Misrepresenting Memory, by Tetuzi Akiyama

Misrepresenting Memory

by Tetuzi Akiyama

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	1.	Misrepresenting Memory 31:27
	2.	Sample excerpt (Track 1 is the album's only track) 13:35

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A solo album by guitarist Tetuzi Akiyama, who carries out an energetic performance schedule in and out of Japan. Amazingly, this is his first solo album since the 2008 release of "The Ancient Balance to Control Death" on the U.S. label Western Vinyl. That album included both acoustic guitar and singing, so "Misrepresenting Memory" is actually Akiyama's first instrumental solo album with guitar in 13 years, since the release of the CD-R "Terrifying Street Trees" in January 2006 on the Portuguese label Esquilo Records.

"Misrepresenting Memory" consists of one piece (31 min. 27 sec.) performed in concert at the Tokyo venue Apollo on December 14, 2018. The performance--using electric guitar and tape echo--was recorded directly to cassette tape. Making full use of soft, lo-fi tones and distorted choppy sounds, this extremely high-quality work is a fascinating expression of Akiyama's musical artistry.

国内外で勢力的に演奏活動をおこなっているギター奏者、秋山徹次のソロ・アルバム。秋山のソロ・アルバムは、なんと2008年に米国の Western Vinyl レーベルからCDリリースされた『The Ancient Balance to Control Death』以来。ただし、これはアコースティック・ギターとヴォーカルによる歌ものだった。ギターを使ったインストゥルメンタル・ソロ・アルバムとなると、2006年1月にポルトガルの Esquilo Records よりCD-Rでリリースされた『Terrifying Street Trees』以来、実に13年ぶりとなる。

2018年12月14日、東京「Apollo」でのライヴ演奏、31分27秒の1曲を収録。演奏ではエレクトリック・ギターにテープ・エコーを使用し、カセット・テープに直接録音している。ローファイで柔らかいトーンとデフォルメされギクシャクしたサウンドを駆使し、秋山の音楽性を魅力的に表現した極めて良質の作品ができあがった。

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released February 17, 2019

Tetuzi Akiyama: electric guitar, tape echo, effects, contact mics, objects

Recorded live by Oliver Roth at Apollo, Tokyo, December 14, 2018
Mastered by Hiroyuki Ura

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