TIMEBEING
RITUAL TECHNOLOGY
TIMEBEING
ALBUM
A prehistoric tribe dances around the fire. Young revelers lose themselves on a packed dancefloor. Explorers fly a rocket toward another galaxy. In the TIMEBEING universe, these things are all connected. From the earliest days of humanity, people have strived to expand their reality beyond the limitations of the here and now—and have used technology to make it happen. Their methods and machines may have changed across the centuries, but the drive remains constant, vibrating through history and occupying a space where time loses all meaning. “The art of making music is the art of manipulating time,” says Uji. “I have had experiences where time shifts dramatically; sometimes it slows down to a halt, while moments seemingly become infinite. This is where the magic happens. This is when the fabric of what we call reality begins to show its seams.”
FROM THE VERY FIRST RITUAL AT THE VERY FIRST FIRE THAT BURNED
HUMANS HAVE BUILT TECHNOLOGY THAT RAISES THE MATERIAL TO THE LEVEL OF THE SPIRITUAL
RHYTHMIC NOTES AND WILD DANCES SPINNING US INTO FLIGHT
WITH THE DESTINATION OF ALTERED STATES
WAVES OF VIBRATION THAT CONNECT US TO THE CORE
OF THE VERY DEPTHS OF WHAT MAKES US HUMAN
STRINGING TOGETHER SPARKLING TIMELINES LIKE THE STRANDS OF A SPIDERWEB
WE ARE AN UNDERGROUND COLLECTIVE OF STORYTELLERS, CREATORS AND DREAMERS
WHO KNOW THERE IS MORE THAN WHAT WE SEE
WE HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE AND WE WILL BE HERE AGAIN
WE ARE BUILDING THE RITUAL TECHNOLOGY THAT TRANSCENDS TIME AND SPACE
IN MOVEMENT SOUND AND VISION
WE ARE AN EXPLOSION OF STARS SCATTERED ACROSS THE SKIES OF PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE
FEELING THE PULL OF THE MAGNETISM THAT CONNECTS US TOGETHER
WHILE KNOWING THE GRAVITY THAT HOLDS US IN PLACE IS ALL AN ILLUSION
CREATE YOUR OWN MYTHOLOGY
TIMEBEING MANIFESTO
FILM
An 8 part visual album directed by Jazmin Calcarami, as part of the multi-platform work TIMEBEING created by UJI.
Three characters, bound together across time, unlock their common fate through the technology of ritual. The story, a time-shifting tapestry of 3 interlinking narratives, serves as a companion to the 8 tracks that comprise TIMEBEING, Uji’s new conceptual album. We start with a young man undergoing a self-inflicted rite of passage, continuing with a woman’s journey into her own reflected reality, to a futuristic alchemical celebration that breaks Uji’s perception of reality. As the parallel stories unfold, the veil lifts between their interwoven fate, revealing their connection and ultimately allowing them to evolve, merge and illuminate.
The film stars Kanako Hongo as Asuka, Gerardo Melo as Gen, Mariela Puyol as Niax, and Uji as himself.
TIMEBEING
SHOW
APRIL 2022 // ARTLAB - BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
70 minute experiential and immersive IRL event. Through the combination of sound, lighting, animation, smell, dance and performance each participant will go through an intense experience reminding them of the nature of humanity and the potency of ritual technology.
This will be like no other Uji show, it is thought of in more theatrical terms, with precise cues where dance, lighting, video, multiple wardrobes will take the audience through a ritual in disguise.
Creative Director - Andrea Giusti
TIMEBEING
WATCH
ALBUM CREDITS
All tracks composed, produced and recorded by Uji except track 04 Uji & Nyahruach
Singer - Nyaruach (CH 4)
Singer - Kristine Barrett (CH 8)
Singer - Zola Dubnikova (CH 6)
Mixing Engineer - Andres Oddone
Mastering - Mike Grinser at Manmade Mastering
FILM CREDITS
Original idea and Music by Uji
Directed by Jazmín Calcarami
Gerardo Merlo as Gen
Kanako Ognoh as Asuka
Mariela Puyol as Niax
Uji as himself
Cover photo - Luis Sens
Graphic design - Pia Alive
Artist Manager - Allie Silver
Label - ZZK Records
Album Label Manager - Grant Dull
Art Director - Sofia Suaya
Director of Photography - Alfonso Vázquez
Choreographer - Juan Onofri Barbato
Camera Operator - Azul Rossetti
Styling - Julieta López acosta
1st AD - Miguel Angel Vazquez
Key Hair & Makeup Stylist - Pola Amengual & Joaquin Vega
Caro 3D Animation - Mariano Basti
Editor - Cami Crespo
Editor CH 3&8 - Geronimo Lagos Aguero
Editor CH 7 - Lucas Fossanti
Color - Daniela Medina Silva
Production Coordinator - María A. Blanco
Chief of Production - Federico Ricaldoni
BTS Photographer - Paula Menga
Graphic Design - Leandro Ibarra, Macarena Fatne
Script - Uji Script
Co-writer - Mariano Gorostiaga
Script Co-writer - Jazmin Calcarami
1st Assist - Julián Andrés Calichio
1st Assist - Tobías Ignacio Tosco Galloni (CH 1)
2nd AD - Maria Angeles Elias
Drone Operator - Azul Rossetti
AD Intern - Serena Rosa Cruz Calcarami
Crane Operator - Nelson Stratta
Crane Assist - Leandro Pellegrini
Crane Operator - Gastón Ariel Castaño
ELT - Ezequiel Calafell
ELT - Edgar Yesid Leal Godoy
ELT - Dolores Garay Gisela
ELT - Juan Francisco Pedriel
ELT - Ernesto Portela
Gaffer - Pablo Brizuela
Gaffer - Yeyo Leal (CH 5)
Grip - Emilio Razzetto
Grip Assist - Juan Braian Castette
VFX - Azul Rossetti
Super 8 Footage - Manuel de la Rua (CH 5)
Concept Script Creative Advisor - Madre Tierra
Script Creative Advisor - Dorzong
Secondary Characters (CH 5)
Supp Actriz - Satira la Castrada
Supp Actor - Luciano Javier Zabaletta
Supp Actor - Nazareno Misael Avino
Supp Actress - Giuliana Marenoni
Supp Actress - Melany Angelina vilchez
Supp Actress - Yailin Channel Montero
Supp Actress - Macarena Gutiérrez Zaldívar
Supp Actor Super 8 Footage - Aristoteles De la Rua
Dancers (CH 2)
Supp Dancer - Juliana Oubel
Supp Dancer - Gisela Cecilia Baiardo
Supp Dancer - María Cecilia Bazán
Supp Dancer - Casandra Ayelen Velázquez
Supp Dancer - Manuela Suarez Poch
Supp Dancer - Ailin Sofia Barsanti
Supp Dancer - Florencia Tamara Ciucci
Asist Choreographer - María Cecilia Bazán (CH 1)
Costume Design - La Negra (CH 2&4&7)
1st Costume Assist - Octavio Pedro Alejandro Ferrero
2nd Costume Assist - Julieta Laura sarraf
Cymatics - Juan Pablo Francolini (CH 2&8)
Shibari Specialist "Soguita" - Rocio Pilar Mendez Brisighelli (CH 1)
Art Assist - Babun Feroz
Art Assist - Felix Busso
Art assist - Meduza Summer
Art Assist - Agustin Villarroel (CH 2)
Prop Master - Mariano Alberto Abelenda
Prop Master and Assistant - Martin Alejandro Pozzi (CH 2&6)
Prop Master - Julián Ángel Spagnol
Prop Master - Christian Pastrian “Momo” (CH 4&6)
Set Design - Jazmin Calcarami & Sofi Suaya (CH 4&6 )
Body Art NIAX design - Jazmin Calcarami (CH 4)
3D Printing - Gisela Kraisman
Tattoo design - Natalio Gomez Piro
Jewelry Design Niax - Sofia Suaya (CH 4)
Special Effects Make-up - Armando Minino (CH 4)
1st Hair & Makeup Assist - Agustina Quiroga
H&M Assist - Lena Galli (CH 2&4&7)
H&M Assist - Agustina visser (CH 5)
H&M Assist - Giuliana inverga (CH 2)
H&M Intern - Martina Sofía Pucheta (CH 4)
H&M Intern - Morena Muzzi (CH 4&7)
H&M Intern - Priscila Rosenstein (CH 5)
Hair Assist - Galo Nicolas Sanchez Sapaia (CH 2&5)
1st AP - Jimena Gonzalez
Production Assist - Santiago García Sánchez
Production Assist - Camila Lucia Zuelgaray
Production Assist - Joaquín María Gutierrez Galvan
Production Assist - Juan Ángel Lorca
Production Assist - Lorena V. Sosa Acosta
Production Assist - María Mozzi
SHOW CREDITS
Creative Director - Andrea Giusti
Stage Design - Andrea Giusti
Workshop Team - Jackie Janes + Mara Pelle Delgadillo + Valentina Mansilla Derqui, Taller 793
Wardrobe - Mara Pelle Delgadillo, La Negra
3D Animation - Mariano Basti + Juan Schor
VJ - Mariela Bond
Dancer - Mariela Puyol
Lighting Design - Dai Detzel
Production - Marinha Villalobos
Graphic Design - Camila de la Puente