| 1 | If you insist | 15:27 |
| 2 | Still... | 11:43 |
This is an archival recording of the first time meeting for vocalists and electronic musicians Anat and Kamura. Recorded live at the Hundred Years Gallery as part of the Earshots concert series on 04/10/2014
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Anat Ben-David / voice and electronics
Atsuko Kamura / voice and electronics
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Daniel Kordik & Edward Lucas: recording / master / design
Andrej Chudy: photograph
Available as 320k MP3 or 16bit FLAC
Tracklisting:
1. If you insist - 15.27
2. Still... - 11.43
Artist, composer and performer Anat Ben-David is a solo artist and a member of Chicks On Speed. Other collaborators include Anna Dennis, Lina Lapelyete and the Candy shop ensemble. For the past two years Anat has been writing and performing with James Oldham (Waste Paper Opera) who will join her at OTO for None of This Is Real, where Anat will perform a special arrangement of songs from her more experimental back catalogue, as well as new unreleased material written with James Oldham.
Anat teaches on the Fashion and Communication BA at Central Saint Martins, as well as leading performance workshops around the UK and internationally.
Website: https://www.anatbendavid.me | https://anatben-david.bandcamp.com
Atsuko Kamura, singer of Kamura Obscura, started her career as vocalist and bassist ofMizutama Shobodan (Polka Dot Fire Brigade), Japanese agit-prop feminist punk pioneerswhose second album was produced by Fred Frith in the 1980s. Her arrival in the UK led to herinvolvement with Frank Chickens. She has long been exploring the field of vocal improvisation,first in Honeymoons (with Tenko) in Japan, then playing with many musicians in UK such asEddie Prevost, Charles Hayward and Sharon Gal. At the same time, as a vocalist, her songsrange from traditional Japanese folk to eco-surrealist chansons. Her recent work is exploringexperimental composition, combining avant-garde vocal electronic and improvisation.
