"ULBU" means "innocence" in Polynesian language.

There used to be a vast continent near Indonesia called 'Sundaland', which connecting islands in Asia. It sunk under the sea in end of the glacial epoch. Some people lived there moved up north to China, Korea and Japan. Some of them went down south to the islands of Pacific Ocean including Polynesia. People scattered with myths and tales spread. When the fragments join together, an extensive map of our home country can be drawn, and imagination of the land of innocence emerged…

Takagi has been seeking for the roots of our arts and music in that map, he tries to touch on that old stream and bring it forward. His music and visuals can be a contemporary folk arts for us in Asia.

Embraced by his painting-like video visuals and music, the long lost human connection can eventually be found in resonance…

ULBU ; 無邪 ; innocence :（日語）;（韓語）;（印尼語）

聽說，五千年前在印尼附近曾經有一大片陸地叫做「太陽」。
在她永遠沉沒在太平洋之前，太陽的子民有些往北走，有些向南逃。
他們的足跡遍及整個亞洲，在無邊的土地植根。
儘管文化語言大不同，唯有黃皮膚黑頭髮為太陽的印記。
將失落的地圖重新拼湊，原來我們本是同根生。

高木 正勝，祖籍日本的音樂旅人。
用人類的共通語言：影像與音樂，重構沉沒的地圖，與我們一起返回無邪之境地。

TAKAGI Masakatsu is a visual artist and musician based in Kyoto, whose work knows no aesthetic borders. He collects inspiration from his travels, and visually interprets the personal response to his environment to create synchronized images to his music. He places a unique humanity in his works.

He produces music videos, as well as music for commercials and films. He has live performances and video installations at art spaces and festivals around the world. Takagi has collaborated with wide ranges of musicians and artists. He has toured with musician and remix artist David Sylvian, and has also created visuals for musicians like Cornelius (Japan), UA (Japan) and Sandy Lam (HK), etc. In 2006 he was named by Res magazine - one of ten emerging artists who will influence the worlds of film, video, design, music and media art in the upcoming year and beyond.

生於日本京都。是結合影像及音樂於一身的創作人。從個人在旅程中對環境的微密觀察及感受出發，將摘下的片段轉化成影像與音樂一體的創作。曾製作音樂錄像、電視廣告及電影，亦參與多個音樂節作表演，其錄像裝置作品亦於多個藝術空間及美術館展出。曾參與David Sylvian的世界巡迴演出，又為音樂人製作影像，包括有Cornelius (日本)、UA (日本) 及林憶蓮 (香港)等。2006年獲《Res》雜誌選為十位將影響世界的電影、錄像、設計、音樂及媒體藝術的新進藝術家之一。

www.takagimasakatsu.com

Takagi Masakatsu 高木 正勝
(video, composing, piano, vocal 錄像、作曲、鋼琴、人聲)

Takashi Matsudaira 松平 敬
(vocal 人聲, baritone)

Taguchi Haruka 田口 晴香
(vocal 人聲)

Jadranka Stojakovic
(vocal 人聲)

Naoko Sato 佐藤 直子
(percussion 敲擊)

Kim Tak Building
儉德大廈

Kim Tak Building is situated in the busiest road in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
In the building, the 4 of them imagine the deepest forest and the darkest footpath in the wood. They are immersed in the fantasies of tales, they can hear the echo from afar, and they breathe the coolest air from the past.

儉德大廈，座落於香港九龍其中一個最繁囂的地段。
他們一行四人，埋首於大廈裡，想像著森林和原野的童話世界，藏身於故事裡的夢幻，各自在森林的角落呼吸著冰冷的死亡空氣，細聽著大廈傳來的迴音。大廈以外的一切一切，彷彿都已無關。
因此，他們為樂隊命名為「儉德大廈」。

www.kimtak.hk
www.kimtak.hk/blog
www.myspace.com/kimtak