SPINNIN’ SESSIONS x SEL OCTAGON TOKYO【22BULLETS | PAJANE来日公演】
Demdike StareのMiles Whittakerが「驚異の魔術師」と呼ぶRobert Aiki Aubrey Loweは、モジュラー・シンセ界ではその卓越した使い手としてよく知られ、尊敬される人物だ。Demdike Stareの運営する〈DDS〉レーベルから発表したEPなどではモジュラー・シンセのパッチを通してどこか辺境の交霊儀式とチャネリングしているかのよ うなアシッド・ミニマルを展開し、その一方でドゥームメタル・バンド、OMのメンバーも務めながら、ソロのLichens名義では自身のヴォーカルやアコースティックギターを用いた繊細なサウンドスケープ作品も多数発表、さらに把握しきれない数のコラボレーション・プロジェクトの相手は、 Yoshimi(Boredoms/ OOIOO)、Tyondai Braxton、Genesis P-Orridge(Throbbing Gristle/ Psychic TV)、Johann Johannssonなどに及ぶ。長年オルタナティブな音楽とアートの辺縁を歩み続けてきた孤高のアーティストが、新年一発目のA/Vライブ・セットで登場する。
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe (b. 1975) is an artist and multi instrumentalist that works with voice in the realm of spontaneous music often under the moniker of Lichens. Most recently, creating patch pieces with modular synthesizer and singing to them has been a focus of live performance and recordings.
Quality of sound through the marriage of synthesis coupled with voice has allowed for a heightened physicality in the way of ecstatic music, both in a live setting and recorded. The sensitivity of analogue modular systems echoes the organic nature of vocal expression which in this case is meant to put forth a trancelike state. To usher in Deep Listening through sound and feeling. Losing one's self in sound while being acutely self aware.
By way of a recent meeting and collaboration with artist Patrick Smith, Robert has begun to utilize projections with live performances. The current video piece is called "Clouds" which is a vector driven animation made by Patrick Smith.
Through collaboration Robert has worked with Ben Russell, Ben Rivers, Rose Lazar, Hisham Akira Bharoocha, Tarek Atoui, Ben Vida, Mark Borthwick, Lucky Dragons, Alan Licht, Michael Zerang, Doug Aitken, Patrick Smith, Monica Baptista, Lee Ranaldo, White/Light, Kevin Martin, Chris Johanson, Tyondai Braxton, David Scott Stone, Genesis P-Orridge and Rose Kallal, as well as many others.