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No​-​Instrument Air Noise

by Junji Hirose

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As a sax player, Junji Hirose has been a prominent figure on the free jazz/improvised music scene since the late 1970s. But he has another side: he performs on non-electronic noise instruments called SSI (self-made sound instruments), which he creates by putting together odds and ends and everyday objects. Hirose has released (on the Hitorri label) the CDs "SSI-4," "SSI-5" and "SSI-6," which respectively document performances on the instruments of the same names. "No-Instrument Air Noise," comprised of two tracks of about 20 minutes each, could be called a "special edition." In these performances, Hirose uses no odds and ends or everyday objects, but produces noise using only air compressors and microphones (2 air compressors and 1 mike on Track 1; 2 air compressors and 2 mikes on Track 2). He turns powerful bursts of compressed air directly onto the mikes to form sound. The roaring sonic gales produced by the blasts of compressed air hitting the mikes billow and rage over the white noise released by the air compressors themselves.

1970年代末からサックス奏者としてフリージャズ / 即興音楽シーンで活躍する広瀬淳二。彼にはもうひとつの顔があり、がらくたや日常品を使った非エレクトロニクスのノイズ楽器 SSI (self-made sound instrument) を自作し、その演奏もおこなっている。Hitorri レーベルからはこれまで、SSI-4号機、5号機、6号機による演奏をそれぞれ収録したアルバム『SSI-4』、『SSI-5』、『SSI-6』をリリースしているが、20分前後の2曲を収録した本作はいわば、その番外編。がらくたや日常品は一切使用せず、エアー・コンプレッサーとマイクだけで音を作っている。1曲目はエアー・コンプレッサー2台とマイク1本、2曲目はエアー・コンプレッサー2台とマイク2本を使い、エアー・コンプレッサーから噴出される強烈な圧縮空気を直接マイクに当てて、サウンドを形成。エアー・コンプレッサー自体が放つホワイト・ノイズに、マイクに襲いかかる圧縮空気の噴流が生み出す嵐のごとき轟音が覆いかぶさり、猛り狂う。

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released October 29, 2017

Junji Hirose: no-instrument air noise

Recorded at GOK Sound, Tokyo, February 5, 2017
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Yoshiaki Kondo
Artwork and design by Cathy Fishman

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