The I-go-I-e benefit album is now available from Wave Folder. Based on environmental and other sounds recorded by Radek Rudnicki (of RPE Duo) which were then interpreted by twenty-one different electronic artists and then assembled into an album. Ichi-go-ichi-e (一期一会) means “treasuring the unique nature of a moment, each moment being different, distinctive, a once-in-a-lifetime experience”.
Wave Folder says about the project:
The artists were given the following challenge, each responding creatively by answering these questions through their art:
-
- How can we preserve the culture or reflect upon it through electronic media, composition, and tools?
- Can we link existing devices or create new digital artefacts, algorithms, or pieces of music that embody the values of tradition/instruments/culture?
As part of the challenge artists were given the same sample material to work with and get inspired by. The use of the material was left entirely up to their imagination and interpretation. This systematic approach was an attempt to facilitate collective and collaborative work, focused on the creative use of culture and tradition today. The sound material was comprised of buddhist chants and instruments recorded in Kyoto, performed by monks of three different sects (Jōdo-shū, Tendai-shū and Shingon-shū). Recordings of the SHO instrument were performed by Tamami Tono, and provided by Professor Yoichi Nagashima who kindly allowed us to use them for this release.
The compilation is available to download and as a limited-edition microSD card containing all the tracks in uncompressed format.
All proceeds from sales of the album will go to Kids’ Door, a charity in Japan that supports the education of children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Track Listing:
1. DJ Synthesizer – “Echo feat. Shouei Mitsmizo”
2. Hiroshi Hasegawa – “_Chaotic Mandala_”
3. Scanner – “A Path Where this is None”
4. HATAKEN – “151A”
5. Jessica Kert – “Nobody really knows”
6. Dave Skipper – “(D/R)CnSTRXn [i. deep breathing]”
7. Dave Skipper – “(D/R)CnSTRXn [ii. time fracture]”
8. Naoki Nomoto – “kyoto 1”
9. Naoki Nomoto – “kyoto 2”
10. Scanner Darkly – “imprint”
11. Renick Bell – “Completion of One is the Beginning of the Next”
12. Tom Hall – “Point of Failure”
13. Shell Child – “Echoes Of Kyoto”
14. jprecursor – “zk.19-111101”
15. Mr Winter – “IMM_190921_MrW_03_Shoei”
16. Tatata5 – “Kantan no yume”
17. Ambrose Field -” 桜 | Sakura | 樱花 | Cherry Blossom”
18. Ipnoteca – “drift away”
19. Radek Rudnicki – “Ichi-go ichi-e”
20. Hanaka – “… of flow”
