radio hito + nboj tespo + stilluppsteypa

nboj tespo (jp)

takafumi okada is well known as the former drummer of goat, the experimental band from osaka.
his mathematical lock-grooves helped to zone-out minds and levitate audiences between 2017-2023, notably on goat’s third album “joy in fear”.

prior to that, takafumi was playing in his trio the noup, a formation of guitar, bass, drums and synths that found their own balance of no wave and trippy homemade sounds over the course of several releases since 2013.

takafumi’s new project nboj tespo is another intriguing offshoot. warm electronic sounds are layered with polymetric rhythms across nine tracks, and arranged in such a way as to bring listeners into a hypnotic dance state.
takafumi combines his elektron machinedrum, boss delay pedal and novation bass station 2 at his home studio, to produce minimal grooves that grow into fully-fledged creatures and take on a life of their own.

radio hito

radio hito's songs, which one might call minimalist if the term weren't so overused, are imageless poems made of shifting repetitions and gentle gestures. the emotion they evoke is all the more persistent for emerging subtly.

days and nights, living in the clarity of mind and voice: radio hito's compositions get stripped down to the bare elements while still retaining the solemn power of truth. the words of others gain meaning of their own through a contemplatively personal rendition whose simplicity manages to brim with endless poetic possibility.

stilluppsteypa (iceland)

stilluppsteypa is an icelandic experimental electronic group based in reykjavík.
formed as a trio in the early 1990s, the group became a duo in 2002 and has since continued exploring abstract sound and collage-based composition. their work spans multi-layered, often humorous experiments with electronics, tape, voice, and texture. with the duo's latest release on futura resistenza, schokolino choco loco, continues their exploration of chaotic structures and dense sonic layering.