saxxxrum (Ft. Patrick Shiroishi)
Black-and-white abstract artwork by Joe Gilmore for “saxxxrum (ft. Patrick Shiroishi)” by Kikù Hibino and Merzbow.
dB.XYZ
dB.XYZ — first single from Rococo ∞ Echomatter (with Merzbow).
The title comes from imagining loudness (dB) occupying spatial coordinates (XYZ): a space of extreme noise without body or presence. The track explores what happens when a voice enters this space — an experiment that revealed the logic of the entire album.
Available now via album pre-order.
Kikù Hibino on the Curious Nature of Noise Music, Working with Merzbow and Learning from His Hair Stylist
Noise can swallow you. Noise can destroy you. And, at the same time, harsh noise can soothe you. It can manifest love and connect people, the way it connected legendary noise magician Merzbow and Kikù Hibino, a Chicago-based sound artist and the director of Signal Noise, an independent platform for avant-garde sound and video art.
db.XYZ, the first single from their upcoming collaborative album, caught our attention from the first seconds. Why and how? Read our interview with Kikù Hibino and learn.
Carrier / Closing Performance by Kikù Hibino
Kikù Hibino is a participating artist in Carrier, curated by Bosco Bae and John Neff at Co-Prosperity, Chicago (2026). The exhibition concludes with a closing sound performance responding to Gregory Bae’s scroll-based work.
March 13, 2026; Friday
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