▲ ASUNA TOUR DATES
2022
MAY 28 - Scool - Tokyo, JP *
JUN 18 - Nomachi Art Studio - Kanazawa, JP
(↓past few years)
2022
APR 23 - PICA - Portland, US *
APR 22 - PICA - Portland, US *
APR 17 - The LAB - San Francisco, US *
APR 14 - Fusebox Festival - Austin, US *
APR 13 - Fusebox Festival - Austin, US *
APR 10 - This Time Tomorrow Festival - Cincinnati, US *
APR 9 - This Time Tomorrow Festival - Cincinnati, US *
MAR 25 - Shioya Guggenheim House - Kobe, JP *
FEB 27 - Aichi Prefectural Art Theater - Nagoya, JP *
2021
NOV 27 - e¯ lektron - Tallinn, EE *
NOV 22 - Kanuti Gildi SAAL - Tallinn, EE *
NOV 21 - Kanuti Gildi SAAL - Tallinn, EE *
NOV 18 - NODE Festival - Modena, IT *
NOV 13 - SOG Weekender - Nürnberg, DE *
NOV 5 - FAQ Festival - s-Hertogenbosch, NL *
OCT 2 - BAM - New York, US *
OCT 1 - BAM - New York, US *
SEP 30 - BAM - New York, US *
APR 1 - Kõheda Vastasmõju Festival (online) - Tallinn, EE *
2020
All tours have been cancelled...
2019
DEC 18 - Small Seeds - Huddersfield, UK *
DEC 16 - Cafe OTO - London, UK *
DEC 15 - Q-O2 - Brussels, BE *
DEC 14 - Extrapool - Nijmegen, NL *
DEC 13 - Alien Disko Festival
DEC 7 - Volksbuhne/Roter Salon - Berlin, DE *
DEC 5 - Radio Azja Festival - Warsaw, PL *
DEC 4 - Radio Azja Festival - Warsaw, PL *
NOV 10 - Sonica Festival - Glasgow, UK *
NOV 9 - Sonica Festival - Glasgow, UK *
OCT 19 - Belfast International Arts Festival - Belfast, UK *
OCT 18 - Belfast International Arts Festival - Belfast, UK *
OCT 17 - Belfast International Arts Festival - Belfast, UK *
OCT 9 - Atlantique Jazz Festival - Brest, FR *
OCT 8 - Atlantique Jazz Festival - Brest, FR *
OCT 5 - Maintenant Festival - Rennes, FR * *
OCT 2 - Mode Festival - London, UK *
MAY 20 - Singapore International Festival of Arts, SG *
MAY 19 - Singapore International Festival of Arts, SG *
MAY 18 - Singapore International Festival of Arts, SG *
MAY 17 - Singapore International Festival of Arts, SG *
JAN 19 - PuSh Festival - Vancouver, CA *
2018
OCT 23 - Art Gallery of Western Australia - Perth, AU *
OCT 21 - Canberra Contemporary Arts Space - Canberra, AU *
OCT 20 - Live Works Festival - Sydney, AU * *
OCT 19 - Live Works Festival - Sydney, AU * *
OCT 18 - Live Works Festival - Sydney, AU * *
OCT 13 - Melbourne International Arts Festival - The Substation - Melbourne, AU * * *
OCT 12 - Melbourne International Arts Festival - The Substation - Melbourne, AU * * *
OCT 11 - Melbourne International Arts Festival - The Substation - Melbourne, AU * * *
OCT 10 - Melbourne International Arts Festival - The Substation - Melbourne, AU * * *
SEP 29 - FFT - Düsseldorf, DE * *
SEP 28 - STUK - Leuven, BE * *
SEP 27 - STUK - Leuven, BE * *
SEP 23 - Scopitone Festival - Trempolino - Nantes, FR * *
SEP 22 - Scopitone Festival - Trempolino - Nantes, FR * *
SEP 20 - Scopitone Festival - Mesee D'Arts De Nantes - Nantes, FR *
SEP 16 - Museu do Oriente - Lisbon, PT *
SEP 15 - WOS Festival - Santiago de Compostela, SP * *
SEP 9 - Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art - Porto, PT * *
SEP 8 - Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art - Porto, PT * *
AUG 22 - Access Space - Sheffield, UK *
AUG 21 - Caustic Coastal - Salford, UK *
AUG 18 - FON Festival - Nan Tait Centre - Barrow In Ferness, UK * *
AUG 17 - FON Festival - Nan Tait Centre - Barrow In Ferness, UK * *
▲ ASUNA INTERVIEWS
2021
△ The Slowdown Media, US *
△ Digital in Berlin, DE *
2020
△ Snail On A Razor #3 Zine, DE *
△ Subterraneo Magazine, AR *
2019
△ Polskie Radio, PL *
△ The Thin Air Magazine, UK *
△ Bandwagon Magazine, SG *
△ Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, DE *
△ BeatRoute Magazine, CA *
2018
△ TRAX Magazine, FR *
△ Scopitone Festival, FR *
△ Euradio, FR *
△ Ame, UK *
△ The Melbourne Critique, AU *
△ Happy Mag, AU *
△ The Music, AU *
2013
△ Clinamina, JP *
▲ ASUNA LIVE REVIEWS (selected)
2021
△ Bomb Magazine, US *
2019
△ Maintenant Festival, FR *
△ Singapore International Festival of Arts, SG *
2013
△ Tokyo Art Beat, JP *
▲ ASUNA INFO.
△ website - https://sites.google.com/site/aaaaasunaaaaa/
△ bandcamp - https://asunaarashi.bandcamp.com/
△ youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/aotoao3inch
△ instagram - https://www.instagram.com/asuna_aotoao/
△ twitter - https://twitter.com/asuna_aotoao
△ facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aaaaasunaaaaa/
▲ ASUNA DISCOGRAPHY
△ ASUNA solo - [1997~]
2019 - KUMO LINES, Mmodemm (DE), Cassette *
2018 - ORGAN LEAF reissue, Headz (JP), CD * *
2017 - MILLE DROPS, Recit (FR), CD *
2016 - 100616 (V.A.), Home Normal (UK), CDR *
2016 - AIHARA WAJIMA TODOROKI, Makrame Records (SP), Cassette *
2016 - TIDE RIPPLES, Home Normal (UK), CD *
2015 - KIRIGIRISU RECORDINGS TOUR COMPILATION (V.A.), Kirigirisu Recordings (JP), CDR *
2014 - 100 KEYBOARDS, Meeuw Muzak (BE), 7"EP *
2014 - BUTTERFLIES, Sweet Dreams Press (JP), 7"LP *
2013 - VALYA LETTERS, White Paddy Mountain (JP), CD * *
2013 - AIHARA 1825 CITY HEIM KIRI B-207, Headz (JP), 2CD * *
2013 - EACH ORGAN reissue, Enban (JP), CD *
2009 - FLOWERS, Music Related (US), CD *
2008 - THIS, Headz (JP), 2CD * *
2008 - LIVE IN JAPAN (V.A.), Power Shovel Audio (JP), CD *
2008 - LOST FILMS VOL.1 (V.A.), Power Shovel Audio (JP), CD *
2007 - YASUJIRO OZU -HITOKOMAKURA (V.A.), And/Oar (US), 2CD *
2006 - MERRY CHRISTMAS MR.POWER SHOVEL (V.A.), Power Shovel Audio (JP), 2CD *
2006 - PIRURU PIRUKURU PIKUNIKKURU (V.A.), Magic Book Records (JP), CD *
2006 - ROOM NOTE, Power Shovel Audio (JP), CD *
2005 - IN DRAWING (V.A.), Cherry Music (JP), CD *
2005 - VERSION GUITAR (V.A.) - appears on Naoyuki Arashi, Commune Disc (JP), CD *
2005 - MEMORIES OF SASAKISAN (V.A.), Power Shovel Audio (JP), CD *
2004 - A CERTAIN AQUARIUM (V.A.), 360°Records (JP), CD *
2003 - OBJECT SET AND MOTION (V.A.), Apestaartje (US), CD *
2003 - ORGAN LEAF, Lucky Kitchen (SP), CD *
2003 - IMPROVISED MUSIC FROM JAPAN EXTRA (V.A.), Imj (JP), 2CD *
2003 - 1 MINUTE (V.A.), Umu (JP), 3"CD *
2002 - EACH ORGAN, Aotoao (JP), CDR
1997 to 2001 - A lot of tapes released by own on Los Apson? record store and Kurara Audio Arts in Tokyo.
△ ASUNA collaborations
2022 - MINAMO & ASUNA - TAIL OF DIFFRACTION, 12k (US), CD *
2022 - ASUNA remixed HACO - NOVA NATURO REMIXED (V.A.), Digital *
2021 - ASUNA & FRANS - CASIOTONE COMPILATION 9 (V.A.), Aotoao (JP), 3"CD *
2020 - SHIBATA & ASUNA - CASIOTONE COMPILATION 8 (V.A.), Aotoao (JP), 3"CD *
2020 - ASUNA + TOMOYOSHI DATE + FEDERICO DURAND - IN THE OPEN, Dauw (BE), Cassette *
2020 - MINORU SATO-m/s + ASUNA - HODOKERU MIMI (V.A.), 901 Editions (IT), CD *
2019 - MINORU SATO-m/s + ASUNA - TOTTERING STEPS, Meeuw Muzak (BE), 7"EP *
2019 - SHIBATA & ASUNA - DOERU PARK, Go To Bed! Records (JP), Cassette *
2019 - ASUNA & JAN JELINEK - SIGNALS BULLETIN, Faitiche (DE), LP *
2018 - PEKALA KORDYLASINSKA PEKALA feat ASUNA - MODULAR, Lado Abc (PO), CD *
2017 - SHIBATA & ASUNA - CASIOTONE COMPILATION 7 (V.A.), Aotoao (JP), 3"CD *
2016 - ASUNA / FUMIHITO TAGUCHI - 100 KEYBOARDS, 100 PORTABLE RECORD PLAYERS WITH 100 SEA WAVE RECORDS, Enban (JP), CD *
2016 - ASUNA & OPITOPE - THE CREPUSCULAR GROVE, White Paddy Mountain (JP), CD * new!
2016 - TARNOVSKI & ASUNA - THE ART OF DISTORTION (V.A.), Meteorismo (CZ), Digital *
2016 - SHIBATA & ASUNA - CASIOTONE COMPILATION 6 (V.A.), Aotoao (JP), 3"CD *
2015 - ROGIER SMAL + ASUNA - SEPARATION WALKING, Wftt (JP), Cassette *
2015 - SHIBATA & ASUNA - GRACE PARK, White Paddy Mountain (JP), CD *
2015 - ASUNA remixed ALEXANDER RISHAUG - MA.ORG PA.GIT RE.MX, Cronica (PT), Digital *
2014 - WHITE RAINBOW + ASUNA - BLOODY FOOTBALL CLICKS/ORANGE CLASSIC SKINZ, See Recordings (JP), LP *
2014 - SHIBATA & ASUNA - CASIOTONE COMPILATION 5 (V.A.), Aotoao (JP), 3"CD *
2013 - ASUNA appears with OPITOPE - A COLONY OF KUALA MUTE GEEKS, White Paddy Mountain (JP), CD *
2013 - SHIBATA & ASUNA - EMPTY PARK, Aotoao (JP), 3"CD *
2012 - ASUNA appears with ANDY C. JENKINS - MATSUBARA CONICAL, Sunshine Ltd. (US), Cassette Tape *
2012 - ASUNA appears with GOFISH - TOTEMOIIKOTO, Sweet Dreams Press (JP), CD *
2012 - CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA + ASUNA - SCALE COMPOSITIONS, Home Normal (JP), CD *
2012 - MINORU SATO-m/s + ASUNA - MEASURE IN NATURE, Autumn Records (US), CD *
2012 - SHIBATA & ASUNA - CASIOTONE COMPILATION 4 (V.A.), Aotoao (JP), 3"CD *
2012 - ASUNA appears with THE MEDIUM NECKS - WATER EMERALD TRUMPET, Aotoao (JP), 3"CD *
2011 - SHIBATA & ASUNA - CASIOTONE COMPILATION 3 (V.A.), Aotoao (JP), 3"CD *
2011 - ASUNA appears with MISATO KINOSHITA - SOUNDTRACKS, Headz (JP), CD *
2011 - SHIBATA & ASUNA - CASIOTONE COMPILATION 2 (V.A.), Aotoao (JP), 3"CD *
2010 - MINORU SATO-m/s + ASUNA - ONE AS TWO, Senufo Editions (IT), LP *
2010 - ASUNA remixed AOYAMA MASASHI - UMU REMIX (V.A.), Aotoao (JP), 3"CD *
2010 - ASUNA + OPITOPE - SUNROOM, Students Of Decay (US), CD *
2010 - SHIBATA & ASUNA - CASIOTONE COMPILATION (V.A.), Aotoao (JP), 3"CD *
2010 - SHIBATA & ASUNA - RAINBOW BEAT PARADE (V.A.), Magic Book Records (JP), CD *
2008 - SHIBATA & ASUNA - POCKET PARK, Aotoao (JP), 3"CD *
2008 - ASUNA appears with THE MEDIUM NECKS - STARS STARS, Aotoao (JP), 3"CD *
2007 - MINORU SATO-m/s + ASUNA - TEXTURE IN GLASS TUBE AND REED ORGAN, Spekk (JP), CD *
2007 - MY PAL FOOT FOOT + ASUNA - KINSKI PUKUPUKU, Suhaak-Haaksu (JP), CDR *
2006 - ASUNA remixed RAPHAEL SEBBAG - EL FANTASMA DE LA LIBERTAD, Power Shovel Audio (JP), CD *
2006 - Naoyuki Arashi aka ASUNA appears with MIKA SASAKI - RETURN OF SASAKISAN, Power Shovel Audio (JP), CD *
2006 - Naoyuki Arashi aka ASUNA appears with TEASI - KABESHINBUN, Compare Notes (JP), CD *
2005 - ASUNA appears with STEVE JACKSON - 7586 (V.A.), Coup (JP), CD *
2004 - ASUNA appears with SAWAKO - YOURS GRAY, And/Oar (US), CD *
2004 - SAWAKO + ASUNA - COSTARRING FROM CHERRY FARM 01 (V.A.), Cherry Music (JP), CDR *
2004 - SAWAKO + ASUNA - AIHARA, Autumn Records (US), CDR *
△ LOCH NESS - (Ippei Matsui, Shota Terai, Makoto Inada, Gonzo Murakami, Seijiro Kuroda, Asuna Arashi) - [2011~]
2015 - LOCH NESS, Born In Sun, Forms Sink (JP), CDR *
2014 - LOCH NESS, Stars In Daylight (JP), CDR *
△ HELLL - (Tetsuro Yasunaga, Sakiyo Tobita, Jason Funk, Jeff Fuccillo, Asuna Arashi) - [2005~2016]
2014 - Π, Meenna (JP), CD *
2012 - HUNGRY GHOST/HELLL, Self-released for Japan tour (US/JP), Split Cassette *
2011 - CASIOTONE COMPILATION 2 (V.A.), Aotoao (JP), 3"CD *
2010 - U-SOUND VOL.38, U-Sound Archive (US), CDR *
2010 - CIRCLE AROUND, WFTTapes (JP), Cassette *
△ ASKOCOCO - (Koji Miyata, Yoshihisa Suzuki, Asuna Arashi) - [2000~2015]
2013 - ASKOCOCO appears with OPITOPE - A COLONY OF KUALA MUTE GEEKS, White Paddy Mountain (JP), CD *
2010 - ASKOCOCO remixed AMI YOSHIDA - UMU REMIX (V.A.), Aotoao (JP), 3"CD *
2010 - TIDE (V.A.), Balen Disc (JP), CD *
2010 - CASIOTONE COMPILATION (V.A.), Aotoao (JP), 3"CD *
2006 - PIRURU PIRUKURU PIKUNIKKURU (V.A.), Magic Book Records (JP), CD *
2005 - CORONA + ASKOCOCO - COSTARRING FROM CHERRY FARM 02 (V.A.), Cherry Music (JP), CDR *
2005 - VERSION GUITAR (V.A.), Commune Disc (JP), CD *
2004 - ARP + ASKOCOCO - COSTARRING FROM CHERRY FARM 01 (V.A.) Cherry Music (JP), CDR *
2004 - MOKUMOKU NO KI TO BOKU (V.A.), Magic Book Records (JP), CDR *
2004 - PLAYBACK 11, Commune Disc (JP), CDR *
2004 - RANGE:ASKOCOCO, Topscore (US), Card CDR *
2001 - One cdr album released by own.
△ BONO JOVI - (Tomas Tello, N'Alov, Asuna Arashi) - [2015]
2015 - ANDESGROUND COMPILATION (V.A.), Andesground (LU), Cassette *
△ VALVE/MEMBRANCE - (Minoru Sato-m/s, Keisuke Oki, Asuna Arashi) - [2007~2012]
2008 - FESTIVAL UOOR NIEUWE MUZIEK HAPPY NEW EARS (V.A.), Happy New Ears (BE), CD *
△ 船 | FU-NE - (Fumihito Taguchi, Asuna Arashi) - [2005~]
2008 - 船 | FU-NE, Enban (JP), CDR
△ CORONA - (Jungo Miyachi, Kiyotaka Goto, Masashi Aoyama, Mayuzumi, Sayaka Aoyama, Emi Otaguro, Asuna Arashi) - [1998~2006]
2006 - PIRURU PIRUKURU PIKUNIKKURU (V.A.), CD, Magic Book Records (JP), CD *
2005 - CORONA + ASKOCOCO - COSTARRING FROM CHERRY FARM 02 (V.A.), Cherry Music (JP), CDR *
2005 - VERSION GUITAR (V.A.), Commune Disc (JP), CD *
2000 to 2004 - Four cdr eps released by own.
1998 - One tape album released by own.
△ KIRIMONOKOSO - (Atsuhito Inukai, Mabika Kitajima, Asuna Arashi) - [1999~2006]
1999 - One tape album released by own.
2000 & 2004 - Two cdr albums released by own.
△ ISALI - (Yosuke Iga, Asuna Arashi) - [1999~2001]
2000 - One tape released by own.
△ NOVA DELAY - (Tomoyuki Harakawa, Haruo Iida, Yosuke Iga, Asuna Arashi) - [1999~2000]
1999 - One tape released by own.
▲ ASUNA CONTACT
asuna.arashi at gmail.com
▲ ASUNA VIDEO
△ 100 Keyboards
△ 100 Toys
△ Composition works (album sampler)
△ Jan Jelinek & Asuna
△ Minoru Sato-m/s & Asuna (glass tubes & prepared organ)
△ Shibata & Asuna
△ Asuna x Takahiro Yamamoto (toys x turntable improvisation)
▲ ASUNA PHOTOS
△ photo by Nobuki Yamamoto (popo)
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△ photo by maus hábitos
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△ photo by Ichiko Uemoto
△ design by Meeuw
ASUNA is Japanese sound artist who has recently been reevaluated in the experimental music and art scene in recent years. Creating experimental music and installation work from a very young age during the late 90’s, he has gone on to become a pioneer within the experimental ambient / drone / improvisation scene in Tokyo, influencing and collaborating with many other Japanese electronic musicians. He has also released composition works a prolific number of albums from Europe, America and Japanese labels.
Alongside his first major work, “Each Organ” (2002), a sound installation reconsidering the concept of etymology, he also produces experimental composition works, recording with acoustic instruments and electronics under the title “100 TOYS”, a performance that uses many tiny toys to create a multi-layered and fascinating plastic universe of drones, loops, sonic moire and occasional pop implosions.
ASUNA’s current touring work 100 KEYBOARDS is a live music performance featuring over 100 keyboards. Multiple sound waves on the same frequency are diseminated in multiple directions, creating a complex distribution of acoustic pressure. This causes what is known as a moiré pattern of sound interference. In this site-specific listening experience, you will hear subtle variations of sound interference and resonance that vary based on your location in the performance space.