kyoka – iSH

Description

ununpentium (r-n115) is the fifth release of the raster-noton unun series. the name of the series derived from the greek atomic numbers of the chemical elements 111-119 in the periodic table.

kyoka – the first solo female artist on the raster-noton roster – works as a musician and composer in berlin and tokyo. she has been releasing music since 2008 and is known for her chaotic, direct approach and a heavy-rough sound resulting in a broken pop beat with experimental yet danceable rhythms. “ish” means “around”, “like” or “about” and reflects her way to be clear by being vague – brightness wrapped in a blanket of obscurity and abstractness.

the ep was produced by her longtime friend frank bretschneider and a remix was delivered by atom™ to tune the first track »hadue« to the dancefloor. ryuichi sakamoto underlines the exceptional talent of kyoka: “panic! it sounds like a toy box turned up side down. how can she make such pretty & chaotic sounds!? i love it!”