Aki Tsuyuko

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Aki Tsuyuko (アキツユコ) began taking electronic organ lessons when she was a child – one of the images in Hokane is a picture of a young Aki playing organ. “I think that everything I have experienced growing up in Japan is somehow an element of my music,” she says. In addition to her organ studied she practiced the classical Japanese dance “Nihon-buyo” lessons for 15 years. “ I could not find pleasure very much in it, although I had been doing it for such a long time and grown to be skilled in a craft. I was excited by the movements of modern ballet, similar to the way that I had more interest in piano pieces than electronic organ’s ones. However I think that the long experience of Nihon-buyo and electronic organ together influenced how I play and write music.”

In her late teens, Tsuyuko discovered and was influenced by Eric Satie’s piano pieces. She began to play these pieces on electronic organ, interpreting them in her own way. It was through this process that Tsuyuko got into her own music and composition.

In the mid 90’s, she sent her music to Nobukazu Takemura, which lead to release of her music and years of collaboration between the two musicians. Tsuyuko has performed around the world singing and playing keyboards, and also creating video art and clay animation for their performances. Aki Tsuyuko has performed with Tortoise, Sonic Youth, Jim O’Rourke, Brokeback, Yo La Tengo, and Arto Lindsay.

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  • ixlovextofu

    I just ordered Hokane with some store credit I had at Interpunk--weird, I know. But I'm really excited to get it and experience the whole CD-book experience.

    24 Oct 2010 Reply
  • Zeppitsu

    ♥ since First Idea

    14 Aug 2010 Reply
  • marquis_de_sad

    the new tracks are great

    7 Sep 2009 Reply
  • Hardsparrow

    She now has a Myspace, with some beautiful new tracks up on the player..

    25 Jul 2009 Reply
  • ZazuZazu

    ♥ +/-

    21 Jun 2009 Reply
  • Ackibear

    I am a proud owner of Hokane :) I love that book/CD. Made 2008 end on a high note.

    15 Apr 2009 Reply
  • broleddu

    I love you musiccccc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    7 Apr 2009 Reply
  • SolitudEE

    Very nice, strangely structured but still very harmonious. :)

    22 Sep 2008 Reply
  • spaceisgood

    BEAUTIFUL

    9 May 2008 Reply
  • pokolo

    i wish she'd sing on more solo stuff like she did with nobukazu coz she has such a cute voice but her music is still pretty nonetheless! when i listen to aguilo and some other songs, i imagine birds singing, humming!

    17 Jun 2007 Reply
  • Gvaz

    great

    11 Mar 2007 Reply