Yamaoka Yasuhiro - Shumekuri Calendar (2002-2003)

Yamaoka Yasuhiro Shumekuri Calendar



01. No Snow, Here
November 2002, recorded in NY USA.

these files are made for weekly web calendar project by contributors through the web.



02. please call again
January 2003, recorded in TYO JPN.
originally, the short 30sec version was exhibited for the ongoing project.

each work was exhibited for 7 days.



03. fmxmhz
May 2003, recorded in TYO JPN.

I contributed music mp3 files except for



04. Saguriai no Blues (karaoke)
September 2003, drawn in TYO JPN.
the karaoke added in May 2006 TYO JPN.

Saguriai no Blues: an imaginary folk song, shown just as a page from an imagined song book. now, you can sing it with karaoke mp3.



05. TOTAL ISOLATION
December 2003, recorded in TYO JPN.

Saguriai no Blues English translation

Feel Each Other Out Blues
lyrics and music by Saguri Ai

Feeling each other out, touching each other / We are living, me and you / Here, there, everywhere / Feeling each other out, touching each other / Holding each other out, fraying the nerve ends / Feeling each other out, touching each other / We are living, me and you / For today, for tomorrow, everyday / Feeling each other out, hanging each other on / Holding each other out, bearing each other with / Robbing each other, giving each other / Vowing each other, nipping nipples each other / We are living, me and you / In the morning, in the night, everytime

(Dialogue) Well, let's sing this song and enjoy it

all files created by Yamaoka Yasuhiro.
no catalogue number.

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yamaoka yasuhiro - spongeman (out/space) (2002)

yamaoka yasuhiro spongeman (out/space)
originator: nosaka keiichi, converter: yamaoka yasuhiro



01. spongeman 1 (outing space)



02. spongeman 2 (spacing out)



03. spongeman 3 (out of space)



04. spongeman 4 (space to out)



05. spongeman 5 (out from space)



06. spongeman 6 (space of out)

Work in this series is made from consecutive tunes spongeman from Nosaka's Home Page. A reason for the work is that I like the imagery of sponges from his tunes. Another reason is, I got the (trivial) idea of word playing n > y, because I was living in NY at that time. At first, I gave them the title spongespace. Later, I changed it to add subtitles using two words: out/space. The reason why space is used, is that the name like ...man seems to be used for the man who came from outer space with unbelievable amazing powers and abilities. Their sounds are with sound effector softwares. The images are also converted by using many effects similar to the sounds. Sometimes, converting includes a nuance of usurping.

all files originated by n, converted by y, november/2002.
no catalogue number.

original spongeman page in Nosaka's Home Page.
spongeman page in Internet Archive.

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Yamaoka Yasuhiro - sheltered (2002)

yamaoka yasuhiro sheltered

01. cyst
02. noctilucent
03. occipital phone
04. plop
05. jitterbug


dokidokidance by nosaka keiichi for jitterbug from sheltered october 2002.

06. glide one
07. glide two
08. tacit dialogues
09. passing
10. froth


awaawa by nosaka keiichi for froth from sheltered october 2002.

I began my life in NY, but it was getting colder every day, therefore, I was not going outside from where I was living. I was almost sheltering myself. These pieces are composed under such circumstances.
I had been making my pieces with my friend's PC for 1-2 years. I came back to my Mac (and it was the first work made with my PowerBook G4 I recently bought) and was making these new pieces. At that time I could use only Peak and SoundEdit, I worked with these two softwares back and forth. The sources of the sounds are mostly from my past work. I guess these pieces are subtle reflections of my feelings of that time.

all tracks composed by yamaoka yasuhiro,
produced in new york, october-november/2002.
catalogue number: yor-8.

cyst, occipital phone, jitterbug and froth were released as sheltered (ep) october 2002.
The other illustrations by nosaka keiichi are exhibited at flickr: n_keiichi's photostream.



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Yamaoka Yasuhiro - 30 seconds conceptual moments (2001)

Yamaoka Yasuhiro 30 seconds conceptual moments

these sound files were made for Himekuri Calendar: a daily exhibition on the web by the artists who joined through the internet. my 30sec. c. m. is all set in the same duration of 30 seconds like a commercial video; each sound has its conceptualized background. contributing artists were asked that they should make their work under a monthly given theme.



01. indigo tones

theme: ai. I took ai for ai-iro (indigo). the noise spectrum is classified into colors, similar to the light wave spectrum; lower is red, higher is blue. based on this, Indigo Tones are made from the sound around indigo.



02. treasure search

theme: takaramono. means treasure. I searched the web for treasure, like pirates go on a treasure hunt. text data I found was edited as a poem, then transformed into background sound.



03. Thai foo

theme: tai hoo. uses rhythm patterns which are popular in Thailand country pop music.



04. surf on Jane

theme: tai hoo. it reads as typhoon, too. each typhoon, called by a female name, makes a bigger wave. it's a big try for a surfer but will also swallow him up.



05. cut, plug

theme: cut. sometimes, a spoken word in broadcasting is cut away if it's considered dirty or socially unacceptable. the word goes into silence, or a beep sound. sometimes, I hear music in it.



06. smile s.e.t.i.

theme: uchoo. the space. sine wave frequency curves draw a smile for ET.



07. sonic zoom

theme: zoom. zooming the sound in strength and length.



08. Hitomi my love

theme: hitomi. a lonely man sings a story about a girl: Hitomi!



09. dolphin party

theme: iruka. means dolphin. using the simulated sound which dolphin will make.



10. kill that bug

theme: mushi. means bug. the bad electric contact makes a noisy bug.



11. urban cricket

theme: mushi. when travelling to Seoul, Korea, I heard a strange sound of crickets. they were alarm clocks that a man was selling along the road.



12. technocut

theme: techno. a haircut with no sideburns is called as techno cut in Japan.



13. the end of groove

theme: groove. simulated sound of an analogue disk player playing at the end of the groove.



14. e-massage

theme: massage. put stereo speakers onto your shoulder, then play "e-massage" with maximum volume. is it cure? I do not guarantee you or your speakers, if you try this.



15. prayers echo

theme: inori. means praying. a mixture of chants from three different religions.



16. the last aphorist

theme: choh. means ultra. an ultra high-speed full-length version of Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss.

all files conceptualized and generated by Yamaoka Yasuhiro in January-December/2001.
background vocal on Hitomi my Love by Molder.
no catalogue number.

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Yamaoka Yasuhiro - 14.01.09, 02.02.09, 16.01.09, 15.04.09, 06.08.09 (2009)

Yamaoka Yasuhiro 14.01.09, 02.02.09, 16.01.09, 15.04.09, 06.08.09

01. 14.01.09a
02. 14.01.09b
03. 02.02.09
04. 16.01.09
05. 15.04.09
06. 06.08.09a
07. 06.08.09b

All files created by Yamaoka Yasuhiro January, February, April & August 2009.
No catalogue number.

All's well

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Meri Collazos Solà - Handle for the Axe (2010)

Meri Collazos Solà Handle for the Axe

a documentary film about the artist Anthony Stellaccio.
directed by Meri Collazos Solà.
music by Yamaoka Yasuhiro: 20'35" from Music for an Exhibition (1985).

original size: 1280px x 720px, duration: 12'01".

Handle for the Axe exhibition will be held at DCAC (District of Columbia Arts Center), 15th October - 14th November 2010.

Meri Collazos Solà web pages:
video-works by Meri Collazos-Sola
Meri's book of capture
MySpace

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The original music is available here: Out of the Room, Aircheck, Music for an Exhibition.

Yamaoka Yasuhiro - 11.10.09, 10.10.09 (2009)

Yamaoka Yasuhiro 11.10.09, 10.10.09

01. 11.10.09
02. 10.10.09

all files created by Yamaoka Yasuhiro October 2009.
No catalogue number.

Loose Space Disco

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