Astro is a Japanese
noise
Noise is unwanted sound considered unpleasant, loud or disruptive to hearing. From a physics standpoint, there is no distinction between noise and desired sound, as both are vibrations through a medium, such as air or water. The difference aris ...
group, originally started in 1993 as a solo project of of the group
C.C.C.C. Hiroshi Hasegawa uses assorted analog equipment including vintage
Moog and
EMS synthesizers. His music covers a wide range of styles in the
noise
Noise is unwanted sound considered unpleasant, loud or disruptive to hearing. From a physics standpoint, there is no distinction between noise and desired sound, as both are vibrations through a medium, such as air or water. The difference aris ...
field, from
space music
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to
psychedelically-tinged
harsh noise. Since 2013, Astro has been a duo of Hiroshi Hasegawa and Rohco (Hiroko Hasegawa), who has played with Astro since 2009.
References
External links
Astro / Hiroshi Hasegawa official home pageASTRO / C.C.C.C. / Hiroshi Hasegawa
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Hiroshi Hasegawa/ASTRO/Cosmic Coincidence
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Japanese musical groups
Noise musical groups
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