Yasunao Tone
Japanese composer Yasunao Tone became involved in the Fluxus movement in the early '60s and has since been active as an organizer of events, an improviser, a performer in a number of groups, and, more recently, he creates pieces with manipulated CDs. His work as a composer ranges from environmental art to computer-oriented, also including pieces for theatre, radio, film, and dance, including Merce Cunningham scores.
Although he graduated with a degree in Japanese literature in 1957, three years later he encountered Group Ongaku, who improvised and put on "event music" and began participating himself in 1962, starting with a solo concert. He has also participated in the groups Hi-Red Center and Team Random, purportedly the first Japanese computer art group. In 1966, Team Random hosted a process music festival, which included Tone's "Theater Piece for Computer."
After relocating to the U.S. in the early '70s, Tone continued to perform (at New York's Roulette and the Kitchen, among others), participate in Fluxus concerts, and compose for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. One of his works for a Cunningham dance, "Geography and Music," was also played at several new music festivals, including the John Cage Festival in San Juan. He has received numerous grants and commissions for his work. Some of his compositions have been recorded for independent labels such as Lovely Music and Tzadik.
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Discographie
5 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Solo For Wounded
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Tzadik le 19 août 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
AI Deviation #1, #2
Électronique ou concrète - Paru chez Editions Mego le 11 août 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
MP3 Deviations #6+7
Électronique ou concrète - Paru chez Editions Mego le 17 oct. 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Double Automatism
Yasunao Tone, Talibam!, Sam Kulik
Dance - Paru chez Karlrecords le 13 mars 2015
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Convulsive Threshold
Électronique ou concrète - Paru chez Editions Mego le 13 mai 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo