BIO

Ikue Mori moved to New York from Tokyo 1977, started playing drums, and formed the seminal New York No Wave band, DNA, with Arto Lindsay and Tim Wright, created a radical style of rhythm and noise, achieving legendary cult status in rock music. 1985 She started using drum machines in the unlikely world of improvisation. Using standard technology such as drum machine, she has created her own highly sensitive signature style. Ikue received an NEA grant to collaborate with film maker Abigail Child, producing a series of video vignettes based on Ikue’s songs. (This collaboration continues with the upcoming feature,”B-side”) 1998 Invited to perform with Ensemble Modern as the soloist along with Zeena Parkins, composer Fred Frith. 1999 Working MOON PROJECT commissioned by Roulette/ Mery Flagler Cary Charitable Trust (Eyvind Kang, Anthony Coleman, Erik Firedlander, Kato Hideki, Theo Blekmann), new groups with Kim Gordon/ DJ Olive/Yuka Honda, Trio ILE BIZARRE (Dianne Labrosse, Martin Tetreault)

DISCOGRAPY 99 A HUNDRED ASPECT OF MOON (ensemble of strings, piano, voice and electronics), DEATH AMBIENT NO 2 is planned to be released from Tzadik 98 DEATH PRAXIS II TENKO withK ang, Friedlander, Coleman TZADIK USA B/SIDE film music TZADIK USA ILE BIZARRE DIANE LASBROSSE, MARTIN TETREAULT DAME Canada 96 GARDEN drum machine solo TZADIK USA 95 THE PAINTED DESERT ROBERT QUINE, MARC RIBOT AVANT Japan DEATH AMBIENT KATO HIDEKI, FRED FRITH TZADIK USA 93 DNA Live at CBGB DNA DIW Japan DEATH PLAXIS TENKO Aerial USA BRIAN WILLSON DAVID GARLAND MSI Japan HEX KITCHEN solo withguests TZADIK USA 92 URSA’s DOOR ZEENA PARKINS VICTRIAVI11E Canada LES FLEURS DE LEO BRUIRE DAME Canada VIBRA SLAPS CATHRINE JANUAUX RECREC Switzerland 91 EQUISED CORPS 2 various artists Aerial USA BLUE SEED TOHBAN DJAN inabsolu t The Ear USA EIGHT MILLION with ABIGAIL CHILD music video USA DON GIVANNI STA1Y/WI11 LAMS/PARKINS Einstein USA 90 ORBIT INVERSION Knitting FactoryFRED voi2 FRITH, MARK DRESSER A a M USA GOBBLEDY GOOD MOTO YOSHIZAWA livejv c Modern Japan 89 TOHBAN DJAN in RODAN Hathut Switzerland WORLD OF LOVE DAVID GARLAND N om ansland G erm any FAINT CLUE TOHBAN DJAN in Estate 1USA 88 LE CHINOIS A DEX ROUES TOHBAN DJAN in SPIROU Nato France 87 POISON PETAL TOHBAN DJAN Nato France 86 SOMEWHERE OUT THERE z e e n a pa r ec in s NomanslandGermany LE CHINOIS A DEX ROUES TOHBAN DJAN in SPIROU Nato France 84 MUMBO JUMBO JIM STALY BILL FRISELL Einstein USA 83 LOCUS SOLUS JOHN ZORN WAYNE HORVITZ Rift/Tzadik USA 79 JOHN GAVANTI withMARS Hylax USA 78 YOU AND YOU D N A single Lust/Unlust USA NO NEW YORK DNA compilation Island USA TASTE OF DNA DNA EP American Craveusa