Saxophonist Ryoko Ono and Hijokaidan/Incapacitants member Toshiji Mikawa have released a new album entitled Beyond Screaming Sax. It's getting released on Rrecords and is currently available to order from Ono's site here. The short description for the album describes this collaboration as creating "amazing sound scenery no one has ever experienced before." The album's title was suggested by Kato David Hopkins, who runs Public Bath Press. You can watch a live performance of Ryoko Ono and Toshiji Mikawa from this past February below.
Mike Shiftlet Releases Fourth Volume of 24-Hour Tetracosa Project
Mike Shiftlet has released the fourth volume of his 24-hour Tetracosa project. Tetracosa has eight volumes total, and will be released throughout the course of the year. The piece involves "350 unique sound objects categorized and layered such that no two moments are alike" and was inspired by John Cage's i-Ching works and Wandelweiser. You can stream a couple of tracks above or via the album's Bandcamp page here.
