Bajune Tobeta presents: After the Silence (feat. Christian Fennesz)
Tokyo’s Bajune Tobeta taps Christian Fennesz on "“"After the Silence", a textually serene track that explores their deep connection via their mutual collaborator Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Anechoic is the upcoming release from Tokyo-based composer, producer, and acoustic researcher Bajune Tobeta. It will be released August 14, 2026 via CROIX Co., Ltd. / electric sheep. The record explores the space between sound and silence, drawing from contemporary classical composition, lo-fi electronics, and piano to create a work that feels both intimate and vast.
Anechoic takes its title and opening track from the concept of the anechoic chamber, a room engineered to absorb all reflections of sound. Tobeta, who studied under Ryuichi Sakamoto and has spent three decades researching the relationship between sound and human consciousness, translated this concept into music: a fusion of orchestral instrumentation and electronics that renders silence itself as a compositional element.
The centerpiece of Anechoic is "After the Silence," a collaboration with Austrian electronic artist Christian Fennesz. Tobeta and Fennesz share a deep connection through their respective work with Sakamoto, and this track marks their first recorded collaboration, bridging Tokyo and Vienna.
On the track, Tobeta shares: "Christian and I both studied and worked with Ryuichi Sakamoto, but we had never recorded together until this track. We worked between Tokyo and Vienna, sending sounds back and forth. The title refers to what comes after the silence that Sakamoto left behind."
Anechoic is the upcoming release from Tokyo-based composer, producer, and acoustic researcher Bajune Tobeta. It will be released August 14, 2026 via CROIX Co., Ltd. / electric sheep. The record explores the space between sound and silence, drawing from contemporary classical composition, lo-fi electronics, and piano to create a work that feels both intimate and vast.
Anechoic takes its title and opening track from the concept of the anechoic chamber, a room engineered to absorb all reflections of sound. Tobeta, who studied under Ryuichi Sakamoto and has spent three decades researching the relationship between sound and human consciousness, translated this concept into music: a fusion of orchestral instrumentation and electronics that renders silence itself as a compositional element.
The centerpiece of Anechoic is "After the Silence," a collaboration with Austrian electronic artist Christian Fennesz. Tobeta and Fennesz share a deep connection through their respective work with Sakamoto, and this track marks their first recorded collaboration, bridging Tokyo and Vienna.
On the track, Tobeta shares: "Christian and I both studied and worked with Ryuichi Sakamoto, but we had never recorded together until this track. We worked between Tokyo and Vienna, sending sounds back and forth. The title refers to what comes after the silence that Sakamoto left behind."
Remember: EP 'Anechoic' arriving August 14
