Osaka experimental duo Sarry draw influence from everything from Buddhist ritual music to krautrock. Ahead of their show on Monday, October 3 at the Bird, Alex Griffin caught up with vocalist Fujiyuki and Bassist 821.

For neophytes, how would you describe your music?
Our music is born from improvisation in our studio. We work from prototypes of our sessions to craft our tunes into more intentional compositions, which consistently evolve in our live performances. Our music takes a long time to develop, sometimes taking upwards of half a year before we settle into a more definite structure.

Sarry has an unconventional line-up; vocals and bass. Do you ever feel limited by this? What is your creative process like?
We adhere to performing with only two members, to us there seems to be no necessity for any more instruments in Sarry. On the other hand it seems logical to expand due to the diversity of the music, but we feel it would be hard to find another member that would work. But the restriction that we apply by limiting our members makes for an enjoyable creative challenge.

Have you collaborated with any other artists or groups?
We have yet to collaborate with any other groups, but we are interested. If an opportunity presents itself we would be keen to collaborate with more traditional artists from different countries.

There’s a sense of constant evolution, change and suspense in your music, like a narrative is unfolding. What role, if any, does storytelling and narrative play in how you compose?
While it seems our songs have the characteristics of a story, we have not consciously composed with this in mind. With all of our songs we consider the atmosphere most important, we hope that the listener will undergo feelings of intoxication, uplifting their consciousness beyond the thoughts of their everyday life. We think that if this is successful then the listener will create their own narrative in their minds, inspired by the song.

Are there any plans for some new recordings? Will your records be available at the shows you’re playing in Perth over the next week?
The songs we are performing on this tour are new compositions that we intend to record when we return to Japan. We have two previous albums and a cassette release that we will have available at our Australian shows.

Sarry play The Bird on Monday, October 3. Support comes from Predrag Delibasich, Brules Rules and Salamander. Tickets are $10 on the door.