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Test Tone 65

Molotov Cocktail of Cottontails - 2011 Explosion!

Featuring: Necome, HUH, FDF, 23N! (Droise, Ningen Dogs Orchestra), VELTZ (Dedicated to Television Performance), 2UP,
onnacodomo and DJ Evil Penguin



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Necome

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HUH

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23N! (Droise, Ningen Dogs Orchestra)

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VELTZ (Dedicated to Television Performance)

In a pioneering new unit, VLZ Produkt label head Akira Matsuoka takes a mountain of discarded televisions and recycles them in wonderfully ear-popping ways. "Dedicated to Television Performance" takes Nam June Paik as a starting point for a visceral exploration into our relationship with the cathode ray tube. Half-installation, half-performance, the light, sound and movement of these nearly-obsolete devices will be controlled by three performers in an orchestral cacophony of channel surfing.
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2UP

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onnacodomo

Taking their inspiration from moments and objects from everyday life, visual unit onnacodomo make the ordinary decidedly extraordinary. Eschewing computer-generated graphics or recorded material, the three members (DJ Codomo, Yasuko Seki and Ruka Noguchi) perform in real time using a video camera to capture their spontaneous creations.
Shimmering projections are created using water, mirrors and an array of lights, while a world of fantastic images is constructed with found photos, kitchen utensils, toys, stationary and improvised artwork. Kaleidoscopic, absurd and unreal, onnacodomo takes you into a slightly-unhinged world that is absolutely original in its conception.
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Evil Penguin

Master of disguises, Mexican top-hats, ambient rockabilly to minimal Hawaiian Kumulipo chants, the Evil Penguin poses the primordial question of evanescence against a backdrop of New Wave folk. Celebratory, subliminal, moment-to-moment. A Tasmanian treasure with a penchant for open spaces.

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.