The Beautiful Schizophonic is the pseudonym of Portuguese sound designer
Jorge Mantas. Starting this moniker in 2004, the artist soon developed
his own vision of drone music through the composition of shimmering melodic
layers, creating a delicate web of micro-textures and undulating waves
of sounds. In records or in live performances, The Beautiful Schizophonic
is exploring the affective resonance of psychological and physical environments
around the listener. gMusicamorosah the debut album, was somehow a groundbreaker
in the genre, combining elegant multilayered drones with an overall sensual
but at the same time mysterious ambience. It defined the musical style
of the artist and established an unusual romantic thematic, developed on
a more conceptual level. gErotikonh went further on this intense imagery
of audio seduction, with its digital post-orchestral drones. The pure ecstatic
bliss of love is best represented on the album in themes such as gBambila`nyh
and gAyshah, with the ethereal vocals of Christina Vantzou (part of The
Dead Texan) giving a sweet aftertaste. The collaboration with Japanese
composer and multi-instrumentalist Yui Onodera, gRadianceh was another
highlight of the discography, blending entwined textures, melancholic pianos
and the daydream realism of environmental recordings. The Beautiful Schizophonic
has also performed live in festivals or solo in Portugal and England ,
composed soundtracks for films and created audio-visual installations.
More works in the making for a promising future in sound.My Space
Yui Onodera
Yui Onodera (b.1982) is a composer, sound artist and sound space designer
based in Tokyo, Japan. In terms of environmental functions and spacial
relationships of sound, he employs materials from various sources ranging
from field recordings, electronics, and voices, to various musical instruments,
for process-based restrained electroacoustic pieces. Onodera's recordings
have been released from labels in different countries such as France, Germany,
Belgium, the US, and Japan. Besides?works?on a solo basis, Onodera has
created collaborative recordings with other sound artists and musicians
since around 2007. Onodera founded the Critical Path label in 2005, on
which he released recordings including his debut and second solo albums.
He performs in live contexts and also organizes concerts for other artists
and himself.?The venues of his past concerts include?NTT Inter Communication
Center, Jiyu Gakuen Myounichi-kan designed by Frank Lloyd Wright,Iwate
Museum Of Art, Kawagoe City Museum?amongst others.?Onodera's sound pieces
also have been featured in dance / butoh performances, experimental films,
and websites.?He is also a founding member of sound art group +LUS with
Junji Koyanagi, Taishi Kamiya, and Yukitomo Hamasaki. official website
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The Beautiful Schizophonic is the pseudonym of Portuguese sound designer
Jorge Mantas. Starting this moniker in 2004, the artist soon developed
his own vision of drone music through the composition of shimmering melodic
layers, creating a delicate web of micro-textures and undulating waves
of sounds. In records or in live performances, The Beautiful Schizophonic
is exploring the affective resonance of psychological and physical environments
around the listener. gMusicamorosah the debut album, was somehow a groundbreaker
in the genre, combining elegant multilayered drones with an overall sensual
but at the same time mysterious ambience. It defined the musical style
of the artist and established an unusual romantic thematic, developed on
a more conceptual level. gErotikonh went further on this intense imagery
of audio seduction, with its digital post-orchestral drones. The pure ecstatic
bliss of love is best represented on the album in themes such as gBambila`nyh
and gAyshah, with the ethereal vocals of Christina Vantzou (part of The
Dead Texan) giving a sweet aftertaste. The collaboration with Japanese
composer and multi-instrumentalist Yui Onodera, gRadianceh was another
highlight of the discography, blending entwined textures, melancholic pianos
and the daydream realism of environmental recordings. The Beautiful Schizophonic
has also performed live in festivals or solo in Portugal and England ,
composed soundtracks for films and created audio-visual installations.
More works in the making for a promising future in sound.
Yui Onodera (b.1982) is a composer, sound artist and sound space designer
based in Tokyo, Japan. In terms of environmental functions and spacial
relationships of sound, he employs materials from various sources ranging
from field recordings, electronics, and voices, to various musical instruments,
for process-based restrained electroacoustic pieces. Onodera's recordings
have been released from labels in different countries such as France, Germany,
Belgium, the US, and Japan. Besides?works?on a solo basis, Onodera has
created collaborative recordings with other sound artists and musicians
since around 2007. Onodera founded the Critical Path label in 2005, on
which he released recordings including his debut and second solo albums.
He performs in live contexts and also organizes concerts for other artists
and himself.?The venues of his past concerts include?NTT Inter Communication
Center, Jiyu Gakuen Myounichi-kan designed by Frank Lloyd Wright,Iwate
Museum Of Art, Kawagoe City Museum?amongst others.?Onodera's sound pieces
also have been featured in dance / butoh performances, experimental films,
and websites.?He is also a founding member of sound art group +LUS with
Junji Koyanagi, Taishi Kamiya, and Yukitomo Hamasaki.