Tetuzi Akiyama
TETUZI AKIYAMA

biography

Akiyama specializes in creating music with elements of both primitivism and realism by connecting his own aspirations, in a minimal and straightforward way, to the special instrumental qualities of the guitar. Sometimes delicately and sometimes boldly, he controls sound volumes ranging from micro to macro, in an attempt to convert the body into an electronic entity.

selected discography

Solo:
2001
"Relator" (Slub Music)
2002
"Résophonie" (A Bruit Secret)
2003
"Don't Forget to Boogie!" (Idea Records)
2005
"Route 13 to the Gates of Hell: Live in Tokyo" (Headz)
 
"Pre-Existence" (Locust Music)
2006
"Terrifying Street Trees" (Esquilo)
 
"Striking Another Match" (Utech Records)
2008
"The Ancient Balance to Control Death" (Western Vinyl)

Duo:
2003
"International Domestic" w/Toshimaru Nakamura, Greg Malcolm and Bruce Russell (Corpus Hermeticum)
 
"Tetuzi Akiyama/Richard Francis" w/Richard Francis (Direct/CMR)
2004
"Proletarian Drift" w/Jozef van Wissem (BVHaast)
 
"Oimacta" w/Martin Ng (Improvised Music from Japan)
2005
"Points and Slashes" w/ Günter Müller (Erstwhie Records)
 
"Till We Meet Again" w/Jason Kahn (For 4 Ears)
2006
"Vinegar and Rum" w/Donald McPherson (Bo'Weavil Recordings)
2007
"Six Strings" w/Greg Malcolm (Korm Plastics)
 
"Hymn for a Fallen Angel" w/Jozef van Wissem (Incunabulum)
 
"Live at Western Front" w/Jeffrey Allport (Simple Geometry)

Trio:
2001
"Luwa" w/Utah Kawasaki and Jason Kahn (Rossbin)
2002
"Bject" w/Masahiko Okura and Utah Kawasaki (Hibari Music)
2004
"Futuro" w/Tim Barnes and Masafumi Ezaki (Quakebasket)
2006
"Willow Weep and Moan for Me" w/Oren Ambarchi and Alan Licht (Antiopic)
2008
"Low Cloud Means Death" w/Kevin Corcoran and Christian Kiefer (Digitalis Recordings)

Co-leader:
2002
"Meeting at Off Site Vol.1" w/Toshimaru Nakamura, etc. (Reset/Improvised Music from Japan)
2003
"Meeting at Off Site Vol.2" w/Toshimaru Nakamura, etc. (Improvised Music from Japan)
 
"Meeting at Off Site Vol.3" w/Toshimaru Nakamura, etc. (Improvised Music from Japan)
2006
"Hot Ginger" w/Phantom Limb (Archive)
2008
"Varianter av Døde Trær" w/Martin Taxt, Eivind Lønning and Espen Reinertsen (Sofa Music)

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