James Fei - reeds, buchla modular and other devices
Kato Hideki - bass, bass synth
The duo of James Fei and Kato Hideki< moves fluidly between instrumental improvisation (on saxophones and electric bass, respectively) and live electronics. Analog electronics are feedback and altered, including a mixture of old synthesizer units (Buchla, Serge Electro-Harmonix), simple devices such as contact microphones and homemade contraptions. Their recording, Sieves (released in 2004 on Improvised Music From Japan) treats each stage of the recording process as a live performance -- from feeding back the monitor speakers during recording, remixing the performance with analog effects to mixing live into an echo chamber during post-production. They will perform the music from Sieves and also will premiere their new work.