Physical copies housed in stylish 6-panel digipack with transparent tray are available to order from 1 August, 2018 Cristián Alvear: guitar, sine tones, field recordings (recorded in Japan, 2016) and archives (excerpts from Nick Hoffman’s “Bermuda”, Pilgrim Talk, 2016) Makoto Oshiro: kachi-kachi electromagnetic relays, prepared speaker unit, sine tones, field recordings (recorded at Hamamatsu Kamoe Art Center, 2016) and archives (excerpts from Dawang Yingfan Huang’s “Tourette’s Songbook”, Kandala Records, 2016) Hiroyuki Ura: snare drum, cymbal, sine tones, field recordings (recorded in Gunma, 2015) and archives (excerpts from Uchu Hakase’s “Drum Solo At Music Org”, self released, 2014) Composed and liner note by Santiago Astaburuaga Realized by Cristián Alvear, Makoto Oshiro & Hiroyuki Ura Recorded by Makoto Oshiro in Tokyo on 10/10/2016 Mixed and mastered by Makoto Oshiro Drawing by Nick Hoffman Graphic design by László Szakács Santiago de Chile-based composer, interpreter and researcher Santiago Astaburuaga (1980) played bass and wrote music for groups such as Yonhosago, Klaine Trío, Akinetón Retard and Proyecto Ensamble between 2000 and 2012. Since 2010, he has been a member of “&” collective that focuses on creating and interpreting experimental scores, and translating and publishing texts. His composed works has been released on remarkable record labels – Caduc, Lengua De Lava, Impulsive Habitat and Marginal Frequency. Chilean guitarist Cristián Alvear (1979) is dedicated to perform, premiere and record contemporary composed and experimental music. Constantly performing in Chile as well as at international festivals and concert venues in Europe and Asia. Over the recent years he has concentrated his efforts in performing educational concerts in the rural areas of the Los Lagos region in Southern Chile. His works have been published by outstanding record labels such as Edition Wandelweiser, B-Boim, Another Timbre, Rhizome.s, Irritable Hedgehog and Potlatch. / cristianalvear.com Tokyo-based artist and performer Makoto Oshiro’s (1978) primary medium is sound, but he also combines other elements including light, electricity and movement of objects. In his live performances he uses self-made tools and instruments based on electronic devices, everyday materials and simple junk. His installation work handles sound as a physical and auditory phenomenon and focuses on characteristics such as vibration and interference. Released his first solo album on Hitorri, and has recorded collaborative works with Tetuzi Akiyama, Shinjiro Yamaguchi and Roger Turner. Japanese musician and sound artist Hiroyuki Ura (1984) lives and works in Tokyo. He started out music as a drummer, but soon his attention turned towards experimental electronic music, lowercase improvisation and soud art. Since 2014, he has been running Twolines with Shinjiro Yamaguchi, regurarly collaborates with multimedia arists, dancers, sculptors, and musicians such as Brian Labycz, Léo Dupleix, Jason Roebke and Frank Rosaly. In the last couple of years he is recording, mixing and mastering for labels like Hitorri, Ftarri and Meenna. / ura.two-lines.org