TETUZI AKIYAMA
biography
ギターという楽器の持つ特質に、自身の欲求をミニマルかつストレート な形で加えていくことによる、原始的で即物的な意味合いを含んだ演奏 を得意とする。 ミクロからマクロに至る音量を、繊細に、ときには大胆 にコントロールし、身体の電子化を試る。
selected discography
Solo:
Duo:
Trio:
Co-leader:
- 2001
- "Relator" (Slub Music)
- 2002
- "Résophonie" (A Bruit Secret)
- 2003
- "Don't Forget to Boogie!" (Idea Records)
- 2005
- "Route 13 to the Gates of Hell: Live in Tokyo" (Headz)
- "Pre-Existence" (Locust Music)
- 2006
- "Terrifying Street Trees" (Esquilo)
- "Striking Another Match" (Utech Records)
- 2008
- "The Ancient Balance to Control Death" (Western Vinyl)
Duo:
- 2003
- "International Domestic" w/Toshimaru Nakamura, Greg Malcolm and Bruce Russell (Corpus Hermeticum)
- "Tetuzi Akiyama/Richard Francis" w/Richard Francis (Direct/CMR)
- 2004
- "Proletarian Drift" w/Jozef van Wissem (BVHaast)
- "Oimacta" w/Martin Ng (Improvised Music from Japan)
- 2005
- "Points and Slashes" w/ Günter Müller (Erstwhie Records)
- "Till We Meet Again" w/Jason Kahn (For 4 Ears)
- 2006
- "Vinegar and Rum" w/Donald McPherson (Bo'Weavil Recordings)
- 2007
- "Six Strings" w/Greg Malcolm (Korm Plastics)
- "Hymn for a Fallen Angel" w/Jozef van Wissem (Incunabulum)
- "Live at Western Front" w/Jeffrey Allport (Simple Geometry)
Trio:
- 2001
- "Luwa" w/Utah Kawasaki and Jason Kahn (Rossbin)
- 2002
- "Bject" w/Masahiko Okura and Utah Kawasaki (Hibari Music)
- 2004
- "Futuro" w/Tim Barnes and Masafumi Ezaki (Quakebasket)
- 2006
- "Willow Weep and Moan for Me" w/Oren Ambarchi and Alan Licht (Antiopic)
- 2008
- "Low Cloud Means Death" w/Kevin Corcoran and Christian Kiefer (Digitalis Recordings)
Co-leader:
- 2002
- "Meeting at Off Site Vol.1" w/Toshimaru Nakamura, etc. (Reset/Improvised Music from Japan)
- 2003
- "Meeting at Off Site Vol.2" w/Toshimaru Nakamura, etc. (Improvised Music from Japan)
- "Meeting at Off Site Vol.3" w/Toshimaru Nakamura, etc. (Improvised Music from Japan)
- 2006
- "Hot Ginger" w/Phantom Limb (Archive)
- 2008
- "Varianter av Døde Trær" w/Martin Taxt, Eivind Lønning and Espen Reinertsen (Sofa Music)
