April 4 Jofukuji Temple Memento Mori: Remembering

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Saturday open 18h00 start 1830 April 4 2026
A day long event musing on the transience of life and the inevitability of death. Concluding the day after panel discussions, Carl Stone (laptop electronics)and Yasuaki Shimizu (saxophones) will perform an hour set on the grounds of temple. Before the performance, everyone meditates zazen for 5 minutes in the main hall, with all the doors removed and the gardens in full view. After this moment of silence, the performance will begin.It can be cold at night, so please bring your own cold weather gear
Optional dinner after the performance ¥1500

Artists:

¥3000 (reservation required)

Jofukuji Temple
2516 Shindo, Minami Ward, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0326
〒252-0326 神奈川県相模原市南区新戸２５１６046-251-5530
Map (Japanese) here
bigtory@mba.ocn.ne.jp
WEB: https://www.jofukuji.or.jp/live/
https://www.jofukuji.or.jp/

April 16 Portland OR Partly

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Thursday 7 PM April 16 2026
Carl returns to Portland, this time for an intimate solo performance featuring all new music at Partly, the very cool book and record shop in their new location in Buckman. Opening act to be revealed soon, so watch this space!

Artists:

$20 at door

Partly
640 SE Stark St, Portland OR 97214

Map (English) at here
WEB: www.partlypartly.earth
IG: #partly_partly

April 19 Oakland CA Beauty Supply Arts

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Sunday Open 7:30 Music 8;30 April 19 2026
Carl shares a bill with fellow mirchievievous misappropriator Wobbly at Beauty Supply, an underground performance space so deep that they won’t tell us yet about the exact location, but it will be in a formidable space in Oakland, and it should be a lot of fun. Sorry, no details as to precise location available at this time. Keep your eye on this page for a “text for address” reveal.

Artists:

$20 at door

Beauty Supply Arts

April 25 Oakland CA Dresher Ensemble Studio w/ Paul Dresher

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Monday Start 7:30 April 25 2026
Carl returns to the Bay Area for an intimate performance of some of his latest compositions of solo electronic music. Following his solo set, Stone will reunite with Paul Dresher for a collaborative performance, continuing a creative dialogue first explored at the studio two years ago—moving from distinct sonic worlds into a shared, richly layered electro-acoustic landscape. Dresher is a composer, performer, and inventor of new musical instruments whose work blends acoustic and electronic sound in inventive and expressive ways. He is the founder of the Paul Dresher Ensemble and has collaborated with a wide range of artists across disciplines, creating music for concerts, theater, dance, and film.

Artists:

$23.18

Buy Tickets Online

Dresher Ensemble Studio
2201 Poplar street, Oakland California

Map (English) at here
WEB: https://carlstone2026.eventbrite.com/

May 8 Kanazawa JP 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa Carl Stone / Asuna Tour

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Friday 18h30 start 19h00 open
開場 18h30 開演 19h00
May 8 2026
Carl Stone and Asuna celebrate their new release on the Room40 label with a performance at the Kanazawa 21st Century Museum, ,one of the most beautiful museums in all Japan.Also on the bill, the redoubtable Lawrence English (Australia) paired up with filmmaker Takashi Makino. DJ Susumu Kakuda starts the evening off.

Y2000 regular ¥1000 for under 25 yrs)
25歳以下は1,000円）

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa
1-2-1 Hirosaka, Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, 920-8509
〒９２０−８５０９石川県金沢市広坂１丁目２番１号
+81 80-4259-5823
Map (English) at here
Map (Japanese) here
windowofacloudyday@gmail.com
WEB: https://sites.google.com/view/room40kanazawa
WEB: https://www.kanazawa21.jp/event/#general

May 9 Niigata JP Yoshihara Photo Studio Carl Stone / Asuna Tour

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Saturday Open 17h30 Start 18h00
開場17:30／開演18:00 May 9 2026
Carl Stone and Asuna celebrate their new release on the Room40 label with a performance in Niigata, under the auspices of the Experimental Rooms project, co-presented by Yoshihara Photo Studio. Also on the evening will be two exciting collaborations. One is between musician Lawrence English and filmmaker Takashi Makino, the other is the father/son collaboration of shakuhachi player Reishuzan Fukushima + media artist Satoshi Fukushima. Pop-up Coffee by Sankaku Frasco. It’s going to be a great night!

Artists:

Reserved:¥4000 / Same Day:¥4500 / Living Outside Niigata Prefecture: ¥3500 / High school students and under: free
予約4000円／当日4500円／県外3500円／高校生以下無料

Buy Tickets Online

Yoshihara Photo Studio
吉原写真館
2-6-22 Otemachi, Shibata Niigata Prefecture
新潟県新発田市大手町2-6-22
+81-254-22-2056
Map (English) at here
info@experimentalrooms.com
WEB: http://experimentalrooms.com/events/51.html

May 16 Soto Carl Stone / Asuna Tour

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Saturday open 17h00 start 17h30 May 16 2026
Carl and Asuna celebrate their new release on the Room40 label with their debut concert in Kyoto.

17:00- OPEN
17:30- 空閑現代／Kukangendai
18:35- Carl Stone + ASUNA

Artists:

Soto
18, Shishigatani Honeninnishimachi, Sakyo-ku Kyoto-shi,
Kyoto, 606-842
〒606-8427
京都市左京区鹿ケ谷法然院西町1881-(0)90-7875-0018
Map (English) at here
Map (Japanese) here
info@soto-kyoto.jp

May 17 Tokyo ftarri Carl Stone / Asuna Tour

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Sunday open 19h30 start 20h00 May 17 2026
Carl and Asuna celebrate their new release on the Room40 label with their debut concert in Tokyo.

Artists:

pre-reserved: ¥3000 no reservation:¥3500

to reserve：info@ftarri.com (please write your name, number of people in your party, plus phone number)

ftarri
Okuno Bldg B1F 1-4-11 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo
東京都文京区本郷1-4-11 岡野ビル地下一階
Map (English) at here
Map (Japanese) here
info@ftarri.com
WEB: https://www.ftarri.com/suidobashi/index-e.html
WEB: https://www.ftarri.com/suidobashi/index.html

May 24 Tokyo POLARIStokyo Carl Stone × Chihei Hatakeyama duo

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Sunday open 19h00 start 1930
開場 19h00 開演 1930 May 24 2026
Carl joins forces with Chihei Hatakeyama (畠山地平), for an evening of duo collaboration. Hatakeyama is a master of composition in slowly evolving textures of sublime sensuality and deep quality, with more than 70 album releases to his credit. While both artists have followed each others work over the years, this event at Polaris will be their first full collaboration. Do not miss!

Artists:

Advance: ¥3500, Same Day: ¥3500
前売¥3,500 当日¥4,000 +1DRINK¥700
+ I drink

Buy Tickets Online

POLARIStokyo
Minato-ku Minami Aoyama 6-2-10 B2F
港区南青山６丁目２−１０ バックボーンハウス B2F
Map (Japanese) here
WEB: https://polaristokyo.com/schedule/20260524
WEB: https://polaristokyo.com/
IG: #polaris_tokyo

THE PRESS SPEAKS!

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1. Electronic Music from 1972-2022 (50th Anniversary Release)

The Wire: Described this retrospective as being “filled with irony, misdirection and enchanting mischief,” noting that the best way to listen is to “delight in the sheer charm.”

Obladada: Called it a “staggering” overview of his career, specifically highlighting that even his teenage compositions are “nothing short of staggering” and “knock you sideways from pure dazzling creativity.”

2. Himalaya (2019)

The Wire (Best of 2019, #14): Remarked that “the world’s pop music has become putty in Stone’s hands,” and that each piece feels like it could “reassemble its particles infinitely.”

Artforum: Ranked it at #5 on their “Best Music of 2019” list.

3. Baroo (2019)

Pitchfork: Included it in the “Best Experimental Albums of 2019,” describing the listening experience as “like a vivid and recurrent memory of somewhere you have never been, or an everyday experience suddenly made inexplicable and strange.”

Relix: Described the album as “hypercaffeinated” and “music that can hit your ear holes like a DMT flash,” praising Stone’s “speed-racer loops.”

4. Stolen Car (2020)

Brainwashed: Called the album a “gleefully deranged place to be,” describing the track “Pasjoli” as sounding like “an Egyptian disco album being pulled apart by a black hole in the middle of an ’80s hip hop block party.”

The Wire: Named it one of the “Top 50 Albums of 2020.”

5. Mom’s (1991)

All Music Guide: Hailed the album as Stone’s “masterpiece,” specifically describing the title track as a “jubilant, kinetic symphony of ecstatic international samples” that feels like “several hours of travel shows in 11 minutes.”

NEW CARL STONE REMIX for “8 Automated Works”, the first full release by Componium Ensemble (Visible Cloaks) out Oct 17 2025

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Coming October 17th, “8 Automated Works”, the first full release by Componium Ensemble, an “indeterminate chamber music” ensemble helmed by Spencer Doran of Visible Cloaks, featuring a special CARL STONE remix available only in the CD version. .

More information and to order:

emrecords.bandcamp.com

https://emrecords.shop-pro.jp/?pid=187793310

New Release: CARL STONE and KEN IKEDA Live in Tokyo

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ARTIST : CARL STONE and KEN IKEDA
TITLE : Oaken Tides
LABEL : mykesrhiza
FORMAT : CASSETTE (Includes download code）

Side A AUGUST　38’46”
Side B JANUARY 33’46”
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Pre-orders and previews are available at capricious records, to which mykesrhiza belongs.

To Order go to:
http://capricious-records.com/?pid=186944466

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The powerful old oak tree symbolizes ancient wisdom and a deep connection with nature, while the tidal currents evoke not only the ebb and flow of the tide but also the ebb and flow of time and emotions, which can be gentle or violent.

CARL STONE and KEN IKEDA
The duo show recordings by STONE and IKEDA at KNOCK Koenji in Tokyo Japan on 20 January 2024 and 17 August 2024 were mixed and mastered by Carl Stone himself, and the sound was finally mastered by Mr Isao Kumano, a representative of Phonon|, an audio equipment manufacturer known for its high quality headphones.