Kamura Obscura explores vocal experimentation, composition and improvisation incorporating enka, chanson and Japanese punk into original multi-instrumental music.

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The trio features Atsuko Kamura, one of Tokyo's most emotive and inventive singers, part of the women’s liberation movement, giving birth to the first Japanese feminist punk band, Mizutama Shobodan (Polkadot Fire Brigade), Japanese agit-prop feminist pioneers. They toured Japan and released two albums, the second of which, Manten ni Akai Hanabira (Red Petals Full in the Sky) was produced by Fred Frith.

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She joined UK based Japanese pop group Frank Chickens alongside Kazuko Hohki in 1988 and toured Europe, US, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, USSR and Japan. This group appeared in Kazuko's Karaoke Klub on Channel 4 TV in UK in which Kamura was hostess to Spike Milligan, also surviving Jimmy Saville, and performing in musical Club Monkey.

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After decades of soaking up London underground rave, in 2002 she began working with Robert Storey (Orchestre Murphy) in a new group I am A Kamura (Simon King - guitar, Matt Armstrong - bass, and Paul May - drums).

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Other projects included vocal duo Honeymoons with Tenko, touring in Europe, Canada and US where they played with innovative New York improvisers such as Tom Cora. Their album was produced by Kenichi Takeda. Kamura's hard rock project Yamaneko (Hiroshi Higo - bass, Boy - drums and Lapis - guitar) featured performances with John Zorn. And Anglo-Japanese jazz progressive rock band, Setsubun Bean Unit, (Gideon Jukes - tuba, Pete Flood - drums, Brendan Kelly - sax) who made an appearance in Sonar festival in Barcelona in 2007, whilst she has also worked with improvising rock trio Superstrings. As a solo improviser vocalist Kamura has performed with improvisers Eddie Prevost, Clive Bell, Sylvia Hallett and Charles Haywood.

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