Shugorei is Nozomi Omote and Thomas Green
Shugorei is a boldly adventurous sonic expedition formed in 2019 by percussionist Nozomi Omote and electronic artist Thomas Green. Blending live percussion with electronics, their performances traverse the realms of IDM, classical music, and improvisation, creating a vivid and unpredictable listening experience.
Their sound is a collision of vibraphone, analogue synthesizers, digital samples, drums, and found textures—meticulously composed yet open to spontaneous transformation. The name Shugorei (守護霊), meaning Guardian Spirit, reflects the duo’s exploration of cultural interplay: Nozomi’s Japanese heritage and Western classical training meet Tom’s genre-defying sonic alchemy.
Shugorei releases music via Meanjin-based boutique label 4000 Records. Their self-titled debut album arrived in March 2021, followed by the 2023 single Meet The Sun, featuring vocalist Shêm Allen.
In 2024, Shugorei collaborated with The Australian School of Kung Fu and Tai Chi, uncovering hidden musical rhythms within Chinese martial arts forms. The resulting live performance—featuring Black Square String Quartet, electronics, and percussion—was captured in the studio album The Sounds of Chow Gar.
Their latest release, Memories of Magic—魔法の記憶—Mahō no Kioku (2025), is a near hour-long enchantment of magical soundscapes, brought to life through a constellation of collaborators and guests. The album launched with a multisensory performance at Metro Arts, Brisbane.
Shugorei’s live work has been featured at major festivals and symposiums including:
Port Fairy Spring Music Festival (2022), with Guardian Spirit, a hybrid of electronic dance and percussive art music performed with Black Square String Quartet
Brisbane Festival’s Art Boat (2023), where their immersive performance floated through the city’s riverways.
Performers(‘) Present international symposium, Flow States (2023), A performance of improvised music with Karst De Jong of Yong Siew Toh Conservatoire in Singapore, collaborating with Shugorei including piano; electronics; and percussion. Shugorei was invited by Yong Siew Toh university to demonstrate their work as part of YST’s Performers(‘) Present international symposium.
BLEACH Festival (2024), in River Songs, a headphone concert series on a floating barge alongside Claire Edwardes and Yirinda.
In recognition of their innovative work, Shugorei was a finalist in the 2025 Queensland Music Awards.
Shugorei（守護霊）は、打楽器奏者の表 希（Nozomi Omote＝ノズ）と電子音楽家のトーマス・グリーン（Thomas Green＝トム）によって2019年に結成された、冒険的な音の旅です。ライブ打楽器とエレクトロニクスを融合させ、IDM（インテリジェント・ダンス・ミュージック）やクラシック音楽、即興演奏の領域を自在に行き来する、鮮やかで予測不能なサウンド体験を創り出します。
ヴィブラフォン、アナログ・シンセサイザー、デジタル・サンプル、ドラム、そして日常の音素材が、緻密に作曲された作品と自由な即興演奏の中で交差します。ユニット名「Shugorei（守護霊）」は、ノズの日本的な感性と西洋音楽の素養、そしてトムのジャンルを超えた音の錬金術との文化的な交差点を象徴しています。
Shugoreiは、ブリスベン拠点のインディーレーベル4000 Recordsより作品をリリース。2021年3月にはセルフタイトルのデビューアルバムを発表し、2023年にはボーカリスト、シェム・アレン（Shêm Allen）を迎えたシングル「Meet The Sun」をリリースしました。
2024年には、オーストラリアカンフー太極拳学院（The Australian School of Kung Fu and Tai Chi）とのコラボレーションにより、中国武術の型に潜むリズムを音楽として引き出す試みに挑戦。ブラック・スクエア弦楽四重奏団（Black Square String Quartet）、エレクトロニクス、打楽器によるライブ演奏は、スタジオ録音され、アルバム『The Sounds of Chow Gar』として発表されました。
そして2025年、Shugoreiは最新アルバム『Memories of Magic—魔法の記憶—Mahō no Kioku』をリリース。多彩なゲストとコラボレーターを迎え、約1時間にわたる魔法のような音世界を描き出しています。
Nozomi Omote is a classically trained percussionist whose artistic practice spans a wide range of musical interests, including her own distinctive approach to improvisation. Originally from Japan, she moved to Australia in 2002 to pursue postgraduate studies at the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, where she completed a Master of Music Studies after earning a Bachelor of Education from Kanazawa University.
Since then, Nozomi has built a vibrant freelance career, performing as a soloist, chamber musician, and with leading ensembles such as the Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO), the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO), and Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra. She has also been actively involved in percussion education since her university years, sharing her passion for rhythm and sound with students of all ages.
Nozomi is known for her curiosity and adventurous spirit, often collecting unique instruments to create a diverse and expressive percussion setup. Her love of sound exploration finds a natural home in Shugorei, where she continues to expand her musical craft through cross-cultural collaboration and genre-defying creativity.
表 希（おもてのぞみ＝ノズ）は、クラシック音楽を基盤に持つ打楽器奏者であり、即興演奏においても独自のスタイルを確立しています。日本出身で、2002年にオーストラリアへ移住。金沢大学で教育学士を取得後、クイーンズランド音楽院（Griffith大学）にて音楽研究修士課程を修了しました。
以来、フリーランスの音楽家として活動し、ソリストや室内楽奏者として演奏するほか、クイーンズランド交響楽団（QSO）、メルボルン交響楽団（MSO）、クイーンズランド室内管弦楽団（Camerata）など、オーストラリアの主要なアンサンブルと共演してきました。また、大学時代から打楽器教育にも積極的に取り組んでおり、教育者としての経験も豊富です。
ノズは、音の探求に対する好奇心が強く、ユニークで多彩な音を生み出すために、さまざまな楽器を収集し自身の打楽器セットアップに取り入れています。Shugoreiでの音楽制作は、彼女の音楽的探究心をさらに深める場となっており、すでにその創造性は作品に反映されています。
Thomas Green is a Brisbane-based composer and performer whose music blends classical training with decades of electronic experimentation. His works have premiered internationally—in the UK, Italy, France, Croatia, and China—and span solo projects, ensemble commissions, and collaborations with artists like Josh Pyke and Katie Noonan. He frequently composes for the Black Square String Quartet, who also collaborate with Shugorei, the experimental duo he co-founded with Nozomi Omote. Thomas is also a lecturer at Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, where he shares his passion for composition and sonic innovation. Recent highlights include Shugorei’s 2025 album Memories of Magic and an upcoming EP due in February 2026.
トーマス・グリーンは、クラシック音楽の訓練を背景に、電子音楽との融合を追求するブリスベン在住の作曲家・演奏家です。彼の作品は、イギリス、イタリア、フランス、クロアチア、中国など世界各地で初演されており、ソロ作品からアンサンブルの委嘱作品、ジョシュ・パイクやケイティ・ヌーナンとのコラボレーションまで幅広く展開しています。
トムは、Black Square String Quartet（ブラック・スクエア弦楽四重奏団）のためによく作曲しており、彼らはShugorei（守護霊）とのコラボレーションも行っています。
また、トムはグリフィス大学クイーンズランド音楽院（Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University）で教鞭をとり、作曲と音響芸術の教育にも力を注いでいます。
Reviews
Cut Common – Dots + Loops Vibrations
Authoritative, diverse, and utterly unique art for open-minded listeners!”
Last Day Deaf
“Shugorei make fascinating music, combining “vibraphone, digital samples, analogue synthesizer, drums, jumbles and bricolage”, in both crafted compositions as well as free-form improvised pieces. In a way it reminds me a little of Stereolab, as well as some of Frank Zappa’s compositions. The instrumentation makes references to Peter Gabriel, it’s a heady mix!”
Electronica, UK
“I heard thick black scales that moved fluidly yet were metallic to the touch, watched the tongue flicker and hiss, felt something brush against my leg. Shugorei’s music is an awesome intersection of compelling electronic production and the sensibilities of contemporary classical music.”
The Stew
“… Shugorei clattering through a hectic set of demented vibraphone drum ‘n’ bass at a tiny Brisbane venue in April. Music has been brilliant medicine for the soul”
Leah Kardos, WIRE
“It’s a fascinating juxtaposition of acoustic and electronic, soft and harsh. The pair exchanged glances, wordlessly communicating ideas until the two seemingly different sides came together, forming an ambient whole.”
scenestr
“It’s really quite rare, in Brisbane and elsewhere, to get a fruitful collaboration across the fence that divides art music and the alternative world…”
4ZZZ
“A vivid immersive experience”
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