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In the News (Sun 15 Nov 09)

  
  Browse by Artist: NULL, KK
"KK Null's Kosmik Engine is a unique digital ride through jarring surreal electronic soundscapes in a similar vein to recent works by Nobukazu Takemura, Merzbow, Zipper Spy and Cordell Klier.
Kosmista Noisea 2 is a 45 minutes long non-edit of an entire live performance in Antwerpen/Belgium, showing the diversity of KK Null's music from intense clashing waves of noise to structured electro-acoustic ambience, droning isolationist material."
K.K. Null is legendary Japanese noise experimentician Kazuyuki Kishino, and this is his first full-length solo release on Touch, following his collaboration with Chris Watson and Z'ev in 2005, which Boomkat called "moving and atmospheric," and The Wire wrote "...
www.forcedexposure.com /artists/null.kk.html   (544 words)

  
  KK Null - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Null (born Kazuyuki Kishino (Japanese; 岸野一之), September 13, 1961 in Tokyo) is an experimental multi-instrumentalist.
Null joined the noise/progressive rock band Ybo2 in 1984, issuing several albums and EPs throughout the remainder of the decade.
Null has released more than 60 albums, and he launched a new ensemble, Monster DVD, in 2001.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/KK_Null   (117 words)

  
 KK Null
The experimental multi-instrumentalist K.K. Null was born in Tokyo, Japan, on September 13, 1961.
Null joined the noise/prog rock outfit Ybo2[?] in 1984, issuing several albums and EPs throughout the remainder of the decade.
Null has released more than 60 albums, and he launched a new project, Monster DVD, in 2001.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/kk/KK_Null.html   (73 words)

  
 KK NULL
KK Null, accomplished composer, guitarist, singer, electronicist and drummer, was born in Tokyo, Japan on September 13th 1961.
Null began his career as an artist in 1981 at Min Tanaka's "Mai-Juku" workshop, where he studied the art of Butoh, and started his music career by improvising on the guitar.
Since then KK Null has gained worldwide recognition for his solo works as well as his "progressive hardcore trio", Zeni Geva, which has worked with Steve Albini, and produced more than 10 albums, recording two John Peel Sessions for the BBC.
www.neurotrecordings.com /artists/kk-null/kknull_bio.htm   (208 words)

  
 KK Null/Moz - Split
Having witnessed a couple of KK Null performances in previous years, I was expecting massive doses of (post) guitar manipulated distortion, yet surprise, surprise Mr Null has taken a whole new approach to his experimental noise via using samplers/ sequencers to fuse a technoid aspect within his wall o'noise approach.
In clear opposition to KK Null, MOZ opt for ultra dense and bleak soundscapes of death ambient intension - the first track "release value" have a low bass oriented rumble that is shattered with a stunning (yet fleeting used) static pulse, being the perfect aural interpretation of the title.
Until this disc I was unfamiliar with KK Null's work outside of the awesome Zeni Geva and frankly, for some reason I didn't expect a whole lot from his experimental/noise stuff.
www.crionicmind.org /pages/press_null_moz_body.html   (1132 words)

  
 An Interview With Zeni Geva
KK: No, I took this name from a Japanese cartoon, "Zeni Geva." It is a very serious, dark cartoon.
KK: We had 2 short tours and a big tour, so this is actually the fourth tour.
KK: Well, I think basically--it's kind of the wrong story but after World War II, Japan was much impressed by American culture and society.
www.oppositerecords.com /artists/zeni.html   (858 words)

  
 * Dusted Reviews - KK. Null/Chris Watson/Z'ev *
Null, but Chris Watson, a later addition to the plans, is the album’s most important contributor.
Were Watson absent, the tones and undulations of Null and Z’ev wouldn’t carom uncontrollably away from the inspirations of Noh, but what the field recordings have to offer, both musically and conceptually, cannot be ignored.
And while the disc’s “story” may not be so defined as that of its Japanese inspiration, Z’ev, Null and Watson, much like the actors in a Noh performance, make the telling of a story more of an event than the tale contained therein.
www.dustedmagazine.com /reviews/2649   (571 words)

  
 Avanto Helsinki Media Art Festival 2003
KK.Null (born Kazuyuki Kishino) is one of the top names in Japanese noise music and in a larger context, one of the great cult artists in experimental rock.
Nullsonic is something of a variation of Robert Fripp's 1970's instrument "frippertronics" - a combination of electric guitar and effects units, which elevated the effects to equal importance alongside the guitar.
Null, though, has gone even further than that by discarding the guitar altogether and making all the sounds with effects only.
www.avantofestival.com /2003/en/live_kknull.html   (227 words)

  
 Null - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
/dev/null, the null device in Unix-like operating systems.
Null, a concept in electromagnetism and theoretical physics.
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Null   (89 words)

  
 KK. Null + Takashi Nakayama RX-7 - PopMatters Concert Review
With his fingers in constant motion, each new element advanced the music, building upon what was previously laid down or shifting it slightly to take it in a new horrific and tantalizing direction.
Although Null has released a hundred plus recordings over the span of his 20 year musical career, his music is still evolving.
As one of the forefathers of the Japanese experimental scene he is thankfully still creating thought provoking, vital music and helping to continue further the genre along with fascinating up and comers such as Nakayama.
www.popmatters.com /music/concerts/n/null-kk-030720.shtml   (1067 words)

  
 X-PERIPHERIA 003
Kazuyuki K. NULL composer, guitarist, singer and drummer was born in Tokyo.
NULL has also supported bands on tour such as Sonic Youth, Neurosis and Mike Patton (ex-Faith No More).
NULL has released more than 60 titles of the recordings in his 19-year musical career.
www.xperipheria.hu /xp3/kknull.php   (117 words)

  
 GEOLOGISTS AND PROFESSIONAL TOURISTS VOLUME 2
Null recently in a way which brings to light common assumptions and pressures which musicians have to face - the need for a "trademark sound" and a willingness to become a media personality:  "The varied nature of Japanese guitarist Kazuyki K Null's output has created an air of near inpenetrability about him.
And Null himself gives little away in interviews beyond the barest facts about the music." On both of his tracks here Null works with drum machines, feedback and electronics.
Null to verbalize their music, their output has usually been called chaotic, though it has a soft, even romantic heart heard also on their rocking track here.
www.nbresearchdigest.com /Geolog2press.htm   (1071 words)

  
 KK.Null Prime Radiant
Kazuyuki Kishino Null has been whirling out all manner of head-slicing blades of noisy sonic experimentation for well over two decades now, both as a solo artist and with his rock assault unit Zeni Geva.
The sounds Null works with here range from multi-layered harsh noise attacks to glitched-out electronic mayhem, and are rarely short of being extremely fucking blisteringly intense.
Semi legendary cacophony sculptor KK Null's effort moves from electronica-ish hush to eviscerating hell-blast and is brilliant.
www.blossomingnoise.com /primeradiant.html   (570 words)

  
 Re:mote Induction: KK Null/Moz - A Split Release
Re:mote Induction: KK Null/Moz - A Split Release
Japanese experimental noise legend KK Null is coupled here with the underground American Moz for this split release from the Crionic Mind label.
KK Null offers 5 tracks which are the most interesting I've heard from this artist to date.
members.tripod.com /rem_ind/audio/nullmoz.htm   (516 words)

  
 Cold Spring Records: Store
One of the finest works of KK Null's career, he modestly calls this "high-quality cosmic noise." A fierce expression of Nulltronics created without synthesizers, guitar, or computers.
KK NULL brings his own brand of guitar manipulation to the fore, while CINISE offer dark, post-industrial visions.
Limited to just 500 copies, this is a split (not collaborative) CD, shared equally between ZENI GEVA mainman, KK NULL - who brings his unique guitar mangling, looped sonics expertise to the battle, and new act (to me, anyway) MOZ - socially introspective Death Industrial and Dark Ambient.
www.coldspring.co.uk /index.cgi?keywords=KK+Null   (662 words)

  
 melbourne.citysearch.com.au > Music & Nightlife   (Site not responding. Last check: )
For two decades Japanese "noise terrorist" KK Null has been using his guitar and many co-conspirators to destroy music even as he's creating it.
KK Null (from his real name, Kazuyuki Kishino) is Japan's premier guitar noise terrorist.
While KK Null's primary instrument has always been the guitar, in the more recent phase of his career he has embraced the use of electronic instruments to explore the boundaries of what sound can achieve through distortion and deconstruction.
melbourne.citysearch.com.au /profile?id=58308   (293 words)

  
 Touch
The three-way collaboration between K.K. Null, Chris Watson, and Z'ev was, rather unsurprisingly, not an improvised piece, though it would be fascinating to hear the trio working together in that fashion.
Instead, Z'ev was the overall coordinator, taking various recordings in the wild from Watson to mix with Null's electronic creations, including various drumming and rhythms, as well as his own work.
Number One presents five collaborative pieces from Japanese composer/performer K.K. (Kazuyuki Kishino) Null, field-recording artist Chris Watson (one-time Cabaret Voltaire and The Hafler Trio member), and project instigator (as well as ultimate arranger and editor) American percussionist Z'ev.
www.touchmusic.org.uk /archives/2006/01/number_one.html   (1877 words)

  
 Splendid Magazine reviews KK Null: Atomic Disorder
If Kazuyuki K. Null is the best-known and most prolific Japanese noise artist next to Merzbow, he's achieved it with ballsy reinvention, an extreme work ethic and the power/desire to shock the senses.
Atomic Disorder is Null's latest entry into the world of digital recording; he first took the plunge around the turn of the century.
Null's current directions are subversively connected to the patterns of dance music, where the exploration and deconstruction of "the beat" is realized not with drum machines and computer software, but with Nullsonic, his own custom-built gear and techniques.
www.splendidezine.com /review.html?reviewid=1067945021250890   (430 words)

  
 Nullsonic   (Site not responding. Last check: )
KAZUYUKI K. Null, or just Null, is one of the most prolific guitarists in the underground world of music.
Besides Zeni Geva, Null has released a vast catalogue under his own name, as well as collaborations with like minded leaders such as Merzbow, James Plokin, Scott Ayers and Jim O Rourke.
Since the beginning, K.K. Null has consistently expanded and destroyed the conventional sounds of the guitar-producing noise, ambience, drift, sludge, and soundscapes only concieved of from the outer reaches of a distant solar system.
www.angelfire.com /zine/jackalblaster/KKNULLZGinterview.html   (1971 words)

  
 StonerRock.com - All That's Heavy Direct - Product Info
KK Null's track was recorded live at Binspark, Tokyo on February 9, 2003.
Earth/KK Null was originally released as a limited edition of 660 split color vinyl tour LPs sold on their European tour in 2003.
Conversely, KK Null's "Andromeda" has more in common with the minimalist micro-sound movement than his previous works.
www.stonerrock.com /athdirect/info.asp?item_num=ATH-3038   (155 words)

  
 Mindfield Records - Artists   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The new album "Discoteca Plasma" represents KK Null as he's never been heard before, yet is unequivocally KK Null.
Witness as Null generates and molds his sounds into the caustic, hypnotic pulsations of "Discoteca Plasma", creating a unique racket that will not only speak to the proverbial avant-garde/experimental scene, but also tweak responses from fans of techno and dance music.
Null is a prolific live performer (famous for playing concerts with little more than a guitar plug), has released scores of material throughout the world, and has even been known to wear the producers cap (MELT-BANANA's debut album "Speak Squeak Creak" on NUX ORGANIZATION).
www.mindfieldrecords.com /artistbody.html   (3860 words)

  
 KK Null, Zentropy, Autofact, LP + poster (ltd.500)
KK Null, Zentropy, Autofact, LP + poster (ltd.500)
The list of artists KK Null has worked with in the past reels off like a who’s who of every important figure in the Japanese underground, but to many he’ll be better known for his work with hard-hitting metal unit Zeni Geva.
As for Zentropy — here we have one of his most dynamic records to date and like all good albums this one is hard to pigeon-hole but for the sake of description purposes we’ll call this as an electro-acoustic work - from mellow, pulsing beat patterns to explosive noise and an epic crescendo.
www.secondlayer.co.uk /index/p1134.htm   (179 words)

  
 KK Null/Moz
KK Null, perhaps best known for his work with Zeni Geva, has long been a innovator in experimental and generally exploratory music.
Sonically combining death industrial, dark ambient and the ocasional power electronics suggestion, the core of Moz's work lies with his socio/political interests.
His six tracks here provide a darker edge to the release and compliment the KK Null material perfectly.
www.crionicmind.org /pages/kknull_moz_body.html   (207 words)

  
 KK. Null: Peak of Nothingness
Known for his rampant guitar (!?!) deconstructions, Kazuyuki Kishino Null creates both the music and artwork for this Hushush release...
A moment of silence precedes the warped strands of caustic rays shooting from 13 which forces roughly wavering frequencies into intriguing sonic confrontations never before heard.
Null's aggressive-yet-contained explorations tend to wear me down rather than pick me up.
www.spiderbytes.com /ambientrance/nul-pon.htm   (269 words)

  
 KK Null & Damian Catera**FREAKOUT MODULATION   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Null, who is primarily known as the guitarist/ vocalist for the legendary Japanese rock group Zeni Geva, contributes sounds improvised with his "Nullsonic" performance setup.
A third dimension of material was added by Null prior to the postproduction process.
FREAKOUT MODULATION was recorded an mixed at Null's Prima Natura studio in Japan and the Harsh House in the US and was produced and engineered by both participants.
www.harshhouse.com /catera/fom.html   (164 words)

  
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