Playing the saxophone and persuing my passion in music means finding and developing my own sound. The wide variety of sound facets that can be created through a saxophone makes it a challanging but beautiful lifelong journey for me. Working with electronic modifications expands this … Continue readingJohannes Schwarting
Since I first actively listened to jazz for the first time, I fell in love with it at once. Playing jazz myself is a passion to me and it became a big part of my live. Throughout this, exploring the tenor saxophone and experimenting with … Continue readingNoah Karls
A really inspiring recording session with Johannes Schwarting for the song „Goddess of the Lake“ that is going to be published on vinyl and streaming platforms in 2021. We recorded the sax with an old Sennheiser mic, a tube amplifier and the quite new big … Continue readingRecording session with Johannes Schwarting for Goddess of the Lake
Working on the chords of the second part of „Blackbird’s Philosophy“. While the first part is purely instrumental and quite abstract, the second part will be characterized by the beautiful voice of a fantastic lady with a truly soulful feeling 🖤 Both parts are going … Continue readingWorking on the chords of the second part of „Blackbird’s Philosophy“
Visiting vinyle record stores in Nice who sell our MIMIKOTO – unexistent LP. Taking this as an opportunity already to announce our next release comming out in 2021.
Recording session with upright bass, looper and EFX for the string ensemble part in „Notes from Kirishima“. And the weather is so hot that it is nearly impossible to play !! 😅
1st release in May 2018 // art print cover released in May 2019 // re-issue in February 2022 Most of the tracks on this album were recorded during session by Fabio Kumori (synth, double bass, drum machine, efx) and Ü (sax, looper, efx). re-issue 2022 … Continue readingthe MIMIKOTO project – unexistent LP
MIMIKOTO – Silhouette. Performed live by Ü (tenor sax, efx) and Fabio Kumori (analog rhythm machine, looper, efx) on September 10, 2017 at plage de la Salis in Antibes, France. Video: Arun Herzog.
MIMIKOTO – Mizucha in the Waves. Inspired by the rhythm of the waves and the sound of sun. Music composed and recorded by the MIMIKOTO project. Video recorded and edited by Arun Herzog.