Search - Chieko Mori :: Katyou Fuugetsu

Koto virtuoso Chieko Mori already has a number of important collaborations and projects under her belt, having worked with renowned artists the likes of Michael Galasso, Bob Wilson and Phil Minton. Her solo album, 'Jumping Rabbit', was released on John Zorn's Tzadik label.

The tri-fold digipack includes notes, in English, about the artist and the instrument.

The koto has a two metre-long sounding box and an arced harmonic table; the strings which are all of the same length length rest upon mobile bridges. The player kneels over the instrument and plucks the strings using three ivory plectrums fixed to the fingers of the right hand while the left hand modifies the tone and color by pressing on the strings behind its bridge. What is most interesting about 'Katyou Fuugetsu' is that Chieko Mori adopts a fresh approach towards the instrument, suggesting new possibilities for koto music.