Japanese Electronic Music

  On 4/4/2012 at 11:01 AM, Hermann said:

  On 11/8/2011 at 5:00 PM, futuregirlfriend said:

shit, apparently Rei Harakami died too this summer.

 

 

Yeah, I only just found out a few weeks ago and now it was last year.. It´s creepy when you can pretty much almost remember too what you were doing exactly that day when someone dies..

 

A favourite of mine by him:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj4AQ20C474

This is beautiful. I appreciate the restraint in this; he could've easily thrown down the skittery beats and gone wild, but he held the percussion back... I'd never heard of this musician before!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI0AiFG5dXY

<3

  On 4/4/2012 at 7:36 PM, Goiter Sanchez said:

  On 4/4/2012 at 11:01 AM, Hermann said:

  On 11/8/2011 at 5:00 PM, futuregirlfriend said:

shit, apparently Rei Harakami died too this summer.

 

 

Yeah, I only just found out a few weeks ago and now it was last year.. It´s creepy when you can pretty much almost remember too what you were doing exactly that day when someone dies..

 

A favourite of mine by him:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj4AQ20C474

 

This is beautiful. I appreciate the restraint in this; he could've easily thrown down the skittery beats and gone wild, but he held the percussion back... I'd never heard of this musician before!

Agreed, this song is great. Been listening to his other stuff, and this guy is awesome.

More trip hop, but Nomak has some ill beats.

Also Arovane's Lilies is very japanesse. He isn't from Japan, but it has that vibe.

http://www.discogs.com/Arovane-Lilies/master/16377

Towa Tei

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77rKwBUfzH8

Cibo Matto (Japanese musicians started in NYC, their focus is not entirely electronic, but you'll see if you just listen)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COAdMkhTTrA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDkur3iL-qw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcPzABuJUNs

Mike Gao and Daisuke Tanabe just put out a very interesting IDM/Glitch Hop EP called

Finest Ego | Faces 12" Series Vol. 2.

It's very good.

http://projectmooncircle.bandcamp.com/album/finest-ego-faces-12-series-vol-2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs3_CmtxUX0