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killedincars<\/a>:<\/p>\n Koboku Senj\u00fb – Selektiv hogst (Sofa<\/a>, 2010<\/a>)<\/p>\n The no-input mixing board may be the most alien thing I\u2019ve heard yet. That sound, that screeching feedback, from a just noticeable hiss to an intrusive squaller, it\u2019s beyond me. And its mechanics are almost intentionally foreign \u2014 as though it neither wants to be a conventional instrument nor associate with such earthly objects. So it should come as no surprise that so much of its history is dominated by a synthetic narrative. Frequently accompanied by the otherworldly \u2014 vinyl without \u201cmusic,\u201d a six stringed instrument that won\u2019t be forthcoming on Guitar Hero 12 \u2014, the no-input mixer\u2019s recorded interactions have, to put it kindly, been off-putting to many.<\/p>\n But something has changed. The no-input\u2019s foremost interpreter, Toshimaru Nakamura, has injected some humanity into this being; he\u2019s even managed to convince it to play nice with normal instruments. Maybe Toshi was fed up with his pal getting a bad rap; or maybe Mr. Nakamura\u2019s stylistic approach has softened; or maybe the no-input has achieved a greater degree of sentience. Nonetheless, with this new quintet, Koboku Senj\u00fb, Selektiv hogst<\/em> demonstrates these newfound good vibes. Along with last year\u2019s In Search of Wild Tulips<\/a><\/em>, Selektiv hogst<\/em> is a collaboration with Tetuzi Akiyama (guitar), but this time Toshi is also joined by Martin Taxt (tuba), Eivind L\u00f8nning (trumpet), and Espen Reinertsen (tenor sax and flute).<\/p>\n\n
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