Ignition Switch by Ikuko Morozumi

Ignition Switch / Ikuko Morozumi
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01 - Thirst
02 - RAT
03 - Fuzzy Time
04 - Glitchism
05 - Interval 4 Seconds
06 - Vital Signs
07 - Welling Up
08 - Dance AT 2am
09 - Overlap
10 - World End



Word (JP)
変化する世界に必要なものとは何か？
この数年間で世界は劇的に変化した。私たちはこの激動の時代をどう生きるか問われている。
小さな部屋で「それ」をずっと考え、ふと気が付くと時計の針は午前二時を回っていた。
思わず窓を開け、私はステップを踏んだのを覚えている。
一人でダンスに酔いしれ、心が揺れた夜を忘れない。

そして気が付いた。
私たちが必要をしているものは、単純に、そして素直に楽しみ遊ぶ心ではないかと。
制限の中から生まれたサウンドは思考の変化を加速させ、まるで何かに火が付いたように脳を狂わす。
時にそれは心地よいモルヒネのように感じることさえある。
そう、今はまさに次の時代へ切り替えるタイミングなのかもしれない。

ディストピアからユートピアへ。
世界の終わりはきっと果てしなく醜く美しい。


Word (EN)
What do we need in a changing world?
The world has changed dramatically in the past few years. We are being asked how we should live in these turbulent times.
I was thinking about this in my small room for a long time, when I suddenly realized that the clock had struck two in the morning.
I remember opening the window and stepping out.
I'll never forget the night when I was alone, intoxicated by the dance and my heart swayed.
And then I realized.
I realized that what we need is a mind that simply and honestly enjoys playing.
The sound born from the restriction accelerates the change of thought and makes the brain go crazy as if something has been ignited.
Sometimes it even feels like a pleasant morphine.

The sound born from the restriction accelerates the change of thought and makes the brain go crazy as if something has been ignited.
From dystopia to utopia.
The end of the world will surely be endlessly ugly and beautiful.

Words: Ikuko Morozumi


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Ikuko Morozumi biography 

She is a sound artist, director, producer, event organiser, label owner and radio DJ based in Tokyo.

She learned classical piano at an early age and played the horn in a brass band at school. She also played guitar, bass and keyboards in a band at the same time. She started his solo career in 1997.

Since 2020, she has been the first Japanese radio personality on Seance Radio in London, UK, where she continues to introduce the Japanese music scene.


She has also written and arranged commercial music for Rakuten, Toshiba, Tower Records, Tokyo Electric Power Company, and BMW, as well as for the JR Takanawa Gateway Station sound project. She is the president of "Morozumi Sound Lab".

Sound artist, director, producer, event organizer, label owner, and radio DJ based in Tokyo.

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