YUKO NEXUS6 / TAKAHASHI 'TAKAKHAN' SEIJI : Mushoku In Excursion

'Ongoing since 2014, Mushoku In Excursion is a duo project by Takahashi 'Takakhan' Seiji and Yuko Nexus6. Kyoto-based Takahashi has planned and organized a wide variety of performances and events. Yuko Nexus6 is a performance artist/writer who lived for a long time in the Kansai area and now resides in Tokyo.
The creation of this album began with the two making a one-hour recording by the Uji River in Kyoto. The tape became a foundation over which Yuko Nexus6 (piano, shamisen, guitar) and Takahashi (guitar) overlaid a recording of the sounds of playing, tuning and cleaning their instruments. This recording was divided into the 16 tracks on this CD. As a result of this recording process, the base recording of the creators’ conversation by the Uji River makes appearances, in intervals ranging from a few seconds to just over a minute, between the overlaid recordings.
Yoko Ikeda (viola), Ami Yoshida (voice) and Yuma Takeshita (bass) each appeared as a guest on one or two tracks. Both idiosyncratic and captivating, this album truly displays the special character of Mushoku In Excursion.
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This CD was produced in the following way. First, we made a recording of one hour, six minutes and 54 seconds (1:06:54) beside the Uji River in Kyoto. Many tracks were recorded over this tape. That’s why the sound of the Uji River occasionally makes an appearance in the tracks. If you’re a person of a certain age, at some time you probably recorded TV shows repeatedly over a VHS videotape, or recorded many times over a cassette tape. I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s been surprised by an unerased image or sound that suddenly pops out. We love the unexpectedness of things being beyond our control.
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Tracklist
1. Mushoku In Excursion 無職・イン・エクスカーション yuko + seiji 00:23
2. Play Piano 1 ピアノを演奏する 1 yuko 02:49
3. Tuning 調子合わせ seiji (guitar), yuko (shamisen) 03:05
4. Play Guitar 1 ギターを演奏する 1 yuko 04:33
5. Play Shamisen 1 三味線をひく 1 with Yoko Ikeda (viola) 03:20
6. Wipe Guitar ギターを拭く seiji 03:01
7. Play Piano 2 ピアノを演奏する 2 with Ami Yoshida (howling voice) 03:49
8. Play Shamisen 2 三味線をひく 2 with Yoko Ikeda (viola) 03:37
9. Clean Piano ピアノを掃除する yuko 05:07
10. Tune Guitar 1 ギターをチューニングする 1 yuko 03:07
11. Play Guitar 2 ギターを演奏する 2 yuko 04:49
12. PlayPiano 3 ピアノを演奏する 3 with Ami Yoshida (howling voice) 04:20
13. Memory 1 Minute メモリー1分間 yuko 01:44
14. Tune Guitar 2 ギターをチューニングする 2 with Yuma Takeshita (bass 07:30
15. Play Piano 4 ピアノを演奏する 4 yuko 04:22
16. Cicada ヒグラシ 04:57

Recorded at the Uji River, Kyoto (1), PORT, Osaka (15), and Kutsuki Furuya, Takashima, Shiga Prefecture
Recorded by Makoto Oshiro (2, 3, 6-10, 12, 14)
Mastered by Taku Unami
Artwork and design by Cathy Fishman

Mushoku In Excursion (M.I.E.):
Yuko Nexus6 and Takahashi 'Takakhan' Seiji, since 2014

Produced by Yuko Nexus6