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| Artist/composer AQi Fzono, best known for his translunary and spacey Synthesizer/Electronic Music and Trance Music, has a cross-border/genre fan base. He placed himself at the vanguard of Electronic Acid Music in the late 80's, and later with his solo albums he has also become known as the artificer of the new and original musical methodologies "Synthesizer Symphony", "Acid Music", “Symphonic Techno”, “Sci-fi Music”, “Symphobient”, and others. |
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| The sound he creates by cross-fertilizing different genres from Trance/Techno, Ambient, Rock, to Classical Music kaleidoscopically has gained international recognition. Currently he is based in Canada / Japan and continuing to expand his musical horizon. |
Biography
Born in 1969. Fzono started learning piano at the age of 4 and began composing at the eight.
He studied under Toshiro Mayuzumi and began his music career as a Contemporary Classical music composer.
He formed
Psychedelic Rock band “Midara Gokoro” in 1986. In 1987, he went to Europe, and learned Philosophies including Mysticism and Theosophy. After this era, leading a wandering life across Europe and Asia, he researched Ancient music andEthnic music. In 1988, he formed a legendary Japanese Rave band “Far East Acid House Quartet, Otherwise the LSD Liberation Front” in London. They manly played in the underground scenes in and outside of Japan. He played keyboard until the band dissolved in 1997. He began recording his solo works in parallel with the band activities.In 1988, he released his first solo album “Phosphorescence” from Nerve Nets Records in New York (under the name “Siamese Twin”). He has been highly praised globally for his Synthesizer Music described as “a unique cross-fertilization of Psychedelic, Electronic, and Classical Music”. |
In 1989, he formed a Trance Techno band in New York, and held audio-visual live performance series named “Multimedia Visionquest” throughout New York and surrounding States. He has released an array of albums since then under the name of "Psychedelic Plants Research Laboratory" [Some early albums pressed in some parts of the US, released under the name "Aurora Heads"] . For these early activities, He is now considered to be a groundbreaker of Psychedelic Trance, Acid Techno, and Rave.In his 2nd solo album “Echoes” (1990), he created a translunary world using the visual-like effects that synthesizers excel. This new method/genre has been named as "Synthesizer Symphony" and “Symphobient”, and has become an original term representing AQi Fzono’s early music style.
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The above mentioned 2nd album, his 3rd album “Ruins” (1993), and his 4th album “Cathedral” (1995) comprise the “Symphobient Trilogy”.“Ruins 2” and “Cathedral 1” have become club hits in the Trance music scenes, remixed by many DJs, and featured in fashion shows and club events.In his further-scaled-up 5th album “Cosmology” (1998), he fused Techno, Trance, Ambient, IDM, Classical and other styles freely. This album is virtually the world’s first album to manifest the new genre “Symphonic Techno”.
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After 10 years of the release, this album that produced a club hit single “Cosmology 5” is still a cross-border/genre long-term seller hit.In his 6th album “Chronicle” (2003) which was produced to celebrate the millennium, he employed the music style that was dramatically changed from the previous dance/electrinica. Operatic diva Janice Bradley, orchestra and choir were featured, creating the sound of the colossal symphonic poem in the new era. This album was highly praised around the world, further expanding his cross-border fan base.
After an interval of 4 years, AQi Fzono’s new album “Trance-Rave Cosmology” (AQi Fzono with Trance-Rave Daughters) which packs the best hit club/dance remixes of his signature tunes and club hits was released on September 21, 2007.
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| Genre(s) |
Electronic music, Trance, Techno, Ambient, Progressive Rock, Space Rock |
| Solo Albums |
Echoes (1990)
Ruins (1993)
Cathedral (1995)
Cosmology (1998)
Chronicle (2003)
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Genres/methodologies/
terms
AQi Fzono contrived: |
Sci-fi music>
("Cosmology": 1998)
Symphonic Techno >
("Cosmology": 1998)
Symphobient>
("Echoes", "Ruins", "Cathedral": 1990-95) |
Original musical instruments
AQi Fzono invented: |
Syntheremin
("Cosmology": 1998) |
| Bands and Units |
Far East Acid House Quartet
(Japan, 1988-97)
Midara Gokoro
(Japan, 1986 - 1988 / 1995 - Current)
Psychedelic Plants Research Laboratory( International, 1987- Current ) |
| Major Collaboration Works |
Eric Ross (USA)
Hypnotic Twin (Netherlands, UK)
Damo Suzuki (Ex-CAN,Germany)
Trance-Rave Daughters (Japan), etc |
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