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Etsuko Yakushimaru Artist, musician, producer, lyricist, composer, arranger, vocalist. Broadly active, from pop music to experimental music and art. Consistently independent in her wide-ranging activities, which also include drawing, installation art, media art, poetry and other literature, and recitation. Producing numerous projects and artists, including her band, Soutaiseiriron. While appearing on the music charts with many hit songs, she has also created a project that involved the use of satellite and biological data and biotechnology, a song-generating robot powered by artificial intelligence and her own voice, an independently-developed VR system, original electronic musical instrument. Major recent activities include exhibition at Mori Art Museum, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, KENPOKU ART 2016, Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM]. Her “Tensei Jingle” and “Flying Tentacles” albums, both released in 2016, received praise from figures including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jeff Mills, Fennesz, Penguin Cafe, Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Toh EnJoe.