Onkyō
Onkyō (音響) is a Japanese experimental music movement that emerged in Tokyo in the late 1990s. It centers on extreme restraint — near-silence, micro-sounds, extended pauses, and the acoustic properties of the room itself as compositional material. Less about notes or rhythm, more about the texture of sound and the weight of silence between events. Heavily influenced by reductionism and electro-acoustic music, it blurs the line between performance and listening.
Artists
- Toshimaru Nakamura
- Sachiko M
- Otomo Yoshihide
- Tetuzi Akiyama
- Taku Sugimoto
- Ami Yoshida
“I’m not interested in playing music that has no risk.” — Toshimaru Nakamura