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| onpack: | http://www18.u-page.so-net.ne.jp/cb4/onpack | |
| Akira Morinaga is a drummer from Nara, Japan. He's highly acclaimed debut album was released from the Cha-bashira label. (label that has co-produced an album before with A-muzik and is run by the Los Apson record shop in Tokyo.) He's compositions are made with an improvisation feeling by hitting many instruments and electronics like playing the drums. | ||
| taisuke matsuo: | http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/~donidoni/memorylab | |
| This 25 years old from Tokyo is inspired by painters like Paulo Clay , Joan Miro and the methodology of surrealism. he produces his own ideal sounds by programming the MAX/MSP patches. He studied at the Berklee College of Music and now a manipulator for karaoke BGM's . His new album will be out in april from memorylab and you can also hear his works on the fat cat Records website. | ||
| the rip-off artist: | http://www.ripoffartist.net | |
| The well-known artist Matt Haines is from califonia and has made albums for highly respected lables like Mille Plateaux and Hot air. And actually this is his 96th track(!) among which he has provided for several labels. There will be more to come up shortly from various labels like Bottrop-boy etc... Check out his website for the latest news ! | ||
| drummatic: | http://www.flyrec.com | |
| A great DJ and a composer from Tokyo . He runs his own label called Flyrec and organizes several events in Tokyo. (actually he is going to bring GEL: aka Dorine_Muraille over to Japan.) He's tracks are very tricky which reflects his very original DJ. You can hear his stuff on the Afterhours magazine too. | ||
| dorine_muraille (aka Gel:): | ||
| This is Julien Loquet's (GEL:) another side project. He is from north France and his debut album "-1" (from Artefact /Licensed by Plop for Japan )is surely one of the most remarkable electronica albums of last year. You can hear his more organic approach under the alias dorine_muraille. The first album for dorine_muraille will be out on Fat Cat records this year. | ||
| fonica: | ||
| Fonica is duo Keiichi Sugimoto and Cheason. keiichi is also a member of minamo (an electro-acouostic unit) and runs the cubic music label. Minamo will release their next album from Quakebasket. He has recently invited Tim Barnes from the Jim O' Rourke band to Japan for his events. Cheason is a designer and does all the artwork for this Plop label. They are also the member of the band RDL. | ||
| omb: | ||
| Kei Komatsu is a 21 year old student attending to a sound engineering school. He also makes music for TV commercials. You can hear his works on the O-parts 12 inches.. He will be the front act for GEL: Japan tour and will mix visionary movies to present his music. | ||
| jetone: | ||
| Tim Hecker is based in Canada and the guy behind the great Montreal electronic scene. He has released from various top labels like Mille Plateaux, Tigerbeat 6 and Fat Cat Records... and also recently released a fabulous ambient/experimental album under his real name. He has played live with ANTI-POP CONSORTIUM, GOD SPEED YOU BLACK EMPEROR and also DJ s for radio shows and club events. | ||
| waki: | http://www2.neweb.ne.jp/wd/loveburger | |
| Akifumi Wakasaka is a synth - improvising minimalist and has released from Traum(GER). He runs the Loveburger Records and will be releasing his new album from there. In next may he will be touring the US west coast. He only uses one synth for his live shows! | ||
| geoff white: | http://www.edit-audio.com | |
| He is from Cleveland US and has worked with several labels like Force inc.,Tigerbeat 6 and Background and is one of the great artist of the present click house scene. And will be releasing a split 12 inch single (with Akufen) from his Edit label. You can hear his diverse talent on this compilation. | ||
| mondii: | ||
| mondii has released his debut album based on "toys" from Hefty Records. He has spent most of his youth in Chicago and has studied ethnic music in University. He is also a member of the band RDL and will be releasing the bands first album this year from Weather / P-vine. | ||
| neina: | http://homepage.mac.com/~m_c_h | |
| Neina is a trio of Hosomi Sakana, Masaki Narita and Kohsuke Nakamura. They have released 2 albums from the Mille Plateaux label. The former two are alsothe members of Maju and has put out 3 albums from the australian Extreme label. Kohsuke Nakamura runs the Shinkai label and spreads the experimental rock scene in Japan | ||
| yuzo kako: | http://www.y-k.uni.cc | |
| Yuzo Kako is a 24 year old composer and has released his debut album from the Cross label.. The Cross label has recently put out a great french electronica artist MILS but he's approach is more static and mostly uses sine waves to construct his music. His works are very rhythmical and delicate and some sounds are barely audible.He is also an visiual creator. | ||
| Contact:plop@inpartmaint.com | ||