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toy​-​piano sokubaikai / ト​イ​ピ​ア​ノ​即​売​会

by suzueri & fumi endo

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released September 10, 2022

suzueri: toy pianos, upright piano
Fumi Endo: upright piano, melodica

Recorded live at Ftarri, Tokyo on March 21, 2022

Recorded by Ftarri
Mixed by Leo Okagawa
Design by suzueri
Photo by Saya Sunada
℗ & © 2022 zappak zappak-001

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A duo improvisation concert named "toy-piano sokubaikai". ('sokubaikai' means 'an exhibition and sale, a spot sale') suzueri (すずえり) attached keystroke devices on an upright piano and some toy pianos on on the stage. In order for each to work in tandem, she created the system and sound through improvisational operations, sometimes making errors. Fumi Endo (遠藤ふみ), on the other hand, faced an upright piano, sometimes also using a melodica, and did a delicate and concentrated performance.
The device attached to an upright piano produced strong, evenly spaced keystrokes, and Endo's playing with a few notes with sustain created a depth to the space. The tranquility in between was filled with the faint sounds of motors, keystrokes, and errors generated by multiple devices attached to toy pianos. This 47.5-minute performance invited the audiences into a mystical experience.

「トイピアノ即売会」と銘打って開催されたデュオでの即興演奏会。すずえりはアップライトピアノと床に置いた多数のトイピアノに打鍵装置を取り付け、それぞれが連動するよう、ときにエラーを起こしつつ即興的な操作でシステムや音を組み立てていく。いっぽう、遠藤ふみはアップライトピアノに向かい、ときに鍵盤ハーモニカも使用しつつ、繊細かつ集中した演奏をおこなった。
アップライトピアノに取り付けられた装置は等間隔で強い打鍵をおこない、そこに遠藤によるサステインの効いた音数の少ない演奏が加わって空間に深みが生み出される。そしてそのあいだにある静謐さは、トイピアノに取り付けられた複数の装置による微弱なモーター音や打鍵、エラーから発する音などで埋められていく。47分半にわたるこのひと続きの演奏は、観客を神秘的な体験へといざなった。

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suzueri (すずえり, Elico Suzuki (鈴木英倫子))
suzueri is Tokyo based sound artist and improviser. Also known as Elico Suzuki. She plays circuitous and restless performances using pianos and founding objects combined with self-made instruments. Her recent interests have centred on the exploration of the gaps and narrative aspects between the interaction of instruments and particular embodiment. She is the founder of the edible circuit makers, BreadBoard Baking.
サウンド・アーティスト/即興演奏家。ピアノと自作装置を組み合わせた、回りくどく落ち着きのない感じの演奏や展示を行う。気にしていることは、道具や楽器のインタラクションと身体性とのずれ、そのずれから生まれる物語性。お菓子で電子回路をつくるチーム、BreadBoard Bakingのメンバーでもある。
suzueri.org

Fumi Endo (遠藤ふみ)
Fumi Endo was born in 1993 in Tokyo. She plays mainly jazz and improvised music on the piano. She began performing at Ftarri in September 2020, which led her to experiment with improvised music.
1993年早生まれ、東京在住。主にピアノを用いて、ジャズがルーツにある音楽や局所的な即興音楽の表現を試みる。2020年9月より水道橋Ftarriに出演するようになり、即興音楽の演奏をライブで取り組むようになる。音と音(あるいは音以外)の間に生まれる事象をその場で見つめることへの関心が強い。
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