Yuko Nexus6, Seiji Takahashi

*200 copies limited edition* Ongoing since 2014, Mushoku In Excursion is a duo project by Takahashi 'Takakhan' Seiji and Yuko Nexus6. Kyoto-based Takahashi has planned and organized a wide variety of performances and events. Yuko Nexus6 is a performance artist/writer who lived for a long time in the Kansai area and now resides in Tokyo. The creation of this album began with the two making a one-hour recording by the Uji River in Kyoto. The tape became a foundation over which Yuko Nexus6 (piano, shamisen, guitar) and Takahashi (guitar) overlaid a recording of the sounds of playing, tuning and cleaning their instruments. This recording was divided into the 16 tracks on this CD. As a result of this recording process, the base recording of the creators’ conversation by the Uji River makes appearances, in intervals ranging from a few seconds to just over a minute, between the overlaid recordings.

Yoko Ikeda (viola), Ami Yoshida (voice) and Yuma Takeshita (bass) each appeared as a guest on one or two tracks. Both idiosyncratic and captivating, this album truly displays the special character of Mushoku In Excursion.