Otocyon Megalotis 大きな耳をもったキツネ | See by Your Ears

PROJECTS

In the production of “Otocyon megalotis,” which is based on the sounds that were field recorded at his hometown Kyotango located in the northern Kyoto prefecture, evala artificially created the echo and reflection of the space where the sound was recorded. And he composed music by adding movement of sound that involves acoustic changes. 4 pieces were created for the anechoic room in ICC from 2013 to 2014. SUZUKI Akio, a global sound artist deeply related to Kyotango, participated in 2 of the 4 pieces. evala constructed a virtual sound space by recording and composing SUZUKI’s performance of his self-made sound apparatus (glass harmonica and Kugiuchi).

“Our Muse” is a work created anew for the anechoic room in ICC when he participated in the “Open Space 2017: Re-envisioning the Future” exhibition held in 2017. Based on the sounds that were field recorded at an utaki (a sacred spot) in Okinawa’s Taketomi Island, which is an extraordinary space with unique reverberation, he has built a high-dimensional sound experience that feels as if time and space are transforming.

The list of Sounds
1. Otocyon Megalotis #1 “Reflection”
All Sound Composition, Recording, 3D Sound Programming by evala, 2013
7′47″

2. Otocyon Megalotis #2 “Chafe”
All Sound Composition, Recording, 3D Sound Programming by evala, 2014
5′55″

3. Kugiuchi & Water Bottle
Performance by SUZUKI Akio, 2013
Composition, Recording, 3D Sound Programming by evala, 2013
7′05″

4. Glass Harmonica
Performance by SUZUKI Akio, 2013
Composition, Recording, 3D Sound Programming by evala, 2014
6′10″

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Concept, direction, music, and all sound production: evala
Performer of ‘Kugiuchi & Water Bottle’ and ‘Glass Harmonica’: SUZUKI Akio

evalaの故郷である，京都府北部の京丹後でのフィールド・レコーディング音源をもとに，録音された場所の空間の残響と反射を擬似的に作り出し，音響的変化を伴う音の運動を加えて作曲しています．ICCの無響室のために，2013年から14年にかけて4曲が制作されました．4曲のうち2曲では，京丹後と縁の深い世界的なサウンド・アーティストである鈴木昭男が参加し，鈴木による自作音具（グラス・ハーモニカ，クギウチ）の演奏をevalaが録音／作曲し，仮想の音響空間を創出しています．

曲目
1. Otocyon Megalotis #1 “Reflection”
京丹後の自然にフォーカスしたフィールド録音により構成
All Sound Composition, Recording, 3D Sound Programming by evala, 2013
7′47″

2. Otocyon Megalotis #2 “Chafe”
摩擦の物理現象にフォーカスしたマクロ録音により構成
All Sound Composition, Recording, 3D Sound Programming by evala, 2014
5′55″

3. Kugiuchi & Water Bottle
鈴木昭男の自作楽器（流木と釘）による演奏をevalaが録音／構成
Performance by SUZUKI Akio, 2013
Composition, Recording, 3D Sound Programming by evala, 2013
7′05″

4. Glass Harmonica
鈴木昭男の自作楽器（グラスハーモニカ）による演奏をevalaが録音／構成
Performance by SUZUKI Akio, 2013
Composition, Recording, 3D Sound Programming by evala, 2014
6′10″

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コンセプト，ディレクション，音楽，音響：evala
演奏：鈴木昭男（「Kugiuchi & Water Bottle」，「Glass Harmonica」）