Yasunao Tone, an influential figure in the avant-garde music scene and a cornerstone of the Fluxus movement, died on May 12 in New York at the age of 90. He co-founded Group Ongaku and Team Random in Tokyo, then moved to New York to expand his glitch music and multimedia practices. Tone's innovative approach to music and art, including his anti-music philosophy and work with scratched CDs, paved the way for future electronic artists, continuing his legacy with recent works that encompassed artificial intelligence.
Tone's work with scratched CDs in the mid-1980s drew attention beyond art circles, using glitches and electronic manipulation to undermine the precision of digital media.
Tone specialized in dadaist and surrealist literature at Tokyo's Chiba University, playing saxophone in experimental bands and co-founding Group Ongaku.
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