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Field Recording Works 2018–2023

vvekapipo
7 March 2025 / cassette + digital / hertz

Field Recording Works 2018–2023 album cover
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vvekapipo is a Japanese sound artist and DJ based in Berlin, and the founder of hertz in Fukuoka. Working with field recordings, self-built instruments and existing recordings, he brings Japanoise into club culture through cinematic live performances and improvisational DJ sets.

hertz presents Field Recording Works 2018–2023 by vvekapipo, a collection of ten compositions selected from an archive of materials created for improvised live performances. The works are made entirely from field recordings, processed, layered, stretched and reassembled without electronic instruments or synthesizers.

Treating his own recordings as a source for synthesis, vvekapipo creates intricate sonic collages that blur the boundaries between organic and synthetic sound.

The album was selected for Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth’s 350 Best Records of 2025.

Artist
vvekapipo
Label
hertz
Format
Cassette / digital
Artwork
vvekapipo
Mastered by
vvekapipo
Cassette Design
Shinogi
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Release Party — Bernhard Hollinger / vvekapipo, 2025.04.01