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Test Tone vol. 54

Multiplex Mandelbrot Escapades in 3-D

The monthly Test Tone event at Nishi-Azabu's SuperDeluxe will host a multimedia extravaganza in February, presenting a range of visual artists from experimental filmmakers to algorithm-based media collaboration and 3-D presentations (replete with anaglyph glasses). The audiovisual interplay will take place live in collaboration with improvising musicians, using projected 16mm film as a backdrop, and complex algorithmic interplay presented on SuperDeluxe's three projection screens.
Featuring: Suzueri + Satoru Higa, Takmi Ikeda + Yasunori Tani + KO.DO.NA, Satoshi Yashiro + Yuki Kaneko + Cal Lyall + Nozomu Suwa (16mm filmworks) and DJ Evil Penguin



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Suzueri + Satoru Higa

Predating the resurgence of 3-D media in a visionary way, Satoru Higa creates phenomenal works that pull you into another universe completely. With the signature red and blue glasses provided in advance, Suzueri's sublime accompaniment serves as a fitting backdrop to the anaglyph landscapes appearing before you, courtesy of Higa's deftly prepared visual experience.
Reaching out to grab the wayward shapes spinning in the empty space around them, the audience looks a little bit like confused cats facing off with flashlight beams.
A beautiful and perplexing audiovisual experience.

Takmi Ikeda + Yasunori Tani + KO.DO.NA

Representing somewhat the new wave of Japanese improvisors, this trio will no doubt offer some unexpected surprises. Musician/programmer Takmi Ikeda has created a singular and expressive performance concept based on algorhythmic interplay, which he continues to push to new audiovisual dimensions that boggle the brain. He'll be accompanied by resplendent trumpeter KO.DO.NA and angular guitarist Yasunori Tani for an altogether unique encounter.

Satoshi Yashiro + Yuki Kaneko + Cal Lyall

with special guest Nozomu Suwa (16mm filmworks)

Spending the better part of 10 years in New York City, filmmaker Nozomu Suwa collected an impressive amount of 16mm footage from the city city and surrounding areas. From this material, he has pieced together 3-minute film segments in subtle yet often unexpected ways.
The resulting works have a dreamlike quality that captures the rhythm of the city as well as the character of the filmmaker himself.
For this screening, improvising musicians Satoshi Yashiro (motallica), Cal Lyall (Jahiliyyah, Tetragrammaton) and Yuki Kaneko (balen disc, PhaseRubRec) will be on hand to provide a fitting soundtrack.

DJ Evil Penguin

Grand wizard of vinyl and interstellar treasure hunter, the Evil Penguin makes the perilous journey to the forbidden archives, extracting the tastiest gems from a cosmic vat of recordings long forgotten.

About Test Tone

A monthly experiment offering irregular art, music and performance in Tokyo.
The Test Tone series aims to offer a venue for diverse and challenging artists to bring their ideas to a larger community. As a free event open to the public, we hope to bypass the old economies in order to create new ones, while encouraging collaboration in all forms. A collage of media, sound and art in a space available to anyone off the street, the event is a bazaar of potential collisions, where passersby are treated to the unexpected.
For all of this, we found our home base at Super Deluxe, a unique space in Tokyo's midtown, providing a relaxed atmosphere within its modular interior. The event continues to be a celebration of off-kilter creativity in the city: from installation pieces to performance art and visual collaborations; from noise, electronica, ambient sounds and free rock to disorderly jazz and manipulated field recordings. To date, close to 500 artists have been a part of the event, together creating opportunities for unexpected improvisation, collaboration, and festival spirit.