Ikue Mori
Real Name:
森 郁恵
Profile:
Drummer, electronic percussionist, composer and graphic designer, born 17 December 1953 in Tokyo, Japan.
Ikue Mori was born and raised in Japan, graduating from Takabi Art School. She says she had little interest in music before hearing punk rock. In 1977, she went to New York City, initially for a visit, but she fell into the music scene, and has remained in New York since.
Her first musical experience was as the drummer for seminal no wave band DNA, which also featured East Village hero Arto Lindsay. Though she had little prior musical experience (and had never played drums), Mori quickly developed a distinctive style.
After DNA disbanded, Mori became active in the New York experimental music scene. She abandoned her drum set, and began playing drum machines, which she sometimes modified to play various samples. According to Mori, she was trying to make the drum machines "sound broken." In recent years she has used a laptop as her primary instrument, but is still sometimes credited with "electronic percussion".
In 1995, she began collaborating with Japanese bass guitarist Kato Hideki (from Ground Zero), and together with experimental guitarist Fred Frith (from Henry Cow), they formed Death Ambient.
Beyond her solo recordings, she has recorded or performed with Dave Douglas, Butch Morris, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, and many others, including a trio with John Zorn and singer Mike Patton as Hemophiliac, as well as being a member of Zorn's Electric Masada. With Zeena Parkins, she records and tours as duo project Phantom Orchard. She often records on Tzadik, as well as designing the covers for many of their albums.
Mori has drawn inspiration from visual arts. Her 2000 release, One Hundred Aspects of the Moon was inspired by famed Japanese artist Yoshitoshi. Her 2005 recording, Myrninerest, is inspired by outsider artist Madge Gill.
Mori received a 2005-2006 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award.
Ikue Mori was born and raised in Japan, graduating from Takabi Art School. She says she had little interest in music before hearing punk rock. In 1977, she went to New York City, initially for a visit, but she fell into the music scene, and has remained in New York since.
Her first musical experience was as the drummer for seminal no wave band DNA, which also featured East Village hero Arto Lindsay. Though she had little prior musical experience (and had never played drums), Mori quickly developed a distinctive style.
After DNA disbanded, Mori became active in the New York experimental music scene. She abandoned her drum set, and began playing drum machines, which she sometimes modified to play various samples. According to Mori, she was trying to make the drum machines "sound broken." In recent years she has used a laptop as her primary instrument, but is still sometimes credited with "electronic percussion".
In 1995, she began collaborating with Japanese bass guitarist Kato Hideki (from Ground Zero), and together with experimental guitarist Fred Frith (from Henry Cow), they formed Death Ambient.
Beyond her solo recordings, she has recorded or performed with Dave Douglas, Butch Morris, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, and many others, including a trio with John Zorn and singer Mike Patton as Hemophiliac, as well as being a member of Zorn's Electric Masada. With Zeena Parkins, she records and tours as duo project Phantom Orchard. She often records on Tzadik, as well as designing the covers for many of their albums.
Mori has drawn inspiration from visual arts. Her 2000 release, One Hundred Aspects of the Moon was inspired by famed Japanese artist Yoshitoshi. Her 2005 recording, Myrninerest, is inspired by outsider artist Madge Gill.
Mori received a 2005-2006 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award.
Sites:
In Groups:
Death Ambient,
Death Praxis,
DNA (4),
Electric Masada,
ElectroAcoustic Septet,
H-Alpha,
Hemophiliac,
I.P.Y.,
Ikue Mori / Mette Rasmussen Duo,
Ikue Mori / Steve Noble / Ken Vandermark Trio,
IOOi (2),
John Gavanti,
Mahobin,
Mephista (2),
Phantom Orchard,
Phantom Orchard Ensemble,
Phantom Orchard Orchestra,
Rova Channeling Coltrane,
Rova::Orkestrova,
Synapse (6),
The Sheer Frost Orchestra,
The Sweet Ride,
The Worlds Of Love,
Tohban Djan,
Vibraslaps (2)
Variations:
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B-17 |
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John Zorn + Ikue Mori | John Zorn + Ikue Mori - Live From [Psychic Exchanges] (Cass, Album, C-4) | Steeple & Globe | B-17 | Japan | 1987 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ReCDec 52 |
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Vibraslaps (2), Catherine Jauniaux, Ikue Mori | Vibraslaps (2), Catherine Jauniaux, Ikue Mori - Vibraslaps (CD, Album) | RecRec Music | ReCDec 52 | Switzerland | 1992 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WN0011 |
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Tenko, Ikue Mori | Tenko, Ikue Mori - Death Praxis (CD, Album) | ¿What Next? Recordings | WN0011 | US | 1993 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TZ 7201 |
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Ikue Mori | Hex Kitchen (CD, Album) | Tzadik | TZ 7201 | US | 1995 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Avan 030 |
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Ikue Mori With Robert Quine, Marc Ribot | Ikue Mori With Robert Quine, Marc Ribot - Painted Desert (CD) | Avant | Avan 030 | Japan | 1995 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TZ 7020 |
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Ikue Mori | Garden (CD, Album) | Tzadik | TZ 7020 | US | 1996 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Braille 014 |
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David Watson / Jim Denley / Rik Rue / Amanda Stewart / Ikue Mori | David Watson / Jim Denley / Rik Rue / Amanda Stewart / Ikue Mori - Bit-Part Actor (CD) | Braille Records | Braille 014 | New Zealand | 1996 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AM 055 CD |
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Diane Labrosse, Ikue Mori, Martin Tétreault | Diane Labrosse, Ikue Mori, Martin Tétreault - Île Bizarre (CD, Album) | Ambiances Magnétiques | AM 055 CD | Canada | 1998 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TZ 7508 |
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Ikue Mori | B/Side (CD, Album) | Tzadik | TZ 7508 | US | 1998 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CRD2078 |
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筋美連バンド, Tenko, Ikue Mori | 筋美連バンド, Tenko, Ikue Mori - Live At クロコ '89.6.2 (CDr, Album) | Cragale | CRD2078 | Japan | 1999 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SYR 5 |
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キム ゴードン* = Kim Gordon / DJ オリーブ* = DJ Olive / イクエ モリ* = Ikue Mori | キム ゴードン* = Kim Gordon / DJ オリーブ* = DJ Olive / イクエ モリ* = Ikue Mori - ミュージカル パースペクティブ (Album) | Sonic Youth Records | SYR 5 | US | 2000 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TZ 7055 |
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Ikue Mori | One Hundred Aspects Of The Moon (CD, Album) | Tzadik | TZ 7055 | US | 2000 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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VICTO cd 070 |
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Mark Dresser, Fred Frith, Ikue Mori | Mark Dresser, Fred Frith, Ikue Mori - Later ... (CD, Album) | Les Disques Victo | VICTO cd 070 | Canada | 2000 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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910 044-2 |
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Fred Frith - Ensemble Modern With Ikue Mori, Zeena Parkins And Fred Frith | Fred Frith - Ensemble Modern With Ikue Mori, Zeena Parkins And Fred Frith - Traffic Continues (CD, Album) | Winter & Winter, Westdeutscher Rundfunk | 910 044-2 | Germany | 2000 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TZ 7068 |
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Ikue Mori | Labyrinth (CD, Album) | Tzadik | TZ 7068 | US | 2001 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TZ 0001 |
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Mike Patton, Ikue Mori, John Zorn | Mike Patton, Ikue Mori, John Zorn - Hemophiliac (2xCD, Album, Ltd) | Tzadik | TZ 0001 | US | 2002 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MEGO 071 |
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Zeena Parkins & Ikue Mori | Zeena Parkins & Ikue Mori - Phantom Orchard (CD, Album) | Mego | MEGO 071 | Austria | 2004 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TZ 7714 |
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Ikue Mori | Myrninerest (CD, Album) | Tzadik | TZ 7714 | US | 2005 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CD LR 465 |
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Mark Nauseef / Ikue Mori / Sylvie Courvoisier / Walter Quintus | Mark Nauseef / Ikue Mori / Sylvie Courvoisier / Walter Quintus - Albert (CD, Album) | Leo Records | CD LR 465 | UK | 2006 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Intakt CD 144 |
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Lotte Anker / Sylvie Courvoisier / Ikue Mori | Lotte Anker / Sylvie Courvoisier / Ikue Mori - Alien Huddle (CD, Album) | Intakt Records | Intakt CD 144 | Switzerland | 2008 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TZ 7629 |
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Ikue Mori | Class Insecta (CD, Album) | Tzadik | TZ 7629 | US | 2009 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FRKWYS06 |
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Julianna Barwick & Ikue Mori | Julianna Barwick & Ikue Mori - FRKWYS, Vol. 6 (Album) | Rvng Intl., The Sound Of White Columns | FRKWYS06 | US | 2011 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TZ 7636 |
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Mark Nauseef - Ikue Mori - Evan Parker - Bill Laswell | Mark Nauseef - Ikue Mori - Evan Parker - Bill Laswell - Near Nadir (CD, Album) | Tzadik | TZ 7636 | US | 2011 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CF260CD |
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Paul Lytton ˄ Nate Wooley + Ikue Mori & Ken Vandermark | Paul Lytton ˄ Nate Wooley + Ikue Mori & Ken Vandermark - The Nows (2xCD, Album) | Clean Feed | CF260CD | Portugal | 2012 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TCZ 019-1 |
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Ikue Mori, Simon Balestrazzi, Sylvie Courvoisier, Alessandro Olla, Maja S. K. Ratkje | Ikue Mori, Simon Balestrazzi, Sylvie Courvoisier, Alessandro Olla, Maja S. K. Ratkje - Treasure Hunt (CD, Album) | TiConZero | TCZ 019-1 | Italy | 2012 | Sell This Version |
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