Takumi Motokawa presents 'TOAD Live'
What do those amphibians dream of in this world? While the choir of them is singing, what do we dream in between our conscious and subconscious parts? Is there such a thing as a shared dream that we all go into? We may dream of the same thing but we each voice it out differently. Thousands and more voices of ours together do indeed sound like these toads singing in the green field where the rain falls and the wind blows.
Takumi Motokawa:
Born in Japan and raised in New Zealand, Takumi Motokawa carries within him a diverse mixture of musical languages and influences through which he tells his stories. In 2015, he relocated to Berlin, where he collaborated with producers and artists such as Shackleton, Nik Nowak, David Delgado, Matilda Abraham, and Samin Son as a touring and studio percussionist, keyboardist, composer, and producer. In 2017, he played on-stage percussion in a new-circus production PARADE at Chamäleon Theater in Berlin. He has made frequent appearances at Berlin Atonal with Shackleton and the latest project “Tunes of Negation” has released two albums. In 2020 he released a trilogy of EPs through Connaisseur Recordings with a Berlin-based producer Jepe, from which the track “Translation” has over 1 million plays online.
Robert Scott - Solo Electric Set
I having been making music for over 40 years, starting in the late 70's with Electric Blood. I then joined a real band in 1980 called The Clean, no real need to go into detail about this band, lets just say we did alot and amazed many people, The Clean's final gig was in 2015. In 1982 I formed The Bats in Christchurch and we are still going strong after 10 albums and many world tours.
I have enjoyed making music on my own and have released 4 solo albums, this allows me a bit more freedom to work in more experimental areas and try out different sounds and textures, I hope to make many more.
Robert Scott December 2022
