Ikue Mori
Ikue Mori
Ikue Mori, also known as Ikue Ile, is a drummer, composer, and graphic designer...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionMusician
CountryJapan
dark mind sides
I'm interested in stories and the dark side of peoples' minds.
years practice five
So now I don't have time to practice drums. It's been five years since I've touched the drums.
book inspiration ideas
The way I create music is maybe like a painting, to compose in a more visual way. Basically it's the music that I want to hear- that's my inspiration and bottom line. I just try to get ideas from books, movies, paintings.
rocks long band
I was playing in other rock bands. Any of those bands didn't last long.
momentum improvising
Improvising things is always changing. A lot of momentum.
artists chamber grant next work
I just got a grant from the artists space, Roulette. It's for chamber music, electronics and percussion. That's going to be my work for next year.
beat dna fast metal music rock songs
DNA wasn't as beat orientated as other bands. It's more like thrash metal music than rock music- it was very fast and the songs were very short.
influence late listened music rock
I started listened to music in the late '60s- it was all rock music. Jimi Hendrix, the Doors. They didn't really influence me, I just listened to it.
drumming influence primitive
It's a very primitive way of drumming like the way you play with big sticks: this is called taiko. That was a big influence on me.