Aube
Sensory Symphonies
Big tip! *199 copies limited edition* Akifumi Nakajima, renowned for his prolific and captivating work under the alias Aube, stands as one of Japan's most intriguing noise artists. His artistic prowess extends beyond the sonic realm, encompassing an impeccable sense of design and a deep appreciation for materials. Nakajima's creative journey began in 1980, but it wasn't until the early '90s, prompted by a request to compose music for an art installation involving water, that he stepped into the …
Spindrift
Tip! *In process of stocking. 2022 stock* Official reissue of Spindrift, the legendary noise album by renowned Japanese experimental artist Aube (Akifumi Nakajima). Originally released in 1992 as a limited edition cassette, Spindrift was simultaneously the debut of Aube's own label imprint, G.R.O.S.S., which led to the worldwide exposure of the Japanese noise genre and the aesthetic curation of Akifumi Nakajima. Remastered for vinyl by Josh Bonati and includes a new essay by Satoru Higashiseto.
2000-2003, Tapes 1992-1994 in Bundle
Special discounted bundle. Aube was the solo project of Akifumi Nakajima (1959 – 2013), begun in 1991. Taking a minimalist approach for his recordings, Nakajima used simple source sounds which were fed into his system, then heavily processed into a vast dimensional landscape of sonic textures. Source sounds ranged from the organic sounds of gurgling water, to isolating elements of technology, such as the curious hum of luminous lamps. The result is a mixture of controlled manipulation and beaut…
Tapes 1992-1994
Tip! Aube is a noise project by Akifumi Nakajima, born in Kyoto in 1959. Since the 1980s, he has been using synthesizers and other devices to create small-scale sounds as a hobby. In 1990, he was in charge of the music for the installation "Water 1990" by the artists Soichi Arichi and Takashi Sasaoka, and in 1991, he began his external musical activities as Aube. The same year, he released his debut cassette "Hydrophobia" on Vanilla Records. In 1992, he established G.R.O.S.S., an independent lab…
2000-2003
Tip! This is a boxed set of six consecutive CD releases from November 2017, re-edited in chronological order from the "G.R.O.S.S." CD-Rs that recorded live performances in the 2000s, the mature period of Aube's activities. Aube is a noise project by Akifumi Nakajima, born in Kyoto in 1959.Since the 1980s, he has been using synthesizers and other devices to create small-scale sounds as a hobby. In 1990, he was in charge of the music for the installation "Water 1990" by the artists Soichi Arichi a…
Imagery Resonance
Legendary Japanese noise artist Aube on a more ambient aprroack to start with before the maelstrom of blissful droning noise.
Grind Carve
**Limited Edition of 199 copies.** Akifumi Nakajima was probably best known for his work under the name Aube, which was one of the more prolific and most interesting noise acts from Japan. He had an impeccable and marvelous sense of design and appreciation for the materials, taking packaging beyond just using regular old paper with his wonderful and unique label G.R.O.S.S., dedicated to releasing experimental music and noise, in addition to his own recordings as Aube. He began recording in 1980 …
Deglaze
**2020 stock, reduced price** "Second edition of this great conceptual work by Aube! Dense soundscapes using only glass as sound source. Great industrial sound-sculptures in best Aube tradition. All music and artwork composed, recorded, mixed and designed by Akifumi Nakajima at Studio Mecca, Kyoto, Japan, between November 1996 and August 1997."
Mectpyo Saisei
A magnetotherapeutic leakage bridled in the impartial passivity of our univocal meditations the second haemodialysis generated by maurizio bianchi and akifumi nakajima, announces the new era of untamed audio-inflammation. both operators have sharpened their pathologist scalpels to intoxicate the aural hemisphere with rhizospheric microorganisms and mononuclear blood-cells. inside the parasite plasmodium of mectpyo saisei the clinical rhythm-impulses by aube and septic piano-fragments by m.b. for…
Junkyo
First collaboration between Maurizio Bianchi and Akifumi Nakajima, the second one being the Mectpyo Saisei on Para Disc. Four long tracks of drowsy noise ambiance.