Recorded in the band's twenty third and final year, IKIGAI is simultaneously a studio debut and a farewell album.

All songs written by FIGORA between 1996-2019. 
Performed on this album by (in alphabetical order): 
Bin Wah 
Boss Bakuchiku 
Crabs Rangoon 
Hadashi Bazu 
Hadouken Masuta 
Kawai Kuma 
Lo Mein Tenets 
Sake Tumi 
Side Shogun 
Son of Ice Chi 
Spring Rolanda 
Surikizu Jigu 
Wu Kong Smoke Bomb 
Yagi Majutsu 
Yamatsuka Ching Ching 
Yamatsuka Go-Rudo 
Yamatsuka Slacks 

Produced by TFNC. 
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield at AudibleOddities. 
Executive Producer: Jake "pylbug" Setlak.

All rights reserved.

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FIGORA - IKIGAI

Originally released as a CD-R, enclosed in seasonal wrapping paper and accompanied by a sawed-off Christmas card liner. Classic.

An aid for coping with the hypocrisy of the holiday season in America, AJN borrows from Christmas movies and carols, novelty songs, thrift-store finds and several other cultural touchpoints. Noise Throng founders Instigator, Destructor Of Soil and Sneaky Guy capture the true spirit of the season in four glowing sound-poems. This is the sound of today. Especially if it's Christmas Day. Celebrate a new way with A Joyful Noise, whatever day it is.

NTAF002 | Original physical release 2000 (Tracks 1-3), digital re-release 2002 (plus bonus Track 4).

Instigator - I'm Dreaming White

Destructor Of Soil - A Season of Mood

Sneaky Guy - Tinsel and Gin, Christmas Again

2010: Celebrating the tenth anniversary of both Noise Throng and our first release A Joyful Noise, Ace Grim (aka Instigator) revisits the season's samples with certain abandon and cynical precision - across five tracks in just over ten minutes.

Ace Grim - Believe A Large Star

Triple-F Noise Concern (TFNC) recorded live, opening for A.J. Halbrook and Andy Ortmann for "Failure of Sound" at Logan Square's Mustache Cafe, 13 November 2017.

TFNC Live @ Cafe Mustache [13 NOV 2017]

The second outing of TFNC, improvised live, opening for Ghost Ape and Canter at The Burlington, Chicago, 8 February 2018.

TFNC - Live @ The Burlington [8 FEB 2018]

Always Blazin' written by FIGORA / performed by: 
Crabs Rangoon - Guitar 
Son of Ice Chi - Drums 
Sake Tumi - Synthesizer Kick 
Bin Wah - Synthesizers, Samples, Programming

From IKIGAI, released May 23, 2019. Recorded in the band's twenty third and final year, IKIGAI is simultaneously a studio debut and a farewell album.

Produced by TFNC. 
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield at AudibleOddities. 
Executive Producer: Jake Setlak.

All rights reserved.

IKIGAI

FIGORA — Always Blazin'

Shogun Nah written by FIGORA / performed by: 
Side Shogun - Vocals 
Yamatsuka Ching Ching - Guitar 
Sake Tumi - Drums 
Bin Wah - Synthesizers, Samples, Programming

From IKIGAI, released May 23, 2019. Recorded in the band's twenty third and final year, IKIGAI is simultaneously a studio debut and a farewell album.

Produced by TFNC. 
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield at AudibleOddities. 
Executive Producer: Jake Setlak.

All rights reserved.

FIGORA — Shogun Nah

BHWO written by FIGORA / performed by: 
Hadashi Bazu - Eponymous Scream Sample 
Surikizu Jigu - Turntables / Scratching 
Yamatsuka Ching Ching - Guitar 
Sake Tumi - Kazoo, Turntables, Programming, Percussion 
Bin Wah - Synthesizers, Samples, Programming

From IKIGAI, released May 23, 2019. Recorded in the band's twenty third and final year, IKIGAI is simultaneously a studio debut and a farewell album. 

Produced by TFNC. 
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield at AudibleOddities. 
Executive Producer: Jake Setlak.

All rights reserved.

FIGORA — BHWO

Smash It Tomorrow written by FIGORA / performed by: 
Yamatsuka Ching Ching - Vocal, Thumping, Noise, Effects 
Sake Tumi - Drums, Recorder Flute 
Yagi Majutsu - Ebow Guitar 
Bin Wah - Kazoo, Synthesizers, Programming

From IKIGAI, released May 23, 2019. Recorded in the band's twenty third and final year, IKIGAI is simultaneously a studio debut and a farewell album.

Produced by TFNC. 
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield at AudibleOddities. 
Executive Producer: Jake Setlak.

All rights reserved.

FIGORA — Smash It Tomorrow

Contaminated written by FIGORA / performed by: 
Crabs Rangoon - Guitar 
Yamatsuka Slacks - Yard Korps Percussion 
Hadouken Masuta - Drums 
Bin Wah - Synthesizers, Samples, Programming

From IKIGAI, released May 23, 2019. Recorded in the band's twenty third and final year, IKIGAI is simultaneously a studio debut and a farewell album.

Produced by TFNC. 
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield at AudibleOddities. 
Executive Producer: Jake Setlak.

All rights reserved.

FIGORA — Contaminated

Technical Service written by FIGORA / performed by: 
Yamatsuka Ching Ching - Guitar 
Sake Tumi - Drums, Foley 
Boss Bakuchiku - Lead Vocal (Scream) 
Wu Kong Smoke Bomb - Kaoss Pad Effects 
Kawai Kuma - Backing Vocal (Fuss) 
Spring Rolanda - Backing Vocal (Laugh, Sneeze) 
Bin Wah - Synthesizers, Programming, Foley

From IKIGAI, released May 23, 2019. Recorded in the band's twenty third and final year, IKIGAI is simultaneously a studio debut and a farewell album.

Produced by TFNC. 
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield at AudibleOddities. 
Executive Producer: Jake Setlak.

All rights reserved.

FIGORA — Technical Service

Tantah Bee Chin written by FIGORA / performed by: 
Crabs Rangoon - Guitar 
Lo Mein Tenets - Field Recording Dialogue Samples 
Son of Ice Chi - Synthesizer Bass 
Bin Wah - Synthesizers, Samples, Programming

From IKIGAI, released May 23, 2019. Recorded in the band's twenty third and final year, IKIGAI is simultaneously a studio debut and a farewell album.

Produced by TFNC. 
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield at AudibleOddities. 
Executive Producer: Jake Setlak.

All rights reserved.

FIGORA — Tantah Bee Chin

Mad Kow written by FIGORA / performed by: 
Crabs Rangoon - Guitar 
Yamatsuka Go-Rudo - Main Vocal 
Side Shogun - Backing Vocal (Hiss) 
Yamatsuka Ching Ching - Backing Vocal (Wail) 
Sake Tumi - Drums 
Bin Wah - Chorus Vocals, Synthesizers, Samples, Programming 

From IKIGAI, released May 23, 2019. Recorded in the band's twenty third and final year, IKIGAI is simultaneously a studio debut and a farewell album.

Produced by TFNC. 
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield at AudibleOddities. 
Executive Producer: Jake Setlak.

All rights reserved.

FIGORA — Mad Kow

Stupor Hero written by FIGORA / performed by: 
Crabs Rangoon - Guitar 
Sake Tumi - Turntables, Programming, Percussion 
Bin Wah - Synthesizers, Programming, Percussion

From IKIGAI, released May 23, 2019. Recorded in the band's twenty third and final year, IKIGAI is simultaneously a studio debut and a farewell album.

Produced by TFNC. 
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield at AudibleOddities. 
Executive Producer: Jake Setlak.

All rights reserved.

FIGORA — Stupor Hero

Kaiju-Rah written by FIGORA / performed by: 
Yagi Majutsu - Guitar 
Yamatsuka Ching Ching - Vocal 
Sake Tumi - Percussion, Drums 
Bin Wah - Synthesizers, Programming 

Produced by TFNC. 
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield at AudibleOddities. 
Executive Producer: Jake "pylbug" Setlak.

All rights reserved.

Mad Kow (Single

Mad Kow (Single)

FIGORA — Kaiju-RAH

Pronounced "pillbug", spelled with "y" as in "system". Experiments in recording arts under a variety of monikers — some more listenable, others more conceptual. Since 1995. Currently working on new TFNC material.

pylbug

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