ALTERED STATES
are
Kazuhisa Uchihashi guitar,electronics
Mitsuru Nasuno bass
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki drums
We got together in 1989.
We improvise any kinds of music.
We don’t have fixed musical style .
No concept is our concept.
Power,Speed and Idea
We are Altered States
Festivals outside Japan
1993
・ Tallinn International Festival (Estonia) with Yoshihide Otomo
・ Vilnius Jazz Festival(Lithuania) with Yoshihide Otomo
1995
・ TACTLOS FESTIVAL(Switzerland)
・ Knitting Factory NY
・LOUNGE AX CHICAGO
・ FESTIVAL MUSIQUE ACTUELLE(Canada)
1997
・ Ring Ring Festival (Servia)
・ L.M.C.Festival (London)
2001
・Altered States europe tour (Italy, Germany, Croatia, England, Holland, Slovenia,Austria)
・Warsaw Summer Jazz Days (Poland)
2015
・Altered States with MACIEJ OBARA @ Katwice Poland
2019
・Music UNLIMITED 33 (WELS Austria) with Frank Gratkowski
・@ Ausland Berlin
WE collaborated before with
Ned Rothenberg, Elliot Sharp, Zeena Parkins, John Rose, Yoshihide Otomo, Yoshihide Otomo, Yuji Takahashi, Steve Beresford, Kazutoki Umezu, Keiji Haino, Tenko, Masahiko Sato, Takashi Harada, Fernando Kabusacki, Shizzle Ohtaka, Carmen Maki, Zu, Yukihiro Isso, Franz Hautzinger, Akira Sakata, Junji Hirose, Seiichi Yamamoto, Risa Takeda, Eiko Ishibashi, Hideaki Sasaki, Ryoko Ono, Takuma Watanabe, Yoriyuki Harada, Michiyo Yagi, Yumiko Tanaka, Dairo Suga, Frank Gratkowski, Maciej Obara, Koichi Makigami and ………many others
Discography
1992 「ALTERED STATES 」(ZEN-001)
1994 「NEU KONSERVATIW」compilation Album (GMCD-009)
「ALTERED STATES feat Otomo Yoshihide (TRIGRAM TR-P 903)
1995「mosaic」ALTERED STATES (GMCD-015)
monthly ALTERED STATES LIVE VIDEO Vol.1- Vol.12 (ZENBEI)
「the miracle of levitation」compilation (GENTLE GIANT RECORDS)
1996「ALTERED STATES 4 」(ZEN-003)
「cafe 9.15」ALTERED STATES with Ned Rothenberg
1997「ALTERED STATES 6 」(ZEN-005)
2000「plays standards」
2002「a Brief History in 67 Chapters/festival Beyond Innocence 」compilation with Steve Beresford
2005「BRUFFS」(icr-011-012)2006「BRUFFS 2」
2011 「LIVE IN TOKYO」(icr-017-018)
2019 「BERLING」(icr-024) 30th Anniversary album
