LYO, TOPU - quiet scenes from tokyo

"Faitiche presents the debut solo album by cellist, sound artist, and composer Topu Lyo : quiet scenes from tokyo brings together sixteen miniatures for solo cello and tape echo that oscillate between abstracts drones and rhythmic pizzicato sketches -- all recorded at Topu's Tokyo apartment. The constant traffic noise from a nearby highway has become an accompanying soundtrack for his compositions and can be heard on the recordings. Topu's playing is marked by a distinctive idiom oriented more towards abstract electronic studio effects than classical technique."