release of The Way I Am and The Way You Yawn, the debut album from Katsunori Sawa under his new KWARP alias. Katsunori Sawa is a distinguished figure in Kyoto's experimental music scene. Sawa first made waves in 2008 on the UK-based Ai Records under his EOC alias. Over the years, he has contributed significantly to the music world by running the now-defunct 10 Label and collaborating with renowned artists like Yuji Kondo (as Steven Porter), Martsman (as Bokeh), and DJ Nobu (Nobusawa). These collaborations have seen releases on prestigious labels such as Kynant Records, SNTS, and Token.

As a solo artist, Sawa's music is crafted in his hidden studio, nestled within the cement walls of a Tadao Ando-designed building. His unique sound, characterized by rhythmic noise and undulating bottom-end rave abstractions, has earned him an album release on Opal Tapes, making him the label's first Japanese artist. 

This six-track album marks a significant evolution in Sawa's musical journey, blending his experimental roots with fresh, vibrant textures. The Way I Am and The Way You Yawn reflects on the fleeting nature of youth and the aspiration to maintain a childlike curiosity, while also acknowledging the fatigue that comes with aging. Mostly produced with modular synthesizers and analog equipment, the album takes listeners on an auditory adventure through a series of imaginative soundscapes.

The album opens with Frog FM, a track characterized by forward-driving hi-hats and alien voices echoing and clashing, reminiscent of a scrambled FM frequency or a child playing with an analog radio dial. Light Dash follows, placing the listener in the cockpit of an unknown vehicle emitting reverberating artificial sounds. Side A closes with The Spectator, featuring voices from above and creatures talking with one another.

Side B begins with PlayStation, evoking the sounds of a gaming console booting up. Metal Gear reflects the inner metallic workings powering our entertainment. The album concludes with Ultra, a track filled with belching aggression and mechanical expressions, almost as if the music itself is trying to escape the speakers.

Release date: October 18th, 2024.

The Way I Am and The Way You Yawn

Premiere: KWARP - The Spectator [Mirae Arts]

Available now at www.10-label.com/shop

NUTS STAR - "YUME NO GŪZEN" [TEN008]
1. AIR PORN (BEFORE DAWN)
2. 14210410
3. RAW FRICTION
4. THE DAYS IS ALL NIGHT

Prepare a new dedicated note before dawn. Past and that word, you remember and forget. When I meet you in a dream, you do not recognize me. Everything connected in such a way that some of them overlap. What is important is invisible to the eye.

ARTIST : NUTS STAR
TITLE : YUME NO GŪZEN
LABEL : 10 LABEL
CATALOG NO : TEN008
FORMAT : SINGLE, DIGITAL
COUNTRY : JAPAN
RELEASE DATE : DECEMBER 2020

℗ + © 2020 10 LABEL KYOTO JAPAN 
WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY KATSUNORI SAWA AND YUJI KONDO 
MASTERED BY SAM JOHN AT PRECISE MASTERING 
ARTWORK BY SHINICHI HIROTA AT TSUKIYOMI DESIGN

4. THE DAYS IS ALL NIGHT

3. RAW FRICTION

2. 14210410

1. AIR PORN (BEFORE DAWN)

* 10 LABEL was a record label launched in 2010 in Kyoto by electronic music producers: Katsunori Sawa and Yuji Kondo. Closed at the end of February 2024.

10 Label was an independent record label established in 2010 based in Kyoto, Japan. The experiments in cultures, using the specific gravity, past and future instead of the sense of hearing, something yet to come. Dramatic. Influenced by Katsunori Sawa and Yuji Kondo.

Founded: 2010
Defunct: 2024
Country of Origin:	Japan
Location: Kyoto

Artists: 
Alexis Varga
Ali Boombayé
Ancient Methods
Anne-James Chaton
Cody Cobb
Dalhous
Damaskin
Daniele Brusaschetto 
David Ferrua
Devonne Laurent
Ensemble Economique
Fabius Kossack
Galtier
Human Larvae
Jansky Noise
Jone Reed
Karissa Hahn
Katsunori Sawa
Kwarp
Lucker
Martsman
Matthew Herbert
Norikazu Ban
Nuts Star
Peder Mannerfelt
Perc
Sawlin
Shinichi Hirota
Shinya Ishimura
Steven Porter
Syl Anasse
Yuji Kondo