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Artist: TOT ONYX
Title: SENNO I
Format: LP / digital
Catalog no: iDEAL203
Edition: 300 black vinyl copies w postcard inlay
Release: NOW

Things that don't exist, that don't seem to exist, or we don't believe exist, might be the only things that actually exist.
Things that i always believed that existed, seem to be an illusion.
And things that i always denied the existence of in the past, seem to be what shape reality and rule the world.
But what is reality? And what is illusion?
Is the reality i am seeing the same as yours?
Perhaps not.

”Senno I” is the solo debut album by Tot Onyx aka Tommi Tokyo, who has been a founding member of the Japanese performance art/live electronics duo group A since 2012. They incorporated the use of the body in their noise & poetry-performances and they made some resonating appearances at festivals like Berlin Atonal. Adept at bending expectations, both live and recorded, the band’s formative early work echoes the experiential vocabulary in which Tommi continues to develop today. A practice in the rejection of tradition and cliché, which in Greil Marcus's words, "Share the principles of negation, rebellion, destruction and détournement”.

Tommi Tokyo has worked in graphic design and photography and has worked for theatre and other forms of stage arts. Tot Onyx is her deeply personal project which shares the founding energies of group A, but is traveling deeper and elsewhere. This is a rich study of her interior life.

Tot Onyx - Voice Calling

Rubrum Rise

This expansive electronic soundscape invites listeners on an immersive journey through boundless sonic realms. Deep, evolving pads create a foundation of serene mystery, while shimmering arpeggios and ethereal melodies weave intricate patterns across a vast, atmospheric canvas. Subtle, pulsating rhythms provide a gentle forward momentum, driving the exploration through moments of profound tranquility and awe-inspiring grandeur. Ideal for cinematic scores, scientific documentaries, or any production seeking to evoke feelings of discovery, cosmic wonder, or deep contemplation. The meticulous layering of synthesizers, from resonant bass tones to sparkling high-end textures, crafts a rich, enveloping experience designed to transport the listener to uncharted territories of imagination.


Galactic Exploration Vol 200

ulla - table

recorded in early 2016 with the latvian radio choir  🕊🐚

Andy Stott - Song For Chance

Glory Bitch

MIKA VAINIO + RYOJI IKEDA + ALVA NOTO - LIVE 2002 [N-043]

In September 2002 Mika Vainio, Ryoji Ikeda and Alva Noto (Carsten Nicolai) were invited by the Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art for a residency. As a result of this project three live performances followed this research period.

All the tracks on this record were recorded live on September 23, 2002 at the Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art in Newcastle, UK.

All sounds by Mika Vainio, Ryoji Ikeda, Carsten Nicolai.

LIVE 20O2

MOVEMENT 4

MIKA VAINIO + RYOJI IKEDA + ALVA NOTO - MOVEMENT 4

Andrea Taeggi—Zimní Král (12" vinyl LP)

The music on this record was made using a vast array of rare analog machines Andrea had the chance to work on at the Willem-Twee synthesis studio in Holland (built with the iconic Studio di Fonologia RAI as a blueprint). Most of the percussive sounds come from an Analog Computer, which has been rarely used only as a music instrument (its main purpose was flight simulation). In fact, during the Cold War times it was also used as measurement tool by civil engineers and even by the army. 
To my knowledge, very few artists have given a new context to the such device, which I have found absolutely unique-sounding and gave me enough inspiration to compose a whole new album focused on it. 

At present, no one has ever officially released music recorded at the Willem-Twee synthesis studio.

The music on this record further explores cyclical, minimal and hypnotic concoctions – a particular  investigation focused on unusual rhythms that Andrea had already started on his well-received ‘Mama Matrix Most Mysterious’, released on Type in 2015. Think walls of subfrequencies, snappy rollercoasters of the mind, labyrinths in hyperspace & snakes eating their own tails.

Zimní Král means “Winter King” in Czech and was the epithet given to Frederick V Elector Palatine (king of Bohemia), the last of a legacy to actively support alchemy as a means of studying reality, the self and their inter-reflections.

All music by Andrea Taeggi
https://andreataeggi.wordpress.com

Mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at D&M Berlin

Forthcoming on SM-LL Sept 1st, 2018
http://www.sm-ll.com

Dinergy (SM-LL, Sept 1st)

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Zaumne - Élévation

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americas: miro@surefireagency.com

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