Flying Basket Explained

Flying Basket
Type:	studio
Artist:	Akira Sakata & Jim O'Rourke with Chikamorachi & Merzbow
Cover:	File:Flying Basket album cover.jpg
Recorded:	June 2013
Studio:	Steamroom, Tokyo
Genre:	Free improvisation
Label:	Family Vineyard
Producer:	Jim O'Rourke
Chronology:	Akira Sakata
Prev Title:	KAISHI/開始: Live at Kargart
Prev Year:	2015
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Next Year:	2016

is a collaborative studio album by the Japanese free jazz saxophonist Akira Sakata, American experimental guitarist Jim O'Rourke, improv duo Chikamorachi (drummer Chris Corsano and double bassist Darin Gray), and Japanese noise musician Merzbow.^[1]

Track listing

CD

LP

Personnel

All personnel credits are adapted from the album notes.^[2]

Musicians

• Akira Sakata – alto saxophone, vocals
• Jim O'Rourke – electric guitar, harmonica, electronics
• Chris Corsano – drums
• Darin Gray – double bass, percussion
• Masami Akita – noise electronics

Technical personnel

• Jeremy Kannapell – collage, jacket design
• Dan Zettwoch – layout assistance, rendering
• Rashad Becker – lacquer cutting, mastering [vinyl version]

External links

• Flying Basket at Family Vineyard
• "Flying Basket (excerpt)" at SoundCloud

Notes and References

1. Web site: Flying Basket - Akira Sakata & Jim O'Rourke with Chikamorachi & Merzbow - FV88 . September 2015 . Family Vineyard . January 28, 2016.
2. Flying Basket . . 2015 . album notes . Family Vineyard . FV88 . Indianapolis.