"Conducting is no longer a mere method for an interpretation, but an actual part of the process of composition. Conduction is a means by which a conductor may compose, (re)orchestrate, (re)arrange and sculpt both notated and non-notated music. Using a vocabulary of signs and gestures, many within the general glossary of traditional conducting, the conductor may alter or initiate rhythm, melody, and harmony; develop form and structure; and instantaneously change articulation, phrasing, and meter. Conduction is a viable musical tool for the improvising ensemble."

—Butch Morris

Artists

Yukihiro Isso (nokan), Shonosuke Okura (ohtsuzumi), Makiko Sakurai (shomyo, music-box), Michihiro Sato (tugaru syamisen), Kizan Daiyoshi (shakuhachi), Yuji Katsui (violin), Haruna Miyake (piano), Asuka Kaneko (voice), Shuichi Chino (computer), Koichi Makigami (voice), Yoshihide Otomo (turntables, cd player), Kazutoki Umezu (bass clarinet), Sachiko Nagata (percussion), Motoharu Yoshizawa (electric bass), Kazuo Oono-Butoh (dance), Kouichi Tamano (Butoh dance), Dietmar Diesner (soprano sax), Peter Kowald (bass), Wolter Wierbos (trombone), Steve Beresford (piano), Hans Reichel (guitar), Tom Cora (cello), Han Bennink (drums), Catherine Jauniaux (voice), Ikue Mori (drum machines)