Pianoinacage

Japanese outsider avant-gardist, poet and producer, Mikado Koko releases Pianoinacage via Caliban Sounds. Pianoinacage is a solo piano work from a progressive artist returning to the traditional. Koko tells us, “I like anarcho-punk and avant-garde music, but now I feel that beautiful piano music is more radical than that. I am deeply influenced by Erik Satie’s rebelliousness. His compositions are more than just beautiful.”

 Through minimal, emotive compositions, and with a technical proficiency, Koko mines nostalgic melodies that in their own way challenge the status quo. She’s looking back in order to move forward, while crafting serene and tender pieces that reward a meditative listen. Pianoinacage contains melancholic, contemplative instrumentation and tender keys designed for the listener to lose themselves in.