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Japanese improv duo, formed in 1999. Their work is generally acoustic and frequently site specific, utilizing abandoned and ruined urban spaces. Recorded at the construction field of the expressway.

“Midnight at a construction site in Naogoya, Japan, large and particularly loud fan vent whirling, Kuwayama Kiyoharu and Kijima Rina hit record and begin to play. Kuwayama uses a cello and Kijima a violin. Its an eerie setting to be recording, and the improvisations that flow from their instruments carry this beautifully. Setting seems to be a fairly important part of their recording technique as their full length cd, available on GG Records (www.lethe-voice.com/gg), was recorded in a large Warehouse. The space around them in those recordings is also very clear. Some truly fabulous stuff from this improv duo. Kijima Rina has a number of solo tapes out, Kuwayama Kiyoharu is very active in a number of groups in Nagoya. Together they organise the annual week-long Lethe-Voice Festival in Nagoya which brings together a diverse collection of Japanese and international sound makers. Kuwayama’s solo work also featured on the split 7 with Toy.Bizarre (20C-5) under the name Lethe.”

Cello, Violin – Kuwayama Kiyoharu
Violin, Viola – Kijima Rina