BREAK YOUR GAINEN
Experimental musician Kotaro Horiguchi, based in Gifu, breaks free from the notion of "how things should be" through organic noise and unpredictable developments born from embodied improvisation on the iPad, opening the way to a sense of freedom.
Streamed on 5.8.2026
Archive available from 23.8.2026
Interview
What is the concept behind this Showcase?
As the title "BREAK YOUR GAINEN" suggests, I deliberately focused on unexpected transitions and dynamic shifts throughout the mix. The concept is to encourage listeners, especially artists, DJs, or anyone who feels trapped by the idea that things have to be a certain way, to let go of those preconceived notions, break free from them, and find a sense of freedom through listening.
What are the highlights of this Showcase?
- 1.Gargouille— Kentaro HayashiI chose this track to open the mix because of its beautifully textured noise, which reminds me of the sound of birds taking flight.
- 2.B— 日野浩志郎 (Koshiro Hino)
- 3.Brinvillers' Throat— Heejin JangI especially love the moment where "B" by Hiroshi Hino meets the fragmented, tearing noise section from Heejin Jang. Despite the contrast between hi-fi and lo-fi textures, neither overpowers the other. Instead, the sounds make space for one another and coexist beautifully.
On the genres and styles featured in this Showcase
Since this was a hybrid set, I mixed and performed using cassette tapes, digital audio sources, and synthesizers on an iPad. Broadly speaking, the mix draws from experimental, noise, drone, ambient, classical, and techno.
Play List
- 1.GargouilleKentaro Hayashi
- 2.MothKoichi Shimizu
- 3.100℃ ↔ -30℃松本 一哉 (Kazuya Matsumoto)
- 4.This must be alive.Heejin Jang
- 5.Ἠλεκτρικαὶ Ὑμνωδίαι – Α΄ Ἑωθινὸν μὲ ἠλεκτρικὴν κιθάραν ἄνευ τάστων (perdesiz)π. Διονύσιος Ταμπάκης
- 6.Δώσε αγκαλιά,της αγάπης πινελιά !π. Διονύσιος Ταμπάκης
- 7.Ντουμπάϊ πάειπ. Διονύσιος Ταμπάκης
- 8.Sciame (Adams Alpha Marimba)Daniele Di Gregorio
- 9.Brinvillers' ThroatHeejin Jang
- 10.B日野浩志郎 (Koshiro Hino)
- 11.수혈 TransfusionHeejin Jang
- 12.didactic / unavailingKei Matsumaru
- 13.前日譚 (Zenjitsutan)YUKO ARAKI
- 14.Heidi - Folge 2Gitti & Erica
- 15.Dr. Domestic's Physical Effect #2 -Electronic Colored Tone and StringsDOOPEES
- 16.You Are Thinking About YourselfMakoto Sakamoto
- 17.Chopin Opus 28 No. 4 With Tone ClusterDOOPEES
- 18.My BrotherReiko Kudo
- 19.|||alibikonkret
- 20.XaktiksKoichi Shimizu
- 21.腐岩 KeloidSUGAI KEN
- 22.KaliDaniel Lucie Adams
- 23.あげは (合唱)高木正勝 (Takagi Masakatsu)
- 24.Into The IllusionDang Olsen Dream Tape
- 25.ice松本一哉 (Kazuya Matsumoto)
- 26.BongDang Olsen Dream Tape