Ki: Tamio Shiraishi, Mico, & Fritz Welch, Sat 21 March, 21:55-22:35, The Arches

Who

Tamio is one of the great figures in the Japanese underground17, Mico a central member of the free form improvisers No-Neck Blues Band, Fritz 1/3 of NYC's Peeesseye.

What

Piercingly pitched, inner-ear bending, dog whistle sax. Piano, percussion, clatter, hurled cymbals. High-energy drums, gruff vocal gabbering.

Why

It's a dynamic blare combined from really distinct, interesting approaches: Tamio's screaming, un-listening and immovable slabs of sound; Mico's dance/ performance/ (sometimes delicate) piano; Fritz's absurd, flailing percussion/ voice.

17A member of Fushitsusha for starters, acquired his sax in lieu of a debt from Tori Kudo of Maher Shalal Hash Baz…

Ki - Live at Issue Project Room #1 (excerpt) [4:41]