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TOMO
(Transcendental Organic Magical Objective):

Born in Tokyo. At the age of 17, he moved to the U.S, played with some local bands. In 1998, he went back to Japan after spending 8 years in the U.S, and from year of 2000, started his solo performances and session works mostly in Tokyo. His music is influenced by "temperament" such as musical tunings, pitches, and harmonic overtone from many of various folk traditional and early music in all around the world, While his understanding of folk traditional music has been enthusiastic, on the other hand, he pays attention to the relationship between "temperament"and "stream of consciousness" which is derived from sound, and uses aspects of minimalism, drone, ambient, and electronica as musical factors based on his own interpretation. On the basis of these influences, he aims to reach the essence and roots of music.

Instruments:
guitar, oud, setar, tanbur, saz, sitar, banjo, Celtic harp, hurdy gurdy, mandolin, violin, biwa, gottan, harmonium, percussion, Laos cane, saxophone (soprano & tenor) electronics, sampler, synthesizer, and etc.

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