WORLDWATCH, by 揚(yo)

WORLDWATCH

by 揚(yo)

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1.	Bottom of the Daydream 07:17	buy track
2.	Old Mutant 05:53	buy track
3.	Poor Play 05:12	buy track
4.	Slow Toture vs. Abstract Man 05:09	buy track
5.	Evilstep Movement 06:00	buy track
6.	Mountain 04:39	buy track
7.	Machinist Union Nightmare 05:03	buy track
8.	DROP BEATER 06:26	buy track

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The bass undulates like ink flowing over a sumi-e painting, accompanied by intermittent tribal beats. A cacophony of voice effects and backing guitars.

水墨画の上を走る墨のようにうねるベースと、間歇的に挿入されるトライバルなビート。喧騒のように行き過ぎるボイスエフェクトとバッキングギター。

This sonic landscape, inspired by video game BGM, elegantly blurs and gradually pulls the camera back to a fixed point. A deep, ebony abstract dub painted with the gaze tracing each track, each bearing the name of a movement in a fantastical world.

ゲームのBGMから影響を受けたという音像は、幻想的に滲みながらカメラを定点にまで後退させる。架空の世界のムーブメントの名前を冠するそれぞれのトラック(可能世界)を経巡る視線で描かれた、漆黒のアブストラクト・ダブ。

The first album from Yo, an electronic musician who inherits the name from the sumi-e artist Sesshu Toyo, has been released by the independent label <Zouen Keikaku>.

水墨画家、雪舟等楊＝拙宗等揚からその名を引き継いだ電子音楽家、揚の1stアルバムがインディペンデントレーベル<造園計画>よりリリース。

While retaining echoes of Geinouyamashirogumi-esque caricatured folk music, Yo seeks a more virtual essence and resonates with the intensified tribal beats found in game BGM like "EVERGRACE" and "GARAGE". Simultaneously, he draws significant influence from Japanese dub acts like GOTH-TRAD and incorporates the "hardness" reminiscent of 54-71's "ska-core" aesthetic.

芸能山城組的な戯画化された民族音楽の気配を湛えつつ、揚はよりバーチャルなものを求めて、『EVERGRACE』、『GARAGE』などのゲームBGMのなかで過激化されたトライバルなビートに共感する。同時に、GOTH-TRADなどの国内ダブにも多大な影響を受け、さらに54-71の「スカコア」の美学までも飲み込んでいくような「硬さ」を同居させる。

The cassette tape is uniquely crafted with a tracing paper Obi affixed to the main body, and it includes a DL code along with a mini booklet.

カセット本体にトレーシングペーパーで作られた帯が取り付けられた特殊仕様。DLコードとミニブックレットが付属する。

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released November 8, 2023

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揚(yo) Tokyo, Japan

Experimental Dark Dub from the bottom of the bad dream.

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discography

After Dark Tour

May 2024
B

May 2024
WORLDWATCH

Nov 2023
Shisoku - 四塞

Feb 2022

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