USU pres.: Koenji Hyakkei + Tryon | Neue Zukunft - 26.05.2025

In the organizer's words:

Unlimited Sonic Use presents:

Koenji Hyakkei - JAP | Skin Craft Records
https://koenjihyakkei.bandcamp.com/
Genre: Japanese ZEUHL Maximalism
FFO: Magma, Ruins, Ryorchestra

Koenji Hyakkei is a Japanese Zeuhl band formed by Yoshida Tatsuya (of the renowned drum and bass duo Ruins.) and Kubota Aki (the first singer who passed away last year) in 1991. In the early period of the band activity, they took over the musicality of Kubota's predecessor band MALINCONIA, and aimed for fusion of Kubota's operatic voice and punk rock. By the time they released the first album in 1994, the band got progressive rock color stronger, becoming a Magma like sound as saying to put a threatening chorus on the irregular beat unison. The language of the lyrics is a coined word, which is also greatly influenced by European languages such as Magma's Kobaian, Italian and German. However, Yoshida's lyrics have no meaning, only emphasis on the sound of words. on their album Angherr Shisspa in 2005, they have replaced the guitar player to soprano sax. With this change in instrumentation, their style has veered into a new direction to match the change in tone color, shift to Chamber Rock or Rock in Opposition style, also elements of jazz included.Through their evolution of style, their rhythmic and formal complexity have expanded greatly, incorporating polyrhythms, asymmetrical time signatures, as well as more complex and varied sections, often containing polyphony and counterpoint. in this period band has been played in world wide Prog Festival such as FIMAV (2007) Nearfest (2008) Gouveia art Rock (2008) Rock In Opposition (2009). After a couple of years the suspension of the activity, the band resumed activities with a new guitarist. on 2018 they released the studio album for the first time in 13 years. Touring Europe with a new bassist for the first time in six years since 2019.

TRYON - US/DE | Double Moon Records
https://linktr.ee/tryongroup
Genre: Uncompromising modern
FFO: John Zorn, Frank Zappa, Steve Coleman, Henry Cow

TRYON is a large ensemble that was founded in Berlin, Germany in 2020. Have performed at Freakshow Artrock Festival, Jazzexzess, Improdimensija VIlnius, Ponava Jazz Festival and several others. The ensemble combines free improvisation, jazz instrumentation, rock, electronic elements and pop styles and interprets the compositions of Kellen Tryon Mills. Their music has been released in 2023 ( Läuterung ) and 2024 ( Freaky Squash Baby ) by Double Moon Records, with an upcoming album planned for 2026.

Erik Leuthäuser - voice
Peter Van Huffel - alto
Jeremy Viner - tenor
Dovydas Stalmokas - bari
Andrew Moreno - guitar
Olga Reznichenko - keys
Kellen Mills - bass
Quentin Cholet - drums

Presale:
Online:
https://www.eventbrite.de/e/usu-pres-koenji-hyakkei-tryon-neue-zukunft-26052025-tickets-1255493858929
Hard tickets via KOKA36:
https://www.koka36.de/koenji-hyakkei-tryon_ticket_176741.html

Price information:

Price including VVK fee