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CD Album

Splayed Werks

Tyondai Braxton

3000yen
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US$ 18.84
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Release Date August 21, 2026
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Catalog No.BRC-821
JAN/ISBN 4523132168890
Product Type CD
Number of Discs 1

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[Machine Translation] Taiyondai Braxton, a composer, producer, professor, and founding member of Battles, a revolutionary force in the U.S. alternative music scene since the 2000s, has announced his signing with Erased Tapes, an important post-classical label. and released his new album "Splayed Werks". The album is the first full-length album since the symphonic "Telekinesis" released in 2022, and the majority of the 70+ minutes was produced and recorded in his home studio. The grandiose sound design of his 2009 solo effort Central Market, the modular synth experimentation of Hive1, and above all, the repetitive minimalistic yet physical grooves that have been a constant since his Battles days, are crystallized with unprecedented purity in this 70+ minute masterpiece. The sound, in which countless wild rhythms seem to deviate outside of the huge club music floor, is an update of the "mechanical yet danceable" sensation of the Battles era into modern electronic sounds, and is a perfect fit for the music of IDM outliers such as Aphex Twin and Outeeka, as well as for Mika Levy, the band's founder. The multi-layered influences are palpable, from IDM outliers like Aphex Twin and Outeka to contemporary immersive sound artists such as Mika Levy and Laurel Halo. The music is at once intuitive and physical, at once club sound system-ready, art installation-like spatiality, and contemporary musician's intellect. The sound, in which mathematically constructed repetition and human fluctuation coexist, is exactly the unique realm that Tai Yong Dae has established in the experimental/electronic music scene. The way of thinking about releasing music and the meaning of 'being an artist' have changed a lot. What is important in an artist's work is to leave a record of what you are doing, what you are excited about, what you are facing, what you are rebelling against--that is the form of documenting your life. Right now, everyone is facing a sense of helplessness as they stare out at the world in an age of war and media overload. What is the role of an artist in such a situation? I think archiving the creative ideas of the moment is one of the most important things an artist can do in this day and age. I used to think it was important to say, "This song is very important to me," or "I want you to hear how this chord came about. But in reality, those things are probably much less important. Tyondai Braxton, with commentary. This product will be available for sale on Friday and will be released simultaneously around the world, so you will receive it after the release date.

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Description in Japanese

スプレイド・ワークス / タイヨンダイ・ブラクストン

作曲家、プロデューサー、そして教授としての顔を持つ現代音楽家であり、2000年代以降の米オルタナ・シーンにおける革命的存在、バトルスの設立メンバーとしても知られるタイヨンダイ・ブラクストンが、ポスト・クラシカルの重要レーベル<Erased Tapes>との契約を発表し、ニュー・アルバム『Splayed Werks』をリリース! 本作は、2022年に発表されたシンフォニック作品『Telekinesis』以来となるフルレングス作品。70分を超える本作の大半は、自身のホーム・スタジオで制作・録音されたという。2009年発表のソロ作『Central Market』に見られた壮大なサウンド・デザイン、モジュラー・シンセを駆使した『Hive1』の実験精神、そして何よりもバトルス時代から一貫して存在する、ミニマルでありながら肉体性を帯びた反復グルーヴが、本作ではかつてない純度で結晶化された70分以上に及ぶ傑作となっている。また無数の荒々しいリズムが、クラブ・ミュージックの巨大なフロアの外側へと逸脱していくかのようなサウンドは、バトルス時代に通じる"機械的なのに異様に踊れる"感覚を現代的な電子音響へとアップデートされており、エイフェックス・ツインやオウテカのようなIDMの異端児たちから、ミカ・レヴィやローレル・ヘイローといった現代の没入型サウンド・アーティストまで、多層的な影響が感じられる。クラブ・サウンドシステムにも対応しながら、アート・インスタレーションのような空間性と、現代音楽作家としての知性を同時に備え、それでいて直感的かつフィジカル。数学的に構築された反復と、人間的な揺らぎが共存するそのサウンドは、まさに実験音楽/電子音楽シーンにおいてタイヨンダイが築いてきた独自領域そのもの。「音楽をリリースすることに対する考え方も、"アーティストであること"の意味も、ずいぶん変わってしまった。アーティストの仕事で重要なのは、自分が何をしているのか、何に興奮しているのか、何に向き合っているのか、何に反発しているのか――そういうものを、自分の人生を記録する形として残していくことなんだ。今、みんなが戦争やメディア過多の時代の中で、世界を見つめながら無力感と向き合っている。そんな中でアーティストの役割って何なんだろう? その瞬間の創造的なアイデアをアーカイブすることこそ、今の時代にアーティストができる最も重要なことのひとつだと思う。以前は「この曲は自分にとってすごく大事なんだ」とか「このコードがどう生まれたか聴いてほしい」みたいなことを重要だと思っていた。でも実際には、そういうことの重要性はずっと小さいのかもしれない。」- Tyondai Braxton 解説書付。※本商品は金曜販売開始/世界同時発売開始商品のため、商品のお届けは発売日当日以降になります。

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