Bricoleur

Music album and Photo Artwork, scheduled to be released on 29/Dec/2020
Music/Artwork: Keisuke Tsuchiya

Keisuke Tsuchiya · Bricoleur


"Bricoleur" is the debut album by Keisuke Tsuchiya, featuring a diverse range of genres including neoclassical, ambient, epic, experimental, concrete, and Japanoise. As an interpretation of his original work "Surreal Live Electronics," Tsuchiya uses the concept of sound objects proposed by Pierre Schaeffer to generate electronic sounds using concrete sounds collected from everyday spaces. He blends these sounds with piano, violin, double bass, synthesizer, and ethnic instruments, creating a sound reminiscent of early electronic music yet finished with a modern touch. The name "Bricoleur" was chosen in reference to the bricolage method of construction, using anything accidentally found in the process.

The music style was dynamic and cinematic, sometimes evoking a sense of nostalgia and inorganic coldness, achieved through the use of modern techniques and spatial effects. Tsuchiya's musical influences include Japanese pop music artists like Ryuichi Sakamoto and Joe Hisaishi, whose music he has been listening to since childhood. Additionally, he draws inspiration from the climate, landscape, and music of Northern Europe, particularly Iceland, which he loves to visit.

"Behind him, winter" is a piano, orchestral, and electronic track from the album that incorporates sounds found in our daily space. Meanwhile, "Tell me, tell me, pell-mell" features an intense atmosphere created by a blend of string-like vocals, piano, synth, and concrete sounds.




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