平小 新時代 木五

Trockenheit / kawaki (2022) für Audio

[This work is currently on view in the ‘Future Continuous’ show in Kunsthaus Hamburg as part of Sohorab Rabbey’s installation ‘Deep Down the Elbe, Up above the Teesta’ (2025)]

One of the striking artistic encounters I was privileged to have at the Künstlerdorf Schöppingen in the summer of 2025 was with the work of the Bangladeshi artist Sohorab Rabbey. His presentation—centered largely around the framework of “hydrotrauma”, or the “psycho-physical hazard” faced by the indigenous communities in the Bengal Delta—was deeply moving. It reminded me that, in my subconscious, water has always held a strong and at times troubling presence, even if I may hear the term hydrotrauma differently than Rabbey.

I was immediately reminded of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of 2011, followed by the Fukushima nuclear accident. At the time I was in New York, still a doctoral student at Columbia University, feeling incredibly powerless as I was glued to the livestream footage on the internet. I also thought of the powerful orchestral triptych Maim (Water) by Chaya Czernowin, which in part evokes memory deeply gashed by the trauma of September 11, 2001. Of course, there is also another aspect of water: the possibility of peaceful cohabitation with human beings. I explored this idea in another electronic work I created at Künstlerdorf Schöppingen, Tea Ceremony with Grains (Homage to Imane Zoubai). Having been asked by Rabbey to contribute a sound piece to be placed in dialogue with works by other artists, it felt natural for me to return to the concerns of Rabbey’s hydrotrauma.

Of the sound files Rabbey sent, I used only two: “River waters loop.mp3” and “Hydrophone Underwater Gargle Bubbling Ringing wav.wav.” The result is essentially a sound sculpture in which the sound of the river is revealed and then concealed over the span of eleven minutes. Throughout this process, the underwater hydrophone recording offers commentary. I was reminded of a YouTube video I watched not long ago, in which a newscaster explores the riverhead of the Tone River deep in the mountains of the Kantō region of Japan, discovering that the source of this major river is nothing more than a single droplet of water.

I dedicate this piece to Sohorab Rabbey.

(image of water droplet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water#/media/File:Water_drop_001.jpg)

goutte à goutte (2025)

SAMMLUNG for 6 voices, ensemble & electronic

SAMMLUNG -1rst Part (2025)

Glow

A little glimpse into the electronics for my new ensemble version of "sand like gold-leaf in smithereens (ii)" for violin, ensemble, and electronics. I’ve been reshaping the piece, and it’s taking on a new form — so I wanted to share a short excerpt.

All violin sounds are recorded with Carolin Widmann, and I performed all the other acoustic instruments used in the electronics.

Huge thanks to Dejana Seculik and Sarah Saviet for their invaluable help with the violin part, to Elena Schwarz and Carolin Widmann for their support, and to Klangforum Wien for making it possible to create this new version. Premiere coming soon in 2026.

sand like gold-leaf in smithereens (ii) [electronics-excerpt]

Concert for Orchestra_Short version 

conductor: Alan Gilbert
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra 
September. 2023 Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg
by Final Round Claussen-Simon Composition Prize

Concert for Orchestra_Short version (2023)

Plastician Presents - The Wave Pool MMXV

In 2015 a style of music came to light that was seemingly spawned out of Soundcloud. This sound is something created by producers with an ear for emotive, ethereal soundscapes, often drawing influence from rap productions. As big as the basslines are on much of the tracks in this mix, it's apparent that a lot of these songs are not built with the club in mind. With producers as young as 14 in this mix, it's pretty easy to see why that would be the case given many of them have never stepped foot inside a nightclub. 
In 2015 it's easier to get hold of a copy of FL Studio or Ableton than it is to get your hands on a set of CDJ's, so not only are many of these tracks not built for the club, many of them are not built with the DJ in mind either. Intros with odd numbers of beats, and even intros with filter rises all the way to the drop are not uncommon. But as awkward as it can be to physically mix these tracks without the aid of pre planned ableton sessions or some form of bpm locking, it is a sound that cries out to be recognised on a global scale, away from the comfort of Soundcloud, and therefore has really grabbed my attention in the past 18 months. 
I put this mix together to highlight some of the amazing talents and tracks that I've managed to pick up mostly on Soundcloud or on Bandcamp. This is a truly independent movement far removed from the mainstream music moguls. It is music built in the purest of senses. I present this mix to you in hope of opening your ears to some of the most exciting producers I've come across sprawling Soundcloud on the hunt for raw talent. 
Salute to all of the producers, label heads, channels and the listeners on this one. Full tracklisting below - be sure to do some digging of your own after listening and be sure to support the artists by buying, downloading and reposting their amazing tracks - many of which are available to download for free on Soundcloud or Bandcamp.

I present to you, The Wave Pool.

Mixed by Plastician.
http://www.soundcloud.com/plastician

Tracklisting:
Misogi - Beowulf [w/ Oshi]
Foxwedding - Death Though
CVRL - You You
Klimeks - Underwaterhearts
Noah B - Discover
Jack Chainz - Polar
Brothel x Sidewalks & Skeletons - Glass Coffin
Misogi - Ugly
Brothel - Camisa [ft. Clementino Beats]
Plastician - Tainted
Derg x Dingus - Underwater Sap
Yung Still - Rogue
2Tone - Black Ice
D****** C**** - Say My Name [Was Legit Bootleg]
Klimeks - Odyssey
WTCHCRFT - Dance With Me The World Is Ending
Kareful - Darker Waters
CVRL - Alone
Klimeks - Slice
Sorsari - Children Of Gaia
CVRL - Slow Dive [ft. SLVRFNG]
Hnrk & DJ Heroin - Wolf Fang
CVRL - Opaque [ft. Nyquill]
Trash Lord - Skylines [ft. Whispa]
2Nervous2Be - I'm Ugly
Kareful x Myst - Synergy
Noah B - Azure
Noah B - XXXX
Kareful - She Wanna

I will enable the download feature on this mix as long as I don't have any complaints from the artists involved over the coming weekend.

Big Up!

Plastician

Plastician - The Wave Pool MMXV

Tetsuya Yamamoto / Arabesque avec la dualité
for Slide Whistle and String Quartet (2013)

6 December 2013, Live at Toppan Hall (Tokyo)
Tetsuya Yamamoto (SW.) and Lorie String Quartet

山本哲也／スライドホイッスルと弦楽四重奏のための『二面性をもつアラベスク』
2013年12月6日 - トッパンホール
山本哲也 (SW.)、ロリエ弦楽四重奏団

Arabesque avec dualité for Slide Whistle and String Quartet (2013)

Tetsuya Yamamoto

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