{"title":"Yoshi Wada","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo make his drones roar, Yoshi Wada built long horns from metal plumbing, plus multi-piped reed contraptions powered by an air compressor. Those he named the Alligator and the Elephantine Crocodile, because of how they looked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Japan, he moved to New York, joined Fluxus in 1968 after meeting George Maciunas, then studied with La Monte Young and North Indian vocalist Pandit Pran Nath. His pieces were played very loud, so the overtones inside each sound rang out clearly, and he often performed them himself on Scottish highland bagpipe or voice, leaving room for improvisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe also devised mechanical and robotic installations, including a mid-1990s Pittsburgh work in which nautical emergency signals blasted until they were spent, creating an alarming, deafening wall of pressure. He died in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like Yoshi Wada you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/la-monte-young-vinyl\"\u003eLa Monte Young\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/terry-riley-vinyl\"\u003eTerry Riley\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/alvin-curran-vinyl\"\u003eAlvin Curran\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/yoko-ono-vinyl\"\u003eYoko Ono\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/glenn-branca-vinyl\"\u003eGlenn Branca\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/merzbow-vinyl\"\u003eMerzbow\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/steve-reich-vinyl\"\u003eSteve Reich\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/philip-glass-vinyl\"\u003ePhilip Glass\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/arvo-part-vinyl\"\u003eArvo Pärt\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/brian-eno-vinyl\"\u003eBrian Eno\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"yoshi-wada-lament-for-the-rise-and-fall-vinyl-lp-copy","title":"YOSHI WADA 'Lament For The Rise And Fall Of The Elephantine Crocodile' Vinyl LP (1982 Experimental)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1982\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eRecorded over three days in an empty swimming pool in upstate New York, this uses bagpipes and voices. Yoshi Wada studied with La Monte Young, and the drones are wild and overwhelming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46063966355677,"sku":"GM09037","price":47.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_9305.jpg?v=1737714956"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/yoshi-wada-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Goldmine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}