CCBT is marking its relocation and reopening with the launch of Sound Atlas. The first iteration of the project is co-curated with music artist Komatsu Kazumichi and inspired by infrasound, which exists at a frequency below the human hearing range. At its essence, sound is acoustic resonance, leakage, and transmission. Sound Atlas #1: Sounds from the Pole is an exploration of that essence through interdisciplinary collaborations, including live music, performances, DJ sets, installations, and talks, which open up the space and site to expand the possibilities of sound.
※ Full lineup, program details, timetable, and other information will be announced at a later date.
ーObserve the sound of Antarctic glaciers collapsing here in Tokyo
Wind, smells, and sounds are part of the commons, invisible yet irrefutably present, and (by necessity) shared by all. The moment they are emitted, they spread out in any direction, spilling across boundaries. We try to control them, but even now, sounds imperceptible to the human ear may be blaring.
At music events, the qualities of these sounds are often set aside, and the space partitioned and closed off. However, this event returns to the original essence of sound, opening up the space and venue to open up sound itself. The endeavor engages with a wide range of approaches and collaborators, including talks, performances, DJ sets, and live music.
To spur the imagination and expand the horizons of sound, things happening faraway affect you today.
To commemorate its relocation and reopening, CCBT is holding its first-ever music event. Since opening in 2022, sound has always been at the core of CCBT’s creative activities, which reference and utilize ideas and approaches from art and technology. However, there were numerous challenges related to the facilities and conditions that prevented CCBT from engaging fully in sound-related experimentation and production.
While some of these challenges remain unresolved, CCBT has turned those disadvantages into a strength on the occasion of its reopening to launch Sound Atlas, a project that defies conventional frameworks and reinterprets the essence of sound itself. The first iteration, Sound Atlas #1: Sounds from the Pole, is co-curated with musician Komatsu Kazumichi.
The project is inspired by infrasound, which is sound at a frequency below the range of human hearing. Long the subject of basic research in the field of geophysics, infrasound is generated by large-scale physical phenomena, and so is thought to serve as a valuable tool for monitoring the planet’s environmental changes and provide information for future disaster prevention. For example, glacier collapse in Antarctica causes massive air pressure changes, generating measurable infrasound waves. Because infrasound travels long distances through the atmosphere, the sound of a volcanic eruption in Tonga, for instance, can be detected eight thousand kilometers away in Japan. This means that inaudible sounds from the polar regions are even now thunderously reverberating in the environment, across cities and borders.
Imagine invisible sounds from far away, inaudible sounds beyond your perception.
Starting with that act of imagination, this event explores the true nature of acoustic resonance, leakage, and transmission through interdisciplinary collaboration and overlap, including live performances, installations, and talks, and so opening up whole new possibilities for sound. Experience it at CCBT.
Co-curation
Komatsu Kazumichi (Composer, Visual artist, DJ)
Performing and Participating Artists
Araki Masamitsu (Artist, Musician, Sound Designer), GRAYCODE, jiiiiin (Artist), Doi Itsuki (Musician, complex systems researcher, Senior Researcher, Alternative Machine Inc.), Nishikawa Yasuhiro (Specially Appointed Lecturer, Osaka Kyoiku University), Niwa Ryusuke (Prius Missile) (Musician, Artist), Phew (Musician), etc.
Outline
Sound Atlas #1: Sounds from the Pole
Date & Time: Saturday, December 13, 2025, 4:00 p.m.–22:00 p.m. (Open 3:30 p.m.)
Venue: Spiral Hall (Spiral 3F, 5-6-23 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Tickets: ¥1500 (Reservation required, available on a first come, first served basis)
Reservation method: Apply through the Peatix form
Reservation Period: Thursday, November 13, 2025, 14:00~
※ Full lineup, program details, timetable, and other information will be announced at a later date.
Important Notes
・In principle, we do not accept cancellations or refunds of tickets after they have been purchased.
・This event will be held until 10:00 p.m. Visitors 16 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian after 9 p.m. Visitors 18 and under must have parental consent before applying.
・If you require special assistance, please indicate so on the application form.
・Photography and video recording will take place during the performances, and audience members may appear in the footage. The recorded content will be used for documentation and promotional activities by the organizers. It may also be featured on official online platforms, social media, and external media such as newspapers, TV, and magazines.
Access
Spiral Hall (Spiral 3F, 5-6-23 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Omote-sando Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza, Hanzomon and Chiyoda lines) B1 Exit, 1 minutes’ walk from B3 Exit.
Credits
Co-curation: Komatsu Kazumichi
Performing Scenography: Araki Masamitsu
Technical Direction: Murakawa Ryuji (arsaffix)
Stage Manager: Ota Kazushi
Sound technician: Nancy
Light technician: Takada Masayoshi (Ryu Co., Ltd.)
Production: Hayashi Keiichi, Hara Izumi (CCBT), Shunpei Inada (CCBT), Iwanaka Kanako
Technical staff: Ito Takayuki (CCBT), Sen van der Heide (CCBT)
Planning & Development: Shimada Mei (CCBT)
Sound Atlas
This original CCBT project re-examines the coordinates of sound. By capturing and reconfiguring the invisible world of sound in multiple dimensions, Sound Atlas aims to draw a whole new acoustic map. Along with expanding the possibilities of acoustic expression, the project connects a wide range of people through sound to explore the future of sound together.
