Death Ambient
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| Death Ambient | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  New York City,United States |
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| Genre(s) | Ambient, Experimental rock, Free improvisation |
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| Years active | 1995–1999 | |
| Label(s) | Tzadik | |
| Former members | ||
| Fred Frith Kato Hideki Ikue Mori |
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Death Ambient was a United States experimental and ambient music trio comprising Kato Hideki (bass guitar), Ikue Mori (drum machines) and Fred Frith (guitar). The group was formed by Hideki and Mori in 1995 and they recorded two albums, Death Ambient in 1995 and Synaesthesia in 1999.
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[edit] Background
Japanese bass guitarist Kato Hideki, and founding member of Ground Zero, moved to New York City in 1992 where he began working with a number of musicians, including John Zorn, Marc Ribot and Christian Marclay. In 1995 he encountered and began collaborating with Japanese drummer and composer Ikue Mori. Mori had moved to New York City in 1977 and joined DNA as their drummer, without ever having played drums before. [1] After DNA disbanded, Mori took to experimenting with drum machines which she modified to play samplers. To enhance their sound, Hideki and Mori asked English experimental guitarist Fred Frith to join the group. Frith, founding member of Henry Cow, had lived in New York City for 14 years and collaborated with many of the experimental musicians there. According to Mori, the aim of Death Ambient was "... to create sounds and texture extravaganza and we invited Fred Frith to be a soul in it." [2]
Death Ambient recorded their first album, Death Ambient at Green Point Studio in Brooklyn, New York City in 1995. The ambient music was a collection of improvised pieces that included Mori's drum machine generated sound samples. The album was released on John Zorn's Tzadik record label the same year.
In 1998 Death Ambient gave a concert in Halle, Germany, and it was the first time the trio had performed together as a group. [3] In June 1999 they returned to New York City to record their second album, Synaesthesia, using material from the concert in Germany. It was also released on Tzadik Records in 1999.
[edit] Members
- Kato Hideki – bass guitar
- Ikue Mori – drum machines
- Fred Frith – guitar
[edit] Discography
- 1995 Death Ambient (CD Tzadik Records, USA)
- 1999 Synaesthesia (CD Tzadik Records, USA)
[edit] References
- ^ Ikue Mori
- ^ Perfect Sound Forever. Ikue Mori interview.
- ^ Freies Radio für Stuttgart. Ikue Mori interview.
