Series EL1 - “Tokyo Sound Postcards” by Rax Karal

“Alice au pays du sourire (Alice in the smile island)” : [audio cassette tape] “Commercial Smile” : [audio cassette tape] “Commercial Smile” : [audio cassette tape] “Early Morning” : [audio cassette tape] “Impossible to Sleep!” : [audio cassette tape] “Pachinco (Pachinko)” : [audio cassette tape] “Patchinco (Pachinko)” : [audio cassette tape] “Tokyo Rhythm” : [audio cassette tape] “TV Japanese” : [audio cassette tape]

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“Tokyo Sound Postcards” by Rax Karal

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CA pfla EL-EL1

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  • 1986 - 1987 (Creation)

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9 audio cassettes tapes
5.03 GB of sound recordings (wav)
10 pachinko balls
3 coins
2 pillows

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(1958 - Present)

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Series consists of nine audio cassettes which each have an accompanying image or images. The images are either housed in the cassette case or in a plastic pouch. One cassette has an empty case containing pachinko balls and currency. Another two cassettes have accompanying pillows. The sound postcards are Loubet’s first impressions of Tokyo and feature a mixture of music, ambient sounds and spoken word. The project was produced under Emmanuelle Loubet’s alias Rax Karal at Koenji Studios, Tokyo.

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