Label: Cloudchamber Recordings

2025年5月発表された秀逸すぎるソロ・ワークス!!主に自身の声を軸としたパフォーマンス活動を精力的に行ない、定期的に音盤もリリースしている即興演奏家の鈴木彩文氏。スロベニアCloudchamber Recordingsより出版した久々のソロ名義音源[Rebirth / Omen]。2曲とも緻密なフィードバック操作による長編録音となっており、[Rebirth]は混乱の世界に閉じ込められているような感覚を、[Omen]では解放的なイメージを創出。マスタリングはStephan Mathieu。



It was my first time performing at Chitei. The venue has a dark, almost secret-hideout-like atmosphere, with a sense of decay that resonated deeply with my emotional state at the time. The speakers were quite large relative to the space, so the sound would circulate and create feedback that doesn’t happen in other venues. By moving the microphone through the space and changing its position, the pitch and harmonics of the feedback would shift. Very few venues offer this kind of experience.

To me, feedback is like a ghost — it has no physical form, yet it undeniably exists and affects everything. It's difficult to control, as if it's alive. Sometimes, it even sounds like a human voice.

My performances are deeply affected by what happens right before the show — emotionally and situationally. Because I improvise, I’m able to reflect those raw, immediate feelings. I love those moments that can only happen then and there. That’s probably one of the reasons I’m so drawn to improvisation.

Still, while Rebirth feels like being stuck in a world of confusion, Omen has a sense of release. I find it fascinating how my emotional and mental state — even the direction of my life — appears so directly in sound.

-Ayami