kyoka. iSH. r-n115. ROMOOne (excerpt) by rasternoton

kyoka. iSH. r-n115. HADue (excerpt) by rasternoton

ununpentium (r-n 115) is the fifth release of raster-noton unun series. the name of the series derives 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!”