Tumo plays composition vol. 4: Cristián Alvear + Seijiro Murayama

Yuma Takeshita (selfmade electro-bass) 

Yuji Ishihara (drums,percussion)

 

Tumo is an experimental music unit by Yuma Takeshita and Yuji Ishihara, based in Tokyo.

Electronic noise by the extremely modified electric bass guitar “electro-bass” and acoustic blow sounds from drums and percussion create a special ensemble. 

 

 

 

 

■Cristián Alvear (guitar, composition)

 

Chilean musician, born in 1979 in the city of Osorno,

 

dedicated to the premiere, interpretation and recording of experimental and contemporary music.

He is co-curator of Relincha festival in Valdivia and, together with Santiago Astaburuaga, directs LOTE, an ensemble focused on the realization of experimental scores.

 

From 2000 to the present he has performed concerts and recitals in cinemas and festivals in Chile, Switzerland, Japan, France, Poland, Mexico and England. His work has been published on specialized stamps from Germany, the United States, England, France, Mexico, Canada, Portugal and Austria. He is currently studying the Master in Interpretation taught by the DMus of the University of Chile.

 

 

 

 

■Seijiro Murayama (percussion)

 

Murayama's principal activities are performances using percussion, drums and voice; electro-acoustic composition; and workshops. He returned to Japan in 2013 after living and working in France. In addition to his solo work, Murayama has released CDs with Jean-Luc Guionnet, Eric La Casa, Stephane Rives, Toshiya Tsunoda, Lionel Marchetti, Michael Northam, Eric Cordier, Kazushige Kinoshita and others.

Percussionniste, Seijiro Murayama travaille en France depuis 1999, après presque 20 ans de parcours musicaux dans le domaine de la musique improvisée. Son travail est focalisé, en particulier, sur la collaboration entre la musique et d'autres activités artistiques : danse (Catherine Diverrès), vidéo (Olivier Gallon), peintures (François Bidault), photos (Purpose.fr), littérature, philosophie (Jean-Luc Nancy, Ray Brassier), performance (Diego Chamy) etc. Cela ne l'empêche pas d'avoir de nombreux projets purement sonores (avec Jean-Luc Guionnet, Pascale Criton, Eric Cordier, Eric La Casa, Axel Dörner, Tim Blechmann, Seymour Wright, Toshimaru Nakamura, Toshiya Tsunoda). Pour lui, l'improvisation est son souci artistique majeur même si, en public, il n'exerce pas toujours cette pratique. Son approche est basée sur l'attention à l'espace et au lieu, à l'énergie du public et notamment à la qualité du silence à des niveaux différents (physique, social, ontologique). Il est en train d'approfondir des réflexions notamment sur la question de l'idiomatique et le non-idiomatique - "Idioms and Idiots" (avec Jean-Luc Guionnet, Mattin, Ray Brassier 2009). En 2010-2012, il est le curateur du festival " Personal and Collective" à Ljubljana, en Slovénie. Il est lauréat 2016 en résidence à la Villa Kujoyama à Kyoto avec Didier Aschour.
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Formats:
Solo > with snare drum (amplified or acoustic) and voice, sometimes with a drum kit.
Duo > with Jean-Luc Guionnet (alto sax), Eric Cordier (amplified hardy gardy), Stéphane Rive (soprano sax), Tim Blechmann (computer), Axel Dörner (trumpet), Tomaz Grom (bass), Enrico Malatesta (percussion), Ntoko (free rap), Martin Küchen (sax), Dominique Collignon Morin (theater), Didier Lasserre (percussion) etc.
Trio > with Thierry Madiot (bass trombone etc) and Pascal Battus (prepared guitar)
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Collaborators:
Jean-Luc Guionnet, Axel Dörner, Eric La Casa, Thomas Tilly, Pascale Criton, Dominique Collignon-Morin, Mattin, Toshiya Tsunoda, Klaus Filip, Damien Grange, Greg Kelly, Miguel A. García, Luciano Maggiore, Catherine Diverrès, Ray Brassier, Thomas Brinkmann, Benjamin Thigpen, Jasna Velickovic, Fred Périé ...

For choreography:
Donkey is going, with L’ Ensemble W (1999)
Gallopatoio, with L’ Ensemble W (2000)
Tryptique, with L’ Ensemble W (2000)
JoHaKyu, with Cie Itra (2001)
Volubile, with Sophie Lamarche (2002)
Alla Prima, with the National Choreography Center of Rennes and the Brittany of Catherine Diverrès (2005)
Blowin’, with the National Choreography Center of Rennes and the Brittany of Catherine Diverrès (2007)
La Maison du Sourd, with the National Choreography Center of Rennes and the Brittany of Catherine Diverrès (2008)
Penthésilées, with Compagnie Catherine Diverrès (2013)
Dentro, with Compagnie Catherine Diverrès (2015)
Blow the Bloody Doors Off, with Compagnie Catherine Diverrès (2016)