Allerseelen: Otohime. Geräuschprinzessin. Dunkelgrau.

Allerseelen: Otohime. Geräuschprinzessin. Dunkelgrau. Klangkapsel 013. “Inside Klangkapsel / Sound Capsule 013 you will find yourself in a land full of extremes named Japan. The name of the recording is: Geräuschprinzessin. Dunkelgrau / Sound Princess. Dark Grey. A well-known Japanese enterprise invited numerous industrial musicians, minimalist composers, noise (Japanoise, Japanoizu) artists and sound designers to create special soundtracks for the Otohime, the Sound Princess or Geräuschprinzessin. This is something completely unknown in most countries. Yet, contemporary Japan seems to be full of these hidden princesses. Otohime is an acoustic background, a wall of sound for toilets in public and private places. Especially Japanese women try to avoid at all costs that other women or men m