Blending native folklore, geographical sound design, and personal ambience, Sugai Ken has been an active composer in Japan's underground scene since the mid-90's. His unhurried and organic compositions, whether self-published or released on beloved labels such as Japan's EM, offer nimbly molded and reshaped interpretations of sound. Since debuting
ToKiShiNe (Freed Records) in 2010, Ken has produced a steady stream of releases, his distinctive process of trimming, treating, and expanding found sounds reaching a new peak with 2016's
鯰上 - On the Quakefish (Lullabies…
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