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and jazz art scene. Along with the cello, he uses voices and musical saws in his work. He is also known for playing the cello with various objects like drill machine, grinding machine and adult vibrator. He has collaborated with many other musicians like

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, and Level & Tyson. Hiromichi was featured in the documentary "We Don't Care About Music Anyway" from 2009.

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