AKIRA SAKATA / RIE NAKAJIMA : Roughly Random

'Akira Sakata is a treasure of Japan’s free jazz/improvised music world. Rie Nakajima is a London-based sound artist with an international career in Europe and beyond. Sakata and Nakajima have performed together in Japan and other countries since the mid-2010s. When Nakajima came to Japan for a time in 2023, the two appeared at Ftarri, Tokyo, on December 4, performing two duo sets. Sakata, on alto sax and clarinet, forgoes ferocious sound-making and plays with calm elegance throughout, occasionally interrupting his performance on winds and producing reverberations with a bell or a singing bowl. (On track 2, he also included the restrained and masterful speaking for which he is known.) Nakajima created a variety of sounds from many small objects placed on the floor and hung from stands. She also produced sound by playing a self-made wind instrument. This CD documents both sets of the nearly-80-minute concert in their entirety.'



1 Random 1 35:05
2 Random 2 44:41

Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Bells, Singing Bowls, Vocals – Akira Sakata
Artwork [Artwork By] – Marie Roux
Design – Cathy Fishman
Objects, Instruments [Motors] – Rie Nakajima
Recorded By, Mastered By – Ftarri

Recorded live at Ftarri, Tokyo, December 4, 2023