Xyh Tamura
Transdisciplinary Art-Music-Writing-Research
Xyh Tamura does transdisciplinary art, performance, and research working across music, writing, art, and interaction, exploring intermedia poetics, posthumanities, and the intersections of science, technology, culture, and globalization. They hold a degree in Physics (Theoretical subgroup) from the University of the Philippines Diliman and are currently pursuing a Master’s in Creative Writing (Poetry).
Xyh’s current practice involves experimental songwriting, electronic literature, videopoetry, and conceptual art, incorporating science, digital environments, and multimodal experiences from an intersectional Filipino (Ilonggo) and Japanese perspective. They are developing post-MIDI solutions to support non-standard tuning systems in music and have created web-based applications for digital image manipulation and audio visualization. Xyh also does research in philosophy and social development, composes scores for film and video, produces, mixes, and masters music and audio, does graphic design, and is involved in makeup and fashion.
researcher, developer, translator, and facilitator
2025
social development research, discussion and awareness activitiesdeveloped the Istorya sang Bȧlatyagon or Affect Atlas: a participatory, arts-based, and geographic storytelling method
2025
three textual-visual drawings fusion of maps, diagrams, and manipulated photographs; poetry, prose, and asemic writing
2025→
intermedia poetic suite combining electronic literature, experimental music, web art, and multiple languagesincludes electronic and conceptual poetry; videopoetry with archival recordings; experimental songs, sound art, and conceptual performance; drawings and glitch art; science writing; text co-authored with GenAI
2025→
hybrid collection of experimental literature revolving around the metalloidsincludes New Weird and slipstream fiction; science writing; sci-fi horror; divinatory, kinetic, and prose poetry; non-fiction; and dark ambient music
researcher
2024→
collaboration with Bea Marianolive score
2024→
short film/videopoetry with live score performance & transmedial online project
researcher
2024
researcher, participant, and presenter
2024
A workshop on LLMs
2024→
academic paper lyric essay co-authored with GenAI
researcher, developer
2024
policy researchdeveloped the Makwela or Photostory Map: a geographical, participatory, and photovoice-driven storytelling method with an interactive map
documenter, researcher
2024
policy research
DJ, fashion designer, event coordinator, 3d mesh artist, graphic designer
2022→
streamer, video and audio editor, music composer, social media assets
2020→
actual play ttrpg group
music composer, sound designer, & sound recordist
2019
documentary
Asó nga Tin-awend credits built from melodic fragments of Ilonggo folksongs
2012-2018
experimental pop songs with IDM elements, using granular synthesis & total serialism
collaboration with MASMlead singer, music composer, producer, mixing & mastering, album artist
2015
synthpop/vaporpop EP
contributing author
2013
fiction
contributing author
2012
poetry
music composer & glass harp performer
2009
concert with audiovisual sectionsmusic composed from non-human nature sounds
2009
instrumental electronic musicbased on simple waveforms, Philippine gongs, and vertical composition