Yoshi Wada
Yoshimasa Wada | |
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| Born | 11 November 1943[1] Kyoto, Japan |
| Died | 18 May 2021 (aged 77)[1] New York City,[1] New York, U.S. |
Yoshimasa "Yoshi" Wada (11 November 1943 – 18 May 2021) was a
San Francisco, California.[2]
Life
Born in
overtones
within the sound to be heard clearly.
Wada frequently performed his own compositions, which featured a certain freedom of
bagpipe-like pipes connected to a large air compressor
. Due to their appearance, Wada named these reef instruments the Alligator and the Elephantine Crocodile.
Wada was also known for his mechanical and robotic installations. In
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the mid-1990s, he performed a whimsically entitled piece, Lament for the Rise and Fall of Handy-Horn, in which several compressed-air "auditory flare" signals used for nautical emergencies (the "Handy Horn" brand named in the title) were sounded for the duration of their usefulness, giving rise to an alarmingly high-decibel air-pressure environment and charged psychoacoustic
environment.
Discography
- 1981: Lament For The Rise And Fall Of The Elephantine Crocodile (India Navigation)
- 1985: Off the Wall (Free Music Production)
- 2008: The Appointed Cloud (EM/Omega Point)
- 2009: Earth Horns with Electronic Drone CD/3LP (EM/Omega Point)
- 2012: Singing in Unison 3LP (EM)
- 2018: Frkwys 14 - Nue (With Tashi Wada & friends) (RVNG Intl.)
References
- ^ a b c Robin, William (2021-06-05). "Yoshi Wada, Inventive Creator of Sound Worlds, Dies at 77". The New York Times.
- ^ "Lem2004-english". Archived from the original on April 15, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2006.
- ^ Bath, Tristan (August 21, 2019). "Pipe Down: Tashi Wada Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ Eede, Christian (May 20, 2021). "Yoshi Wada Has Died, Aged 77". The Quietus. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ [1] Public Arts International/Free Speech catalogue at Princeton University Library
Sources
- Johnson, Tom (1989). The Voice of New Music: New York City 1972-1982 -- A Collection of Articles Originally Published by the ISBN 90-71638-09-X. Available for free download at: [2]
External links
- Article from The New York Times, 1985
- Yoshi Wada photo
- Yoshi Wada on Bandcamp
- Obituary on Resident Advisor
- Yoshi Wada discography at Discogs
- Yoshi Wada at IMDb
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