Tamaki Ueda, aka Banetoriko, is a Japanese noise music artist who was born in Nara, moved to Los Angeles, and finally established herself in Osaka. Her music, composed with a self-made metal instrument named Banetek, is inspired by yokai, the supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore to whom she has dedicated a great part of her life. Her last album, Yorioto Hogiokuri, which could be translated as “Celebrating and sending off the summoned sound”, came out in 2022.
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Luca Proietti is a PhD candidate in Japanese Studies at SOAS, University of London. His research interests are related to performing arts, media, and cultural studies, focusing on their relationship with society and culture. He is involved in a research project on Japanese noise music, focusing on its cultural and social engagement and exploring its historical continuity with Japanese traditions.