Yuko Araki & JACKSON kaki
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Yuko Araki, a multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Tokyo, explores a wide range of musical endeavors. Initially drawn to the piano as a child, her teenage years saw her captivated by hardcore and metal music. However, her musical palette expanded significantly as she delved into various projects, including becoming the drummer of the band Kuunatic, which plays tribal dreamy tales.
Yuko Araki's solo project is where her creativity truly flourishes. Through modular synthesis, she crafts abstract rhythms and dissonant harmonies, seamlessly blending elements of noise and industrial genres. Her exceptional sensitivity in processing heavy and dense sounds results in a unique sonic landscape: it's as if a thousand leaves oscillate simultaneously, rooted in Japanese noise yet entirely distinct. Her music transports listeners into intergalactic noisescapes.
In 2019, Yuko Araki released the EP "I" under the Indonesian label Gerpfast Records, followed by "II" under the Italian label Commando Vanessa. Her debut full-length album, "End Of Trilogy," released in 2021. "Ⅳ," released in 2023 under Room40, focused on creating noise music devoid of unnecessary clutter. It included a track featuring vocals from Taichi Nagura of Japanese band Endon.
She curated a Remix EP titled "IV X VI (Re:visions)," featuring collaborations with Jonathan Snipes of clipping., extreme dark metal band Portal, Lawrence English, Nick Klein, and Japanese producers Scotch Rolex and Golpe Mortal. She is releasing her new album 'Zenjitsutan - 前日譚' via Room40 on 30th August 2024, inspired by the Japanese noise music scene.
