Chiharu Shimizu is part of a subculture
of more reduced rhythmical noise
focusing on exploring a kind of ritual
hypnosis by making small incremental
variations on a limited material over
extended periods of time.
Shimizu is an electronics engineer and
a computer scientist. She achieves her
unique sound largely by sequencing
power starving and circuit-bending of
analog drum machines, compressors,
reverbs, filters and mixers by means of
a computer running her custom software.
She interacts with the software using
an array of sensors that measures her
heart rate and the conductivity of her
skin. She also makes herself a part of
the circuits themselves by placing her
hands inside the machines to affect
their timbre.
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