Sawako has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 7 episodes and was first played on 23 April 2021.

Sawako MAY 27, 1978 – MARCH 31, 2024

“I would like to create the 0.1-second sound which condenses all emotions in the universe. When I listen to it, maybe my mind and existence itself will collapse.”

It is with great shock and sadness that we say goodbye to our dearest Sawako Kato, who passed away quietly at her family home in Tokyo on March 31, 2024. Sawako liked to call herself a “sound sculptor” and always approached her music making from a dreamy space that floated…