Music and visuals
Tickets £6/£5
FUTON LOGIC
Hot from Japan, this eclectic performance mixes traditional Japanese instruments, Japanese folk songs and modern pop music. Featuring one of Japan’s most acclaimed and experimental vocalists Sizzle Ohtaka, who sang unaccompanied at the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympic in Norway,; Morgan Fisher of David Bowie-produced, Mott the Hoople fame and curator of the extraordinary compilation album Miniatures (1980); and the John Cage-influenced Etsuko Takezawa, one of the most well-known members of the Sawai school (the leading koto school in Japan). Images of contemporary Tokyo, ninja, computer graphics, and art works by Manga creator Tetsuya Chiba create a stunning visual backdrop, mixed live by Bruce Osborn and Tetsuya’s VJ son, Kozo Chiba.
Futon Logic are Sizzle Ohtaka (vocal); Morgan Fisher (keyboards, programming); Etsuko Takezawa (koto, sho, jiuta- shamisen); Bruce Osborn (visual director and camera); Kozo Chiba (CG artist).
