Yasuyuki Uesugi - Choices Are Equal
But Results Are Unequal
Yasuyuki Uesugi is one of the latest new-faces on the Spanish Marbre Negre label. A Japanese noise-artist which has been VERY-MUCH active since 2019, go up and check his discography on Discogs (Then you´ll know what I mean!). Anyways, this one has come out as a black cassette, with a black´ ish piece cover-artwork showing ... white nerves maybe?... Maybee a branch... Nope, I think it´s nerves. The title of the track being... quite interesting. When we are talking about nerves (as of such) and of choices which you being equal (from one person to another) the different results always ends... as something being rather unique or personal. I don´t know if that made sense or not, but the truth is that our brain and the nervous being... very extremely complex Which will give you the perfect answer to AI, that real article intelligence seems almost like an impossible task. But what do I know? ... I am no robot expect, I am just a bloody reviewer!
Another thing worth taking notice of is that this noise artist from Japan is more than just your average noise-musician, he suffers from Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and the best way for him to express himself (by spiritual means) is to do what he does... making experimental music.
The first track called Lack of Long-term Perspective gently surprises the listener that we are dealing more with the aesthetic of sound, then in general harshness. Vortex-moving ambient-noise with looped effects, static drones (but light and heavy ones), with some atmospheric metallic-reverbed effects added to it as well. Soothing and hypnotic metallic harshness, very nice.
The second track Researchers Wants To Discover New Mental Illness follows the same concept in sound. Some changes are made and it´s being perfectly mixed with the former track. A ritualistic-element can be sensed here. Sofar it still sounds good.
The fourth track I Have A Number of Mental Illness Without Names tunes the psychedelics down a bit with numerous bubbling sounds and harsh drones.
And then I will reveal no more, this is just the A-side of the cassette being reviewed here. If you are curious, then go around and check it out (and hear the complete album ) on Marbre Negre´s Bandcamp site.
What I have heard is not bad, it´s when monotonous stuff is done... in the way that it should. It feels real and authentic, the sound has a sense of ritualistic purpose. Some of it may sound frightening, but in a lot of ways, it´s rather soothing. It´s not chaotic as such, nor being clinical in any way. A worthy release from Japan and Marbre Negre, Cheers!
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