Yoshio Machida

Yoshio Machida (ASCAP) is a sound & visual artist, Steel Pan / electric Steel Pan player. Born in Japan in 1967.
He studied minimal art / music / film extensively under Kuniharu Akiyama, Yoshiaki Touno, Sakumi Hagiwara, Kishio Suga at Tama art university in Tokyo.
So far, Machida has participated in art events / music festivals like ISEA2004, Sonar-Tokyo, Europhonics Jazz Festival, Maerz Musik Festival, etc.. He was introduced in a book by David Toop and also has been introduced with the artists like Yoshihide Otomo, Sachiko M, Merzbow, Aki Onda, Haco, Toshimaru Nakamura, minamo, Yannis Kyriakides, Alejandra & Aeron, etc. in some compilation albums (Improvised Music from Japan, Sub Rosa, Unsound, Cubicfabric, etc.). In 2005, "Afterimage" (from CD: Hypernatural 2, Softl Music) had been used as the soundtrack for French TV spot, "Visual".
In the 90s, he was involved in international cooperation work in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Through this work, he was inspired by Pan-East Asian sun worship basis, then he had come out with collage painting & field recording work. Now Machida improvises Steel Pan (the same meaning as Steel Drum that was chosen as an instrument can be symbol of light, like Asian Gong) and makes "PHOTOBATIK" (is neither photograph nor photogram, it’s his original art that he expresses delicate beauty using only light, without camera), too. The music includes elements of ambient, experimental, electro-acoustic, noise, electronics, and contemporary music. Machida is also a band member of WALK WITH THE PENGUIN ,a collaborative post-rock with Cinc, a Serbian band and MIIMO ,dub-electronica unit by tatsu(bass) and Norihide Saji (drum).
In 2004, Machida founded AMORFON , a music label / a platform for contemporary art event. From this label, he has released his solo albums, unique artists’ works from Eastern Europe that have not been introduced so much and "Kindermusik: Improvised Music by Babies", a unique compilation album consisted of only Babies’ improvisations as expressing concerns about music. He organized "Japan-Macedonia exchange art exhibition" in Japan and Macedonia for the first time for both countries. Machida also writes for magazines, has lectures and has some unique workshops for children through his art activity.
町田良夫 は、美術家--音楽家、スティールパン--エレ゠¯ãƒˆãƒªãƒƒã‚¯ãƒ»ã‚¹ãƒ†ã‚£ãƒ¼ãƒ«ãƒ‘ン奏者です。ASCAP会 員。
多摩美術大学在学中、秋山邦晴、東野芳明、 萩原朔美、菅木志雄に師事、ミニマル・アー ト--音楽--映像を総合的に学びました。
これまで、日本、ヨーロッパ各国のメディア ・アート--音楽祭 (ISEA2004、Sonar Tokyo、Europhonic ジャズ・フェスティバル、Maerz Musikフェスティバル等) に出演、David Toopè‘—æ›¸ã§ç´¹ä»‹ã•ã‚Œã€è‡ªèº«ã®ã‚½ãƒ­ã‚¢ãƒ«ãƒãƒ ã®ä» –に、大友良英、Sachiko M、Merzbow、恩田晃、Haco、中村としまる、minamo 、Yannis Kyriakides、Alejandra & Aeron等と共に数枚のコンピレーション・アル㠃ãƒ ã§ç´¹ä»‹ã•ã‚Œã¦ãã¾ã—た。2005年には楽曲「 アフターイメージ」(CD: Hypernatural 2)が、フランスのTVコマーシャル曲になりまだ—た。
90年代、アジア、アフリカ、ラテン・アメリ㠂«ã§å›½éš›å”力の仕事に従事。この体験からア㠂¸ã‚¢ã®å¤ªé™½ä¿¡ä»°æ–‡åŒ–に触発され、光の象徴で㠁‚る銅鑼をフィーチャーにした音響コラージ㠃¥ã‚„フィールド・レコーディング作品を発表㠀 現在は、スティールパンを即興演奏し、印画 紙を使った独自の絵画、 "PHOTOBATIK" (フォトバティック) も制作。音楽は、実験音楽からワールドのジ ャンルにまでまたがっています。バンドとし て、 WALK WITH THE PENGUIN (ウォーク・ウィズ・ザ・ペンギン) - セルビアのバンド、チンチとのコラボ、ポス トロック - や、 MIIMO (ミーモ) - レ・ピッシュ、宮沢和史のバンドで活躍する tatsu (bass)、つじあやの、いきものがかり等のレコ ーディングに参加、plot.åç¾©ã§ã‚‚æ´»å‹•ã™ã‚‹ä½æ ²»å®œè‹± (drum)と町田良夫の3人から成るダブ・エレクムˆãƒ­ãƒ‹ã‚«ãƒ»ãƒ¦ãƒ‹ãƒƒãƒˆ - に携わっています。
音楽レーベル--現代美術・音楽イベントのプ㠃©ãƒƒãƒˆãƒ•ã‚©ãƒ¼ãƒ ã€ Amorfon (アモルフォン)を自ら主宰、あまり紹介され㠁¦ã„ない東欧を含む国内外のユニークなアー㠃†ã‚£ã‚¹ãƒˆã‚’リリース、これまで交流が無かっ㠁Ÿæ—¥æœ¬ã¨ãƒžã‚±ãƒ‰ãƒ‹ã‚¢ã®ç¾ä»£ç¾Žè¡“作家による初㠁®äº¤æµå±•ã‚’企画、展覧会--コンサート--ワーク ショップ等を日本、マケドニアの両国で行い ました。アモルフォンのリリースの中で、町 田が音楽の問題提起として企画したCD「キン㠃€ãƒ¼ãƒ ã‚¸ãƒ¼ã‚¯--赤ちゃんの即興音楽」は、5ã‚«å ›½--10人の赤ちゃんの即興演奏のみを集めたCD㠁§ã€ä¸–ç•Œåˆã®è©¦ã¿ã§ã™ã€‚ã¾ãŸã€éŸ³æ¥½èªŒã¸ã®å¯„ç ¨¿ã€ãƒ¬ã‚¯ãƒãƒ£ãƒ¼ã€è‡ªèº«ã®æ´»å‹•ã‚’応用したユニ㠃¼ã‚¯ãªå­ä¾›å‘ã‘ã®ãƒ¯ãƒ¼ã‚¯ã‚·ãƒ§ãƒƒãƒ—ç­‰ã€æ´»å‹•ã¯å ¤šå²ã«æ¸¡ã‚Šã¾ã™ã€‚
Yoshio Machida’s MIXI
Solo Discography CD & iTUNES
Yoshio Machida
Naada (amorfon, 2006)
- Steel Pan improv. inspired by Indian traditional music -
Yoshio Machida
infinite flowers (amorfon, 2004)
- Hybrid, Steel Pan x Electronics -
Yoshio Machida
Read a book with steel pan (eclipsis, 2007)
- Steel Pan solo, live recording -
Yoshio Machida | Hypernatural 3 (Baskaru, 2008)
- Ambinet noise based on field recordings -
Yoshio Machida | Hypernatural 2 (softl music, 2001)
- Ambinet noise based on field recordings -
Yoshio Machida | Hypernatural 1 (self release, 1999)
- Ambinet noise based on field recordings -
Buy at itunes store!
* Yoshio Machida | Naada [amorfon006]
* Yoshio Machida | Infinite Flowers [amorfon002]
* Walk With The Penguin | Steal A Spoon For You [amorfon009]
Band Album
Miimo
Miimo (self-release, 2007)
- Dub Electronica by steelpan, bass and drum with electronics -
See detail US$10.00-
Walk With The Penguin
steal a spoon for you (amorfon, 2007)
- Serbian x Japanese fizzy post rock -
See detail US$12.99-
Compilation Album
2007 CD : V.A. "Yasujiro Ozu - Hitokomakura", and/OAR, USA
2007 CD : V.A. "Resonance: Steel Pan in the 21st Century", quiet design records, USA
2006 CD : V.A. "water music", commune disc, Japan
2004 CD : V.A. "seeds of dub", mao, Japan
2004 CD : V.A "*Music for Baby!", amorfon, Japan
2003 CD : V.A "lib.", cubicfabric, Japan
2003 CD : V.A "Kraakgeluiden", unsounds, The Netherlands
2002 CD : V.A "Japanese Avant Garde", sub rosa, Belguim
2002 CD : V.A, Improvised Music from Japan, Japan
Other Unreleased Albums
- Georgia O’keeffe 1887-1986 (2000-2005)
- RAM .1 (1999-2005)
- RAM .2 (1999-2005)
- RAM .3 (1999-2005)
- Field Recording Music (2005)
- Vajra (2000-2004)
SEE MORE DETAILS
Live sound sample
- Aoyama Book Center, Tokyo | Sep 16, 2006 (acoustic steel pan)
- Apple store, Tokyo | Aug 27, 2006 (Machida, Yoyo, Ritzy: Steel Pan trio)
- ICC, Tokyo | Jul 1, 2006 (steel pan + Max/MSP)
- Silja Ferry, Finland (ISEA2004)| Aug 16, 2004 (steel pan + Max/MSP)
- Grapefruit Moon, Tokyo | Jul 17, 2004 (steel pan + Max/MSP)
- ausland, Berlin | May 22, 2003 (steel pan + Max/MSP)
Recent Activities