discography

SOLO & LEADER

Where the gap between poor and rich comes from (CD) 2016

Fontec CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS from JAPAN No. 51
FOCD2581

1. Almost Transcribed No.3 (2014)
Maki Ota soprano　Gaku Yamada guitar Ukeoirn O’Connor assistant

2. Where the gap between poor and rich comes from (2015)
　
Tomomi Adachi organ, toy keyboard, computer

3. Osuterokomusa (2006)　
Tomomi Adachi voice

4. Anata 5 (2001)
Tomomi Adachi voice

5. Psalm (2012)
Tomomi Adachi voice

6. NUe (2016) 60 second excerpt from 6 hour performance
Hitomi Umezawa djembe, Shinsuke Ono cimbasso, Kotaro Ishibashi cello, Yuki Obana melodion, Charlie Chiharu Kato melodion, Maro Quge bagpipe, Hifumi Kosyu toy piano,Takuya Kohiyama contrabass, Yukiko Shiina Sakurazawa contrabasss, Mitsuru Tanaka chindon taiko, Yusuke Nagai bass trombone, Satomi Nakagomi, shinobue, Yasuhisa Nakamura alto sax, Yutaka Hirose tuba, Hiroko Miyake clarinet, Tomoya Matsuura guitar trumpet, Kimihiro Miyamoto mandolone
Masanobu Yoshimura bandolim

7. Ancient Chinese Experimental Music -From Yue Jing- No.1 + No.2（2014）
Tokyo Gen’On Project : Masanori Oishi saxophone, Yoshiko Kanda percussion, Aki Kuroda piano,
Shinya Hashimoto tuba, Sumihisa Arima bass

8. Close Your Ears (2016)

Available from Here

 

ADACHI Tomomi : Interface as Notation (CD) 2011

Music with Self-made Instruments

Released from naya records (Tokyo, Japan)

naya-0004

Collection of self-made instruments and interfaces.

1. Tomoring, Computer (13:58)
2. Voice, The Right Hand, Computer (4:55)
3. Tomominsynthesizer II (3:57)
4. Tomoring II, Voice (4:11)
5. Tomomin II (resonating in mouth), Voice (3:14)
6. Voice, Infrared Sensor Shirt, Computer (5:41)
7. Tomoring II (15:08)
8. 4 VCOs (8:36)
9. Tomomin, Tomomin II, Tomominsynthesizer (6:41)

Recorded from 2005 to 2011. Total time 67 minutes.

http://www.purple.dti.ne.jp/naya/contens/records/0004/index.html

Some physical copies are still available from the author.

Available from bandcamp

 

Tomomi Adachi: Early Works And Live 1994-1996 (CD) 2009

Experimental Music of Japan vol.3

Released from OMEGA POINT (Tokyo, Japan)
Edition OMEGA POINT OPX-003
Price: 2,415 yen

Collection of early recordings

track 1-5: Voice and Electronics Improvisations_17’50”
track 6: Hide Kinoshita “Voice Sound Poetry Form Begun With -X-“_2’36”
track 7: News Paper Singing_1’37”
track 8-11: Violin and Electronics Improvisations_10’45”
track 12: Piano Improvisation_3’29”
track 13: Expanded Violin Improvisation_3’18”
track 14: Hoses and Pipes Improvisation_3’21”
track 15: Piano Improvisation_3’08”

Available from Here

 

Adachi Tomomi Royal Chorus YO”(CD) 2003

Released from Tzadik (New York, US)

1. YUMIKO
2. YOIKO
3. GANZIN
4. KINAKO
5. YO
6. NAMAHAGE-MINT
7. GARDEN BALSAM
8. MIMI
9. PUSU
10. TANAPAN
11. PRELUDE AND FUGUE
12. KIM
13. MAHOKO
14. KAN NO HI HO
15. GU
16. YUSAKU

All compositions by ADACHI Tomomi

Performed by Adachi Tomomi Royal Chorus; ADACHI Tomomi, EGAWA Risa, FUKUNAGA Ayako, IWATA Chikako, UNAMI Taku, HIRATA Yuji, FURUSAWA Takeshi, FUKUI Tomoko

Producer : ADACHI Tomomi

Executive producer : John Zorn

http:// www.tzadik.com
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Adachi Tomomi Royal Chorus  nu (CD) 2001

 naya records naya-0002

1. YUMIKO (ADACHI Tomomi)
2. KAN NO MI HO (ADACHI Tomomi)
3. RHYTHM FOR ADULT (FUKUI Tomoko)
4. NAMAHAGE-MINT (ADACHI Tomomi)
5. PLEIADES (ADACHI Tomomi)
6. PRELUDE AND FUGUE (ADACHI Tomomi)
7. ERLKONIG PART1 (FURUSAWA Takeshi)
8. NU (ADACHI Tomomi)
9. MIMI (ADACHI Tomomi)
10. NUMERAL POETRY (NAKAZAWA Hideki)
11. GARDEN BALSAM (ADACHI Tomomi)
12. YOIKO (ADACHI Tomomi)
13. TAG ETC. (HAGA Toru)
14. IROSESU (TAKAHASHI Yuji)
15. NEWSPAPER (WONO Satoru)
16. TEAM SONG (FURUSAWA Takeshi)

Performed by Adachi Tomomi Royal Chorus; ADACHI Tomomi, IWATA Nastuko, UNAMI Taku, EGAWA Risa, HIRATA Yuji, FUKUI Tomoko, FUKUNAGA Ayako, FURUSAWA Takeshi

Produced by WONO Satoru

 

sparkling materialism (2000)

naya records naya-0001

The first solo CD. Based on voice and electronics improvisations, it contains some of self-made instrument performance, sound poetry and field recordings.

1. Haudek / voice, electronics
2. Tdat / electronics
3. Ye / voice
4. Ttsuwim / voice, electronics
5. Phoon / self-made sound object, delay
6. Audemaa / tomomin, voice, electronics
7. P / electronics, voice
8. Anata3 (Etudes for voice and body) / voice
9. Devenir (Etudes for voice and body) / voice, body
10. Tomoyopo (Etudes for voice and body) / voice
11. H / room, electronics
12. Dzf / self-made synthesizer
13. Oodokeioi / voice, electronics
14. Rrrr (mp3)/ tomomin, voice, electronics
15. Tsh (mp3)/ voice, delay
16. N / electronics
17. Piano sonata no.15 in C major, K.545 / tomomin

Recorded November 1999 & may 2000

except 7 &13 Live recording at LittlePenguin, January 23 1998

Total time 66’36

Available from bandcamp

 

Old solo casette releases

SONGS OF ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT solo cassette 1996
Electronic music by using self-made electronic circuit.

ADACHI TOMOMI LIVE’94 solo cassette 1995
Live recordings in 1994.

ADACHI Tomomi solo improvisation + solo cassette 1994
Improvisations with voice+electronics and violin+electronics. Including “Development of the Form” (using the text by a visual artist, Kuronuma Mayumi).

 

DUO&GROUP

1. First Dialogue 20:22
2. Second Dialogue 20:13

Live in Berlin: supported by their eloquent electronics, the two vocal heroes chase each other to every corner of the room.
Asemic: no words needed.

 

Available from bandcamp
iTunes Store

 

Adachi / Buck / Frangenheim / Gratkowski ‎– Goldsbleed (CD) 2015

Tomomi Adachi – voice, electronics
Tony Buck – percussion
Alexander Frangenheim – double bass
Frank Gratkowski – reeds

Creative Sources Records cs470

 

insect taboo “SONGISM”

（UNKNOWNMIX 16 / HEADZ 166）

Samples and info

 

Jennifer Walshe + Tomomi Adachi: Live at WKCR (CD) 2011

Released from Kukuruku Recordings (Athens, Greece)

Improvisations
Jennifer Walshe (vo) + Tomomi Adachi (vo, electronics, self-made instruments)

Studio recording on April 26 2010 at WKCR, New York

 

 

 

Toshi Ichiyanagi + Akiko Samukawa + Tomomi Adachi: Live Document “Hommage for Space” (CD)

Experimental Music of Japan vol.1
2008

Released from OMEGA POINT (Tokyo, Japan)
Edition OMEGA POINT OPX-001
Price: 2,415 yen

track 1: Morton Feldman_2 Pianos**_6’20”
track 2: Toshi Ichiyanagi_Time Sequence*_9’05”
track 3: Michal Kleofas Oginski-Toshi Ichiyanagi_ Polonaise in A minor “ojczyzny”***_4’42”
track 4: Improvisation_Hommage for Space***_37’23”

*Akiko Samukawa (p)_solo / **Toshi Ichiyanagi (p) and Akiko Samukawa (p)_duo / ***Toshi Ichiyanagi (p), Akiko Samukawa (p) and Tomomi Adachi (live electronics)

 

KIGO SETSU/U. MU (CD SG009)2006
Kitazono Katsue by Takahashi Yuji & Niikuni Seiichi by Adachi Tomomi

(out of stock)

Released from Suigyu (Tokyo, Japan)

KitKat Mix by Takahashi Yuji
01 Kigosetsu [Theory of Signs]
02 Atsui Monocle [Hot Monocle]
03 Soko [Leaving the mountain temple]
04 Kieteyuku Poesie [Disappearing Poesy]

Sound & Visual Poetry by Niikuni Seiichi performed by Adachi Tomomi
05 SECOND HAND
06 OPUS PO
07 OPUS WA
08 O.N.NA
09 OPUS TA
10 OPUS KI
11 OPUS 9
12 U.MU
13 KI.MO.NO
14 OPUS a
15 CHERRY BLOSSOMS & CAMELS
16 SEA HAS ALREADY BEEN REDUCED TO PUS

This CD has three extra-tracks:
–Niikuni Seiichi “SEA HAS ALREADY BEEN REDUCED TO PUS,” “RAIN,” “TOUCH”. (pdf file)
–Niikuni Seiichi “RAIN,” “TOUCH”(QuickTime movie) performed by Adachi Tomomi

 

Lawrence D. Butch Morris / TESTAMENT CONDUCTION 50 CD

(New World Records 80488-2) 1995

Butch Morris cunduction

Asuka Kaneko, electric violin; Kim Dae Hwan, percussion; Haruna Miyake, piano; Shonosuke Okura, o-tuzumi; Hikaru Sawai, koto; Yumiko Tanaka, gidayu; Yoshihide Otomo, turntables; Michihiro Satoh, tugaru-syamisen; Tomomi Adachi, voice; Keizo Mizoiri, bass; Motoharu Yoshizawa, electric bass; Ayuo Takahashi, zheng

Recorded in P3 Art and Environment, Tokyo, Japan; March 5, 1995

Available from New World Records

 

 

Compilations

Playing with Words (2CD Gruen 065 Gruenrekorder) 2010
Compilation curated by Cathy Lane / Crisap
http://www.crisap.org

Handmade Electronic Music (DVD Routledge) 2009
Accompaniment DVD for Nicolas Collins’ book “Handmade Electronic Music”
https://www.routledge.com/Handmade-Electronic-Music-The-Art-of-Hardware-Hacking/Collins/p/book/9780367210106

Smiling Through My Teeth  (CD Sonic Arts Network SANCD12) 2008
A Compilation for voice related works curated by Vicki Bennett.

t-u-b-e gebeugt 2005 (DVD-audio WERGO ARTS 81025) 2006
A Compilation; Joker Nies / Adachi Tomomi / Nicolas Collins / Norbert Moeslang / Erik M / Sarah Washington / Knut Aufermann / Hans W. Koch
Available from Here

NAKAZAWA HIDEKI Music Works (CD naya records) 2006
The Method Music Since 1997 + Sounds for ‘Silly CG’ Animations Before 1996
Adachi produced and performed.

Leonardo Music Journal 15 (Book+CD MIT Press) 2005
Annual magazine for electric music, ADACHI contributed “Kana” for accompanied CD “Vox Ex Machina” curated by Jaap Blonk.
https://www.leonardo.info/lmj-audio-series

Improvised Music from Japan 2005 (Book+2CDs Improvised Music from Japan) 2005
A Compilation of Japanese improvised music, ADACHI’s “mhoi” and tracks by Tetsuya Umeda, sim, Merzbow and others.
http://www.japanimprov.com/imjlabel/306-7/index-e.html

Yuko Nexus 6: Nexus 6 Song Book (CD Sonore, SON-23) 2005
Taking part in several tracks.

Doremino Terebi 2 (DVD victor entertainment) 2004
Collection of TV program for music education broadcasted by NHK. “Adachi Tomomi Royal Chorus” performs ADACHI’s “Otepateko.”

Windpipe Moods (CD mukow) 2004
A Compilation of Contemporary Sound-Poetry. Adachi’s sound poetry “Nani” and works by Joerg Piringer, Ergo Phizmiz, Sebastien Lespinasse, Jaap Blonk, Erik Belgum and others.

TASKE (CD OTA FINE ARTS) 1997
TASKE is a folk singer. Adachi plays as a member of “P-brot”

MIMIKAKI (CD KUWAGATA RECORDS KUWA0001) 1996
A Compilation of techno/noise. “White Summer” of Adachi and tunes by Otomo Yoshihide, MERZBOW, Violent-onsen-geisha, Makigami Koichi and others.