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Irony-Covered Hearts and Frenetic Hypercuriosity: The Multimedia Work of Yuri Umemoto

After growing up in Tokyo, attending a catholic school, and studying classical music at the conservatory, the multifaceted, hypersocial, hyperactive Yuri Umemoto [@yuri_umemoto] made his way into the global music underground. Playing with bands like Felicity J Lord [@felicityj.lord], planning collabs with experimental digicore collective NOVAGANG [@xnovagang] member prblm [@port_au_prblm], or Italian experimental producer edeF. [@edef_], while still being tapped into the classical world by composing operas and string pieces, he says “I’m a fuckboy.” “I fuck musically with everyone—with people from every genre and every world. I want to fuck with everyone.”

In his compositional practices, Yuri combines elements of classical music with anime or internet culture, being strongly inspired by his Christian upbringing, Japanese pop culture, and fashion. There is almost always a female, very stylized voice speaking—as it seems, representatively for Yuri. She talks about his parents who broke up when he was small; how his girlfriend is so different from him; and about his plans and worries. As funny as the music seems on first listen, there is a lot of thought—and at times a lot of sadness—behind it. He uses irony to veil his inner self, “his romantic heart.” Fears of loneliness and intimate pondering about his family or his friends add another layer, making his music appear more rigid and objective.

Right now, Yuri is spending most of his time in the Uffizi rooms of Schloss Solitude, composing new classical pieces, preparing his next DJ set, reading books about irony and photography, chatting a lot with friends online, cooking pasta, and eating Mozartkugeln.

We met up with Yuri at his current residential castle and talked about essentialism, PC Music, wealth, and what it means to be a cultural fuckboy. Parts of these conversations have been edited, combined with text messages, into a full interview that you can read on sabukaru’s [@sabukaru.online] website. A link to the full interview is in their bio.

Words by @opernbauer
Images by: @johannabommer

Irony-Covered Hearts and Frenetic Hypercuriosity: The Multimedia Work of Yuri Umemoto

After growing up in Tokyo, attending a catholic school, and studying classical music at the conservatory, the multifaceted, hypersocial, hyperactive Yuri Umemoto [@yuri_umemoto] made his way into the global music underground. Playing with bands like Felicity J Lord [@felicityj.lord], planning collabs with experimental digicore collective NOVAGANG [@xnovagang] member prblm [@port_au_prblm], or Italian experimental producer edeF. [@edef_], while still being tapped into the classical world by composing operas and string pieces, he says “I’m a fuckboy.” “I fuck musically with everyone—with people from every genre and every world. I want to fuck with everyone.”

In his compositional practices, Yuri combines elements of classical music with anime or internet culture, being strongly inspired by his Christian upbringing, Japanese pop culture, and fashion. There is almost always a female, very stylized voice speaking—as it seems, representatively for Yuri. She talks about his parents who broke up when he was small; how his girlfriend is so different from him; and about his plans and worries. As funny as the music seems on first listen, there is a lot of thought—and at times a lot of sadness—behind it. He uses irony to veil his inner self, “his romantic heart.” Fears of loneliness and intimate pondering about his family or his friends add another layer, making his music appear more rigid and objective.

Right now, Yuri is spending most of his time in the Uffizi rooms of Schloss Solitude, composing new classical pieces, preparing his next DJ set, reading books about irony and photography, chatting a lot with friends online, cooking pasta, and eating Mozartkugeln.

We met up with Yuri at his current residential castle and talked about essentialism, PC Music, wealth, and what it means to be a cultural fuckboy. Parts of these conversations have been edited, combined with text messages, into a full interview that you can read on sabukaru’s [@sabukaru.online] website. A link to the full interview is in their bio.

Words by @opernbauer
Images by: @johannabommer

Irony-Covered Hearts and Frenetic Hypercuriosity: The Multimedia Work of Yuri Umemoto

After growing up in Tokyo, attending a catholic school, and studying classical music at the conservatory, the multifaceted, hypersocial, hyperactive Yuri Umemoto [@yuri_umemoto] made his way into the global music underground. Playing with bands like Felicity J Lord [@felicityj.lord], planning collabs with experimental digicore collective NOVAGANG [@xnovagang] member prblm [@port_au_prblm], or Italian experimental producer edeF. [@edef_], while still being tapped into the classical world by composing operas and string pieces, he says “I’m a fuckboy.” “I fuck musically with everyone—with people from every genre and every world. I want to fuck with everyone.”

In his compositional practices, Yuri combines elements of classical music with anime or internet culture, being strongly inspired by his Christian upbringing, Japanese pop culture, and fashion. There is almost always a female, very stylized voice speaking—as it seems, representatively for Yuri. She talks about his parents who broke up when he was small; how his girlfriend is so different from him; and about his plans and worries. As funny as the music seems on first listen, there is a lot of thought—and at times a lot of sadness—behind it. He uses irony to veil his inner self, “his romantic heart.” Fears of loneliness and intimate pondering about his family or his friends add another layer, making his music appear more rigid and objective.

Right now, Yuri is spending most of his time in the Uffizi rooms of Schloss Solitude, composing new classical pieces, preparing his next DJ set, reading books about irony and photography, chatting a lot with friends online, cooking pasta, and eating Mozartkugeln.

We met up with Yuri at his current residential castle and talked about essentialism, PC Music, wealth, and what it means to be a cultural fuckboy. Parts of these conversations have been edited, combined with text messages, into a full interview that you can read on sabukaru’s [@sabukaru.online] website. A link to the full interview is in their bio.

Words by @opernbauer
Images by: @johannabommer

Irony-Covered Hearts and Frenetic Hypercuriosity: The Multimedia Work of Yuri Umemoto

After growing up in Tokyo, attending a catholic school, and studying classical music at the conservatory, the multifaceted, hypersocial, hyperactive Yuri Umemoto [@yuri_umemoto] made his way into the global music underground. Playing with bands like Felicity J Lord [@felicityj.lord], planning collabs with experimental digicore collective NOVAGANG [@xnovagang] member prblm [@port_au_prblm], or Italian experimental producer edeF. [@edef_], while still being tapped into the classical world by composing operas and string pieces, he says “I’m a fuckboy.” “I fuck musically with everyone—with people from every genre and every world. I want to fuck with everyone.”

In his compositional practices, Yuri combines elements of classical music with anime or internet culture, being strongly inspired by his Christian upbringing, Japanese pop culture, and fashion. There is almost always a female, very stylized voice speaking—as it seems, representatively for Yuri. She talks about his parents who broke up when he was small; how his girlfriend is so different from him; and about his plans and worries. As funny as the music seems on first listen, there is a lot of thought—and at times a lot of sadness—behind it. He uses irony to veil his inner self, “his romantic heart.” Fears of loneliness and intimate pondering about his family or his friends add another layer, making his music appear more rigid and objective.

Right now, Yuri is spending most of his time in the Uffizi rooms of Schloss Solitude, composing new classical pieces, preparing his next DJ set, reading books about irony and photography, chatting a lot with friends online, cooking pasta, and eating Mozartkugeln.

We met up with Yuri at his current residential castle and talked about essentialism, PC Music, wealth, and what it means to be a cultural fuckboy. Parts of these conversations have been edited, combined with text messages, into a full interview that you can read on sabukaru’s [@sabukaru.online] website. A link to the full interview is in their bio.

Words by @opernbauer
Images by: @johannabommer

Irony-Covered Hearts and Frenetic Hypercuriosity: The Multimedia Work of Yuri Umemoto

After growing up in Tokyo, attending a catholic school, and studying classical music at the conservatory, the multifaceted, hypersocial, hyperactive Yuri Umemoto [@yuri_umemoto] made his way into the global music underground. Playing with bands like Felicity J Lord [@felicityj.lord], planning collabs with experimental digicore collective NOVAGANG [@xnovagang] member prblm [@port_au_prblm], or Italian experimental producer edeF. [@edef_], while still being tapped into the classical world by composing operas and string pieces, he says “I’m a fuckboy.” “I fuck musically with everyone—with people from every genre and every world. I want to fuck with everyone.”

In his compositional practices, Yuri combines elements of classical music with anime or internet culture, being strongly inspired by his Christian upbringing, Japanese pop culture, and fashion. There is almost always a female, very stylized voice speaking—as it seems, representatively for Yuri. She talks about his parents who broke up when he was small; how his girlfriend is so different from him; and about his plans and worries. As funny as the music seems on first listen, there is a lot of thought—and at times a lot of sadness—behind it. He uses irony to veil his inner self, “his romantic heart.” Fears of loneliness and intimate pondering about his family or his friends add another layer, making his music appear more rigid and objective.

Right now, Yuri is spending most of his time in the Uffizi rooms of Schloss Solitude, composing new classical pieces, preparing his next DJ set, reading books about irony and photography, chatting a lot with friends online, cooking pasta, and eating Mozartkugeln.

We met up with Yuri at his current residential castle and talked about essentialism, PC Music, wealth, and what it means to be a cultural fuckboy. Parts of these conversations have been edited, combined with text messages, into a full interview that you can read on sabukaru’s [@sabukaru.online] website. A link to the full interview is in their bio.

Words by @opernbauer
Images by: @johannabommer

Irony-Covered Hearts and Frenetic Hypercuriosity: The Multimedia Work of Yuri Umemoto

After growing up in Tokyo, attending a catholic school, and studying classical music at the conservatory, the multifaceted, hypersocial, hyperactive Yuri Umemoto [@yuri_umemoto] made his way into the global music underground. Playing with bands like Felicity J Lord [@felicityj.lord], planning collabs with experimental digicore collective NOVAGANG [@xnovagang] member prblm [@port_au_prblm], or Italian experimental producer edeF. [@edef_], while still being tapped into the classical world by composing operas and string pieces, he says “I’m a fuckboy.” “I fuck musically with everyone—with people from every genre and every world. I want to fuck with everyone.”

In his compositional practices, Yuri combines elements of classical music with anime or internet culture, being strongly inspired by his Christian upbringing, Japanese pop culture, and fashion. There is almost always a female, very stylized voice speaking—as it seems, representatively for Yuri. She talks about his parents who broke up when he was small; how his girlfriend is so different from him; and about his plans and worries. As funny as the music seems on first listen, there is a lot of thought—and at times a lot of sadness—behind it. He uses irony to veil his inner self, “his romantic heart.” Fears of loneliness and intimate pondering about his family or his friends add another layer, making his music appear more rigid and objective.

Right now, Yuri is spending most of his time in the Uffizi rooms of Schloss Solitude, composing new classical pieces, preparing his next DJ set, reading books about irony and photography, chatting a lot with friends online, cooking pasta, and eating Mozartkugeln.

We met up with Yuri at his current residential castle and talked about essentialism, PC Music, wealth, and what it means to be a cultural fuckboy. Parts of these conversations have been edited, combined with text messages, into a full interview that you can read on sabukaru’s [@sabukaru.online] website. A link to the full interview is in their bio.

Words by @opernbauer
Images by: @johannabommer

Irony-Covered Hearts and Frenetic Hypercuriosity: The Multimedia Work of Yuri Umemoto

After growing up in Tokyo, attending a catholic school, and studying classical music at the conservatory, the multifaceted, hypersocial, hyperactive Yuri Umemoto [@yuri_umemoto] made his way into the global music underground. Playing with bands like Felicity J Lord [@felicityj.lord], planning collabs with experimental digicore collective NOVAGANG [@xnovagang] member prblm [@port_au_prblm], or Italian experimental producer edeF. [@edef_], while still being tapped into the classical world by composing operas and string pieces, he says “I’m a fuckboy.” “I fuck musically with everyone—with people from every genre and every world. I want to fuck with everyone.”

In his compositional practices, Yuri combines elements of classical music with anime or internet culture, being strongly inspired by his Christian upbringing, Japanese pop culture, and fashion. There is almost always a female, very stylized voice speaking—as it seems, representatively for Yuri. She talks about his parents who broke up when he was small; how his girlfriend is so different from him; and about his plans and worries. As funny as the music seems on first listen, there is a lot of thought—and at times a lot of sadness—behind it. He uses irony to veil his inner self, “his romantic heart.” Fears of loneliness and intimate pondering about his family or his friends add another layer, making his music appear more rigid and objective.

Right now, Yuri is spending most of his time in the Uffizi rooms of Schloss Solitude, composing new classical pieces, preparing his next DJ set, reading books about irony and photography, chatting a lot with friends online, cooking pasta, and eating Mozartkugeln.

We met up with Yuri at his current residential castle and talked about essentialism, PC Music, wealth, and what it means to be a cultural fuckboy. Parts of these conversations have been edited, combined with text messages, into a full interview that you can read on sabukaru’s [@sabukaru.online] website. A link to the full interview is in their bio.

Words by @opernbauer
Images by: @johannabommer

Irony-Covered Hearts and Frenetic Hypercuriosity: The Multimedia Work of Yuri Umemoto

After growing up in Tokyo, attending a catholic school, and studying classical music at the conservatory, the multifaceted, hypersocial, hyperactive Yuri Umemoto [@yuri_umemoto] made his way into the global music underground. Playing with bands like Felicity J Lord [@felicityj.lord], planning collabs with experimental digicore collective NOVAGANG [@xnovagang] member prblm [@port_au_prblm], or Italian experimental producer edeF. [@edef_], while still being tapped into the classical world by composing operas and string pieces, he says “I’m a fuckboy.” “I fuck musically with everyone—with people from every genre and every world. I want to fuck with everyone.”

In his compositional practices, Yuri combines elements of classical music with anime or internet culture, being strongly inspired by his Christian upbringing, Japanese pop culture, and fashion. There is almost always a female, very stylized voice speaking—as it seems, representatively for Yuri. She talks about his parents who broke up when he was small; how his girlfriend is so different from him; and about his plans and worries. As funny as the music seems on first listen, there is a lot of thought—and at times a lot of sadness—behind it. He uses irony to veil his inner self, “his romantic heart.” Fears of loneliness and intimate pondering about his family or his friends add another layer, making his music appear more rigid and objective.

Right now, Yuri is spending most of his time in the Uffizi rooms of Schloss Solitude, composing new classical pieces, preparing his next DJ set, reading books about irony and photography, chatting a lot with friends online, cooking pasta, and eating Mozartkugeln.

We met up with Yuri at his current residential castle and talked about essentialism, PC Music, wealth, and what it means to be a cultural fuckboy. Parts of these conversations have been edited, combined with text messages, into a full interview that you can read on sabukaru’s [@sabukaru.online] website. A link to the full interview is in their bio.

Words by @opernbauer
Images by: @johannabommer

Irony-Covered Hearts and Frenetic Hypercuriosity: The Multimedia Work of Yuri Umemoto

After growing up in Tokyo, attending a catholic school, and studying classical music at the conservatory, the multifaceted, hypersocial, hyperactive Yuri Umemoto [@yuri_umemoto] made his way into the global music underground. Playing with bands like Felicity J Lord [@felicityj.lord], planning collabs with experimental digicore collective NOVAGANG [@xnovagang] member prblm [@port_au_prblm], or Italian experimental producer edeF. [@edef_], while still being tapped into the classical world by composing operas and string pieces, he says “I’m a fuckboy.” “I fuck musically with everyone—with people from every genre and every world. I want to fuck with everyone.”

In his compositional practices, Yuri combines elements of classical music with anime or internet culture, being strongly inspired by his Christian upbringing, Japanese pop culture, and fashion. There is almost always a female, very stylized voice speaking—as it seems, representatively for Yuri. She talks about his parents who broke up when he was small; how his girlfriend is so different from him; and about his plans and worries. As funny as the music seems on first listen, there is a lot of thought—and at times a lot of sadness—behind it. He uses irony to veil his inner self, “his romantic heart.” Fears of loneliness and intimate pondering about his family or his friends add another layer, making his music appear more rigid and objective.

Right now, Yuri is spending most of his time in the Uffizi rooms of Schloss Solitude, composing new classical pieces, preparing his next DJ set, reading books about irony and photography, chatting a lot with friends online, cooking pasta, and eating Mozartkugeln.

We met up with Yuri at his current residential castle and talked about essentialism, PC Music, wealth, and what it means to be a cultural fuckboy. Parts of these conversations have been edited, combined with text messages, into a full interview that you can read on sabukaru’s [@sabukaru.online] website. A link to the full interview is in their bio.

Words by @opernbauer
Images by: @johannabommer

Irony-Covered Hearts and Frenetic Hypercuriosity: The Multimedia Work of Yuri Umemoto

After growing up in Tokyo, attending a catholic school, and studying classical music at the conservatory, the multifaceted, hypersocial, hyperactive Yuri Umemoto [@yuri_umemoto] made his way into the global music underground. Playing with bands like Felicity J Lord [@felicityj.lord], planning collabs with experimental digicore collective NOVAGANG [@xnovagang] member prblm [@port_au_prblm], or Italian experimental producer edeF. [@edef_], while still being tapped into the classical world by composing operas and string pieces, he says “I’m a fuckboy.” “I fuck musically with everyone—with people from every genre and every world. I want to fuck with everyone.”

In his compositional practices, Yuri combines elements of classical music with anime or internet culture, being strongly inspired by his Christian upbringing, Japanese pop culture, and fashion. There is almost always a female, very stylized voice speaking—as it seems, representatively for Yuri. She talks about his parents who broke up when he was small; how his girlfriend is so different from him; and about his plans and worries. As funny as the music seems on first listen, there is a lot of thought—and at times a lot of sadness—behind it. He uses irony to veil his inner self, “his romantic heart.” Fears of loneliness and intimate pondering about his family or his friends add another layer, making his music appear more rigid and objective.

Right now, Yuri is spending most of his time in the Uffizi rooms of Schloss Solitude, composing new classical pieces, preparing his next DJ set, reading books about irony and photography, chatting a lot with friends online, cooking pasta, and eating Mozartkugeln.

We met up with Yuri at his current residential castle and talked about essentialism, PC Music, wealth, and what it means to be a cultural fuckboy. Parts of these conversations have been edited, combined with text messages, into a full interview that you can read on sabukaru’s [@sabukaru.online] website. A link to the full interview is in their bio.

Words by @opernbauer
Images by: @johannabommer

Concert Series is moving to Bullingerplatz for next spring summer season!

@corpmane
@bby_mama_doppelganger_accident
@rubypoile
@zukovsthewrld
@gnostic_samsara
@vanilla_drawingz
@monker178
@therealbillcallahan
@_stylaster
@jean_genet_ramsey
@aridni_orca
@file.garnement
@wackoes_
@ko

@corpmane
@bby_mama_doppelganger_accident
@rubypoile
@zukovsthewrld
@gnostic_samsara
@vanilla_drawingz
@monker178
@therealbillcallahan
@_stylaster
@jean_genet_ramsey
@aridni_orca
@file.garnement
@wackoes_
@ko

What has been happening in Italian underground music scenes in the last couple of years? Tune in tonight 8pm on Radio @stadtfilter or check the playlist!

@11doom
@not.noom
@industrybreaker
@1927cola
@mmarameoo_
@aimerdemain
@alakaij
@endlessummerstory
@angelo.kras
@antoincaline
@_tkazael
@thrilljard
@ceaseffire
@gianluca_yx
@edef_
@emmatuedio
@forgottenlanguages
@wwgrotesque
@loui10.11
@margoprxy
@motelcecil
@pietronondevemorire
@polvere
@1kimori
@saint.abel
@sutura.x
@thmxlv
@thrucollected
@tomrrww
@tommi.punto
@xx.buio
@yung__kurtis__
@b.__jey
@gudserben

What has been happening in Italian underground music scenes in the last couple of years? Tune in tonight 8pm on Radio @stadtfilter or check the playlist!

@11doom
@not.noom
@industrybreaker
@1927cola
@mmarameoo_
@aimerdemain
@alakaij
@endlessummerstory
@angelo.kras
@antoincaline
@_tkazael
@thrilljard
@ceaseffire
@gianluca_yx
@edef_
@emmatuedio
@forgottenlanguages
@wwgrotesque
@loui10.11
@margoprxy
@motelcecil
@pietronondevemorire
@polvere
@1kimori
@saint.abel
@sutura.x
@thmxlv
@thrucollected
@tomrrww
@tommi.punto
@xx.buio
@yung__kurtis__
@b.__jey
@gudserben

What has been happening in Italian underground music scenes in the last couple of years? Tune in tonight 8pm on Radio @stadtfilter or check the playlist!

@11doom
@not.noom
@industrybreaker
@1927cola
@mmarameoo_
@aimerdemain
@alakaij
@endlessummerstory
@angelo.kras
@antoincaline
@_tkazael
@thrilljard
@ceaseffire
@gianluca_yx
@edef_
@emmatuedio
@forgottenlanguages
@wwgrotesque
@loui10.11
@margoprxy
@motelcecil
@pietronondevemorire
@polvere
@1kimori
@saint.abel
@sutura.x
@thmxlv
@thrucollected
@tomrrww
@tommi.punto
@xx.buio
@yung__kurtis__
@b.__jey
@gudserben

Thank you to everyone who took part in Concert Series 1 this year <3
The next appointment is February 14th, 2026

For the third Show on the 29th of November, ConcertSeries1 invited two Artists to the Landhus Saal in Seebach, Katzenbachstrasse 4, 8052 Zürich:

@allengolder @sojourn__________
Allen Carpenter aka Sojourn examines the complexities of identity and its relationship to the world by reshaping social conventions into a kind of living architecture. Interrogating memory, systemic violence, and cultural erasure—especially within Black communities—using diverse media and found materials to probe the charged intersections of hip hop culture, the judicial system, censorship, digital life, and personal identity.

@jialu_qin_
Mahi is a multidisciplinary artist whose work, shaped by Eastern philosophy and Western cultural thought, traces the journey through suffering, discovery, and awakening as a resonant meeting point of inner and outer worlds.
At the core of her work lies the understanding that existence is perpetual
energy in motion. Rather than seeking definitive explanations, she operates through direct resonance.

Made possible with the kind support of Stadt Zürich Kultur and Migros Kulturprozent.

This is the Landhus Saal.
The room is located right next to the terminal of the tram 14 in Seebach and will be the first auditorium for ConcertSeries1.

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ••••• Katzenbachstrasse 4, 8052 Zürich •••••

The first event of ConcertSeries1 will take place on Saturday, October 11, at Katzenbachstrasse 4, 8052 Zürich

Made possible with the support of Stadt Zürich Kultur and Migros Kulturprozent

More to be announced