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September 29, 2015
Collaboration between the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and 11 artists | MUSIC
MUSIC | ALMA Telescope x 11 Artists Collaboration
Melodies Born from a Dying Star
“Music for a Dying Star - ALMA MUSIC BOX x 11 ARTISTS”
On September 30 (Wed.), “Music for a Dying Star - ALMA MUSIC BOX x 11 ARTISTS” will be released. This project features 11 artists who have arranged the sounds of a “dying star” captured by the ALMA Telescope, located at an altitude of 5000 meters in Chile, with supervision from astronomers at the National Astronomical Observatory.
Text by YANAKA Tomomi
11 Artists Arrange Music Box Sounds Sent from a Star
The ALMA Telescope is the largest radio telescope ever built, a joint project of 21 countries and regions, including Japan. It has achieved remarkable results that overturn conventional understandings of the universe.
Last year, as part of ALMA Telescope's promotion, an art project titled “ALMA MUSIC BOX” was created through a collaboration between the National Astronomical Observatory and creators. This project transformed radio wave data, sent from the star R Coronae Borealis, which is nearing the end of its life and was captured by the ALMA Telescope, into music box discs using an algorithm. The result was 70 types of “dying star melodies” produced from 70 music box discs.
Based on these melodies, artists active both domestically and internationally, including Shuta Hasunuma, mito of Clammbon, Masayoshi Takagi, Goro Ito, Steve Jansen, and Christian Fennesz, approached the dying star's music box sounds with their own unique methods. This album, “Music for a Dying Star - ALMA MUSIC BOX x 11 ARTISTS,” features a total of 12 tracks.
Performance by Christian Fennesz, Featured on the Album, Also Announced
Christian Fennesz, an Austrian musician also known as Fennesz, who is participating in this album, will visit Japan. On September 29 (Tue.), he will perform at UNIT Daikanyama in a concert titled “Fennesz Concert Tokyo 2015.” Furthermore, on October 4 (Sun.), an event titled “ALMA MUSIC BOX: Melody of a Dying Star [TALK & LIVE] MUSIC FOR A DYING STAR” will be held at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa. This event will feature live performances by Christian Fennesz and Shuta Hasunuma, as well as talks by Masayoshi Hiramatsu of the National Astronomical Observatory and others.
This is an unprecedented art project that expresses the grand scale of astronomical achievements through music. As the autumn nights grow longer, why not listen to this special album while gazing at the stars?
“Music for a Dying Star - ALMA MUSIC BOX x 11 ARTISTS”
V.A.
Label | Epiphany Works
Price | ¥3,000 (EPCT-2)
Release Date | September 30 (Wed.)
*Digital distribution will also begin on the same day via iTunes Store and other platforms.
＜TRACK LIST＞
01. ALMA MUSIC BOX No.07
02. the signals ～Requiem in Darkness～／mito
03. Limbo／milk (Taro Umebayashi)
04. #31-#40／Shuta Hasunuma
05. sea ice／Goro Ito
06. Waves of The Frequency／Tetsuji Sawai
07. the blossoms close at sunset／Steve Jansen
08. lost star／Shion Yukawa
09. Thoughts of Colours／Throwing a Spoon (Takeo Touyama x Seigen Tokuzawa)
10. Chascon 5850／Taiku Jikan
11. Awai／Masayoshi Takagi
12. alma712／Christian Fennesz
Christian Fennesz “Fennesz Concert Tokyo 2015”
Date | September 29 (Tue.)
Time | Doors Open 7:00 PM / Performance Starts 7:30 PM
Venue | UNIT Daikanyama
1-34-17 Ebisu Nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, The House Building
Tel. 03-5459-8630
Price | Advance ¥3,000 (All Standing / 1 Drink charge required separately)
“ALMA MUSIC BOX: Melody of a Dying Star [TALK & LIVE] MUSIC FOR A DYING STAR”
Date | October 4 (Sun.)
Time | 3:00 PM onwards
Venue | Kanazawa Museum of Contemporary Art, Theater 21
1-2-1 Hirosaka, Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Tel. 076-220-2800
Price | General ¥2,500
Inquiries
Epiphany Works / UNIT Daikanyama
http://alma.mtk.nao.ac.jp/musicbox/
http://www.unit-tokyo.com/schedule/2015/09/29/150929_fennesz.php