Urban Echoes
Within the city, stillness lies beneath the noise,
and resonance lingers in the spaces between moments.
Urban Echoes is an attempt to awaken these unseen spaces through sound and place,
allowing a different story to emerge in each setting.
Club, chapel, Noh theater.
Each carries its own sense of time and memory,
giving rise to sounds that can exist only in that place, on that particular evening.
The traces hidden within the city begin to resonate,
becoming new memories through music.
A special series of sound, presented by EACH STORY.
Day 1
Fennesz × KMRU
Noise, melody, and field recordings.
A meeting of distinct approaches to electronic sound.
Fennesz’s melodies and noise,
KMRU’s field recordings and sensitivity to space.
Two distinct approaches to electronic sound come together within the acoustically refined setting of UNIT Daikanyama.
Day 2
Goldmund
Piano melodies, stillness, and space.
Sound slowly unfolds within the chapel.
Delicate piano melodies and lingering resonance within the silence.
Goldmund’s music, in which space and reverberation become part of the composition, unfolds slowly beneath the high ceiling and within the quiet atmosphere of Immanuel Chapel, Yodobashi Church.
Day 3 — Suso Saiz
Guitar, electronics, and environmental sound dissolve into one another,
transforming the space itself.
For over four decades, Suso Saiz has shaped a sonic world of his own.
Delicate guitar, electronics, and environmental sound merge with the stillness and resonance of Umewaka Noh Theater, gradually transforming the depth and perception of the space itself.
Suso Saiz OSAKA — Resonance
Guitar, electronics, and environmental sound
dissolve into one another.
An evening enveloped in the stillness and
resonance of the church.
For over four decades, Suso Saiz has shaped a sonic world of his own.
Delicate guitar, electronics, and environmental sound merge with the stillness and resonance of Shimanouchi Church, gradually transforming the atmosphere and the sense of time within the space.
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Day 1 — Fennesz × KMRU
Noise, melody, and field recordings. A meeting of distinct approaches to electronic sound.
Fennesz’s melodies and noise meet KMRU’s field recordings and sensitivity to space.
Two distinct approaches to electronic sound come together within the acoustically refined setting of UNIT Daikanyama.
Day 2 — Goldmund
Delicate piano, silence, and lingering resonance.
Goldmund, resonating through the chapel.
Delicate piano melodies and lingering resonance within the silence.
Goldmund’s music, in which space and reverberation become part of the composition, unfolds slowly beneath the high ceiling and within the quiet atmosphere of Immanuel Chapel, Yodobashi Church.
Day 3 — Suso Saiz
Guitar, electronics, and environmental sound dissolve into one another, transforming the space itself.
For over four decades, Suso Saiz has shaped a sonic world of his own. Delicate guitar, electronics, and environmental sound merge with the stillness and resonance of Umewaka Noh Theater, gradually transforming the depth and perception of the space itself.
Suso Saiz OSAKA — Resonance
Guitar, electronics, and environmental sound dissolve into one another, enveloped by the stillness and resonance of the church.
For over four decades, Suso Saiz has shaped a sonic world of his own. Delicate guitar, electronics, and environmental sound merge with the stillness and resonance of Shimanouchi Church, gradually transforming the atmosphere and the sense of time within the space.
Jakob Bro, guitarist representing Germany’s prestigious ECM label, and Japan’s renowned percussion master Midori Takada —
an evening of silence and resonant sound
Jakob Bro, from Denmark and emerging as a leading guitarist on ECM, and percussionist Midori Takada, who continues to perform on stages worldwide, come together on a Tokyo stage. Two artists of different generations and cultural backgrounds meet to create moments of sound that blend seamlessly with the city.
Urban Echoes — Resonating with the hidden spaces of the city — unfolds at Omotesando’s Tessenkai Noh Theatre.
Improvisation meets structure, silence meets resonance, guitar meets percussion. In this space where tradition and the contemporary converge, a rare unplugged live performance takes shape.
Felbm’s first solo performance in Osaka — where the pulse of the city meets the cycles of nature.
Dutch multi-instrumentalist Felbm creates music that mirrors nature’s rhythms and the changing seasons, resonating with the city’s heartbeat. His latest work, winterspring/summerfall, is an 80-minute suite inspired by Japan’s 24 seasonal divisions, drawing from everyday observations—clouds, rainfall, and budding life.
Urban Echoes will take place at Shimanouchi Church in Shinsaibashi, performed by a trio of double bass, piano, and flute, filling the chapel with layered sound. German speaker brand ADAM Audio ensures precise, immersive sound. H. Takahashi, founder of Kankyo Records, opens with minimal, poetic rhythms, while visual artist Yudai Osawa transforms the space with light, particles, and abstract imagery, creating a unique Osaka experience.
Chicago-based singer-songwriter Gia Margaret makes her Japan debut — an evening of quiet, soul-stirring “sleep rock” at the Important Cultural Property, Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan
Gia Margaret weaves music that crosses indie folk and ambient, grounded in classical piano.
Her delicate piano, layered with subtle sounds, creates soft spaces of quiet, gently illuminating emotions hidden within everyday life.
Urban Echoes — Resonating with the hidden spaces of the city — comes alive in the auditorium of Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan. In this historic building designed by Arata Endo, a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright, the rhythms of light and shadow merge with the music, uniting sound and space as one.
Dutch multi-instrumentalist Felbm presents his first solo performance — an evening weaving the changing seasons and rhythms of nature into sound
Dutch multi-instrumentalist Felbm presents an evening where the rhythms of nature and the changing seasons become sound, quietly breathing life into the city night.
Urban Echoes — Resonating with the hidden spaces of the city — unfolds in the Obara Memorial Chapel of the Wesleyan Holiness Church Yodobashi.
Double bass, piano, and flute respond to the space, creating a prayer-like stillness.
Supporting the night’s sound is a system by Germany’s ADAM Audio. Trusted in studios worldwide, their precise acoustics vividly capture the moments where city and nature intersect.
Opening DJ H. Takahashi, founder of Kankyo Records, ushers in the night with minimal, poetic sounds reflecting the city’s rhythm. VJ Yudai Osawa layers light, particles, and abstract visuals across the space, intertwining with the music to create a multilayered, immersive experience.