had a blast playing with the good ship @sympathetic.stringband last nite w/ the most excellent @ethanwolsen !! Look for new recordings by these incredible artists coming at’cha soon!!

Coming Soon!!

“If you tune into the simpatico give and take of these exchanges, there’s a lot to love,” writes Bill Meyer. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/7948571... @medusaeditions.bsky.social

Much love, 🙏 & appreciation to everyone who rolled with us on this absolutely stunning Sunday afternoon in September! To those who missed us, we’ll be back for more fun in October. So until then, take care of each other! Thank you Sarah Greene & Tranzac Club!!

Today at Tranzac, 2:30-4:30pm!!

Two Weeks!!

COMING S👀N!!

Thanks to everyone who rolled w/ us this afternoon @Tranzac!!

2:30:4:30pm!!

rec of the day: AYAL SENIOR & JEFF FUCCILLO "from 5pm to 5am" (CAN Medusa Editions LP) brilliant, relaxed, spaced gtr duets from this veteran pair of string-form-extenders. and at this moment of all moments it behooves we americans to send some love to canada! ayalsenior.bandcamp.com/album/from-5...

Ayal Senior & Friends returns in August w/ the great Kurt Newman, Greydini, Nick Flanagan & more!!#tranzac #sundaymusicmatinee #comedy #laffs #ayalseniorandfriends #kurtnewman #nickflanagan #azoreanhoods #gredini #freakdini #august #summer #shows #pals #rangelife #azoreanhoods

got that Union Pole Tapes on LOCK

Ayal Senior - ‘Horizons - 4 Phases of Night, HND-YYZ’, 7.23.24, The Sky

私の心はいっぱいです!! Much 🤍🙏 to all who rolled w/ us at last tour stop at Nanahari in Tokyo! May all beings feel such love, harmony & peace that the music of collaboration & friendship brings. Thank you Nanahari & Hideyaki! 🤍🙏🪴Jeff Fuccillo & Union Pole for facilitation with love! 来年の夏に会いましょう!! みんな大好き!!

hey gang, next time you’re in Koenjiminami, make you drop-in to this 🍌🍌🍌’s record shop, you just might find a copy of ‘Az Yashir’ & some other joints you’ll never see anywhere else!! #beinrecords #psych #yen #bananas #azyashir #peace

The hands of Tetuzi Akiyama

The hands of Jessica Ackerley

sublime sets tonite from the breathtaking Jessica Ackerley & Tetuzi Akiyama, 2 of the world’s finest players, improvisors, composers & re-inventors of the guitar. Thank you Ftarri, Jessica & Tetuzi for a really special nite!! #ftarri #jessicackerley #tetuziakiyama #tokyo #improvisedmusic #peace

The hands of Mayuko Hino

with Mayuko Hino tonite!! the myth, the legend, the originator & soulful co-founder of C.C.C.C. (Cosmic Coincidence Control Centre). deeply honoured, thank you hako gallery & Mayuko!! 大変光栄です。ありがとうございます。!! #hakogallery #mayukohino #cccc #bliss #noise #powerelectronics #chaosisthecosmos #peace

with the Maestro, Otomo Yoshihide, whose music I encountered 17 years ago & changed my life forever. ありがとう、マエストロ!!

Otomo Yoshihide, Junji Hirose, Toshimaru Nakamura, 7.16.25, Live House, Tokyo

🙏, Yohei, Pianola & all who rolled w/ us last nite in Tokyo! ✨🤍 for blasting off w/ us ‘From 5pm to 5am!’ honoured to meet new friends & friendly faces across the world! #pianolarecords #jefffuccillo #ayalseniorandfriendsjapan #from5pmto5am #unionpole #medusaeditions #gtr #music #friends #peace

hey gang! new LP drop today! Jeff Fuccillo & I made a magic shruti box/gtr record & we’re playing an in-store this evening at the excellent Pianola Records at 8pm in Shimokitazawa! please join us!#pianolarecords #jefffuccillo #unionpole #ayalseniorandfriendsjapan #medusaeditions #instore #peace

Tokyo gang!! Come join us this Tues. eve. at pianola records for our new LP drop, ‘From 5pm to 5am’ w/ the great Jeff Fuccillo!! super-psyched to rip it up in Setagaya City! hope to see u there!! クランキーになろう!! #pianolarecords #jefffuccillo #ayalsenior #recordrelease #from5pmto5am #tour #tokyo #peace

hey Tokyo gang! you can now find copies of me & Jeff Fuccillo’s new LP, ‘From 5pm to 5am’, out next week, at the world famous Los Apson? records in Suginami City! Head there now, for a TRIP you won’t soon forget!! どうもありがとうございます!!

Tokyo!! Tonite! Let’s get crazy at Hako Gallery with my friends Jeff Fuccillo & Akio Jeimus! It’s gonna get Crunky!!

what an honour & privilege to share a stage & collaborate w/ the great Leo Takami tonite! Thank you to everyone who rolled w/ us, polaris, union pole & especially sensei!! much love, gratitude & appreciation!! 心から感謝します 🤍!! #polaris #leotakami #unionpole #ayalseniorandfriendsjapan #sensei #peace

Leo Takami soundcheck at Polaris! Come & join us!

hey gang!! ‘From 5pm to 5am’ Tokyo Nites summer tour show #3 continues w/ my friend Leo Takami, 貴水玲央 !! Solo & Duo sets tonite!! Please join us at 6:30pm!! #polaris #leotakami #ayalsenior #unionpole #nextdoor #meduseditions #tokyo #summer #tour #from5pmto5am #seen

hey tokyo gang! reunion show at Bar Fuzz Saturday Nite w/ the excellent Tetsu Mineta , Rob Noyes, & Aaron Guadamuz !! this ain’t no hotdog eating contest, so put down that mustard & come hang w/ us tommorow nite!! Nite #2 of the 5pm to 5am 🇯🇵 summer tour!!

I’ve had dreams of nights like this 💭どうもありがとう , 🙏 @tonyconradarchive , @tableoftheelements , @otooto.impro @unionpoletapes @tetuzi.akiyama 🃏& everyone who rolled w/ us last nite! ✨🍌🤍 #otooto #unionpole #tetuziakiyama #ayalsenior #tonyconrad #theflicker #tokyo #japan #from5pmto5am #seen #jeffbeck

hey Tokyo gang! u can now find copies of Jeff Fuccillo & I’s new LP, ‘From 5pm to 5am’ in the alternative section of @diskuniondsk in Shinjuku!! thank u #diskunion !! #shinjuku #tokyo #cratedigging #jefffuccillo #ayalsenior #unionpole #medusaeditions #records

Hey Tokyo gang!! Performing solo & duo with the great @tetuzi.akiyama to Tony Conrad’s neuron-splitting experimental film ‘The Flicker’, tommorow at the legendary OTOTO!! #tetuziakiyama #ayalseniorandfriendsjapan #unionpole #tonyconrad #theflicker #VU #tokyo #japan #psych

Hey Tokyo!! this thurs. nite, please join me & @tetuzi.akiyama for a special presentation of Tony Conrad’s infamous, neuro-splitting masterpiece, ‘The Flicker’ Nite #1 at the legendary #OTOOTO #tetuziakiyama #ayalseniorandfriendsjapan #tonyconrad #theflicker #unionpole

new Rick White LP, ‘Again,’ hot off the press from Blue Fog!!! #again #bluefog #out #there #psych #peace #rickwhite ✨🤍🍄!!!

7/6(sun) 神田ポラリスにて演奏します カナダ トロント在住のギタリストAyal Senior君のソロ 私のソロ そしてAyal君と私のデュオ という三部構成(各30分くらい)です 詳しくは↓ polaristokyo.com/schedule/202...

hey gang! super psyched to be back in 🇯🇵 next month for a bunch of shows & hangs w/ the excellent Union Pole Tapes! @leotakami.bsky.social & I are cooking up something nice! so please join us! can’t wait to see you there!! #unionpole #ayalseniorandfriendsjapan

also! Katharine Tessier ‘s water colours of these shows really capture the joy of collaborating, sharing a stage, creating art & music w/ friends, new faces & building community. I really love the way she has us all on stage together! Thank you Killowatt Kate!!

thanks to Tranzac Club & everyone who rolled w/ us on this lovely sunday afternoon! Joe Strutt will be your host next month as I’m away, excitedly to collaborate & play some music in 🇯🇵!! see you all back here in august for more songs, laffs & laid back times for a world gone mad!!

2:30-4:30pm today w/ the great Kurt Newman, Nick Flanagan, Jaz Tsui & Drew Smith!! All happening @Tranzac !! #musicandlaffs #tranzac #livemusic #ayalseniorandfriends #bestkeptsecret #chill

coming soon!!

hey gang, new LP w/ Jeff Fuccillo (Union Pole, Hochenkeit) recorded in Tokyo drops July 15! head over to ayalsenior.bandcamp.com/album/from-5... to hear the first song out today! ‘I Have a Website.’ #jefffuccillo #ayalsenior #medusaeditions #cookoff #duo #gtr #shrutibox

Much Love & congrats to my pal, Matthew ‘Doc’ Dunn on the MASSIVE beauty of his newest, LOVE RAIDERS!!! Grip that. ✨🤍🔥!!! cosmicrangerecords.bandcamp.com/album/love-rai…

Naoki Zushi’s, (Hallelujahs, Idiot O’Clock, Nagisa Ni Te, Hijokaidan, etc.) ‘IV’, (World of Echo, 2018) ✨💫🪐!!

hey gang! I’m gonna be playing some shows this summer in 🇯🇵 & I got to team up w/ my old pal Jacob Horwood at Private Press Printing in Toronto on this ILL summer tour t-shirt!! check out the deets over at my BC!! thank u Jacob & Finn!! ayalsenior.bandcamp.com/merch

w/ Yayoi Kusama & Infinity Mirrors at AGO ✨🤍

hey gang! this is coming up in two weeks! hope to see you there!