I + E present Toshimaru Nakamura (Japan), Chip Shop Music (Martin Kuchen, Erik Carlsson, Paul Vogel & David Lacey, Swe & Irl). 

The Ireland Institute, Pearse Street, Dublin 2.    8pm – €10           

Toshimaru Nakamura (no-input mixing board)

Toshimaru Nakamura has been producing electronic music on self-named “no-input mixing board,” after long unhappy years with the electric guitar. The name describes the method of his music. “No” external sound source is connected to “inputs” of the “mixing board.” Mostly an improviser, occasionally a composer for dancers, an instrumentalist for compositions. Over the last decade, Nakamura has performed solo and collaborated with a bewildering array of musicians from all over the globe including Keith Rowe, Lucio Capece, Jean-Luc Guionnet, Annette Krebs, Axel Dörner and Rhodri Davies. Recent releases include, a duo with vocalist Ami Yoshida and Dance Music, a collection for compositions performed with dancers.

Chip Shop Music

Chip Shop Music are an Irish/Swedish quartet that play some combination of reeds, percussion and electronics. Erik Carlsson, Martin Küchen, David Lacey & Paul Vogel began playing as a quartet in the Spring of 2007, releasing their first album later that year, followed by concerts in Spain, Sweden and Ireland. A new album is due for release in early 2010 on homefront recordings.

“Engaging, demanding music with a real spark of vitality and joy at its heart.”-

Richard Pinnell, The Watchful