• Satoshi Ashikawa

    Still Sky Satoshi Ashikawa

    Satoshi Ashikawa

    Satoshi Ashikawa (芦川聡) was a Japanese musician, composer, producer and record store owner. He is considered one of the earliest flag bearers of ambient music in Japan. Ashikawa graduated from the Department of Sociology at Tokyo's Keio University in 1977. His first musical performance was at Sōgetsu Kaikan Hall in 1974 and he participated in performances at many galleries and cultural spaces across Japan during the late 1970s. Ashikawa founded the record and book store Art Vivant in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in 1975. Read more on Last.fm

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  • O Yuki Conjugate

    Obverse O Yuki Conjugate

    O Yuki Conjugate

    O Yuki Conjugate is an organic ambient musical group, formed in Nottingham in 1982, now sometimes based in London. Their music has variously been categorized as darkwave, industrial, ambient and tribal-ambient. Members of the group vary, but include C. Elliot, R. Horberry, T. Horberry, A. Hulme, D. Mudford, P.A. Woodhead & R. Jenkins. Currently in their 3rd incarnation, their music is often hard to find and released in limited editions. Instruments on the recording Peyote include tongue drums Read more on Last.fm

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  • Hiroshi Yoshimura

    Blink Hiroshi Yoshimura

    Hiroshi Yoshimura

    Hiroshi Yoshimura (吉村弘, 22 October 1940 – 23 October 2003) was a Japanese musician and composer. He is considered a pioneer of ambient music in Japan. Hiroshi Yoshimura was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa in 1940. He graduated from Waseda School of Letters, Arts and Sciences II in 1964. He started the computer music group "Anonyme" in 1972. In 1978, he was commissioned by the NHK to compose the piece "Alma's Cloud". In addition to solo performances and improvisational music Read more on Last.fm

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  • Chris Watson

    A Passing View Chris Watson

    Chris Watson

    The 'third member' of Cabaret Voltaire and early The Hafler Trio. As well as working on his own aural experiments, Chris Watson now works as a well-respected sound recordist, developing some innovative techniques for Natural History radio and TV, most recently (2006) for the BBC's Galapagos series. Solo albums: * Stepping into the Dark (1996, Touch Music) * Outside the Circle of Fire (1998, Touch Music) * Weather Report (2003, Touch Music) * Oceanus Pacificus (2007, Touch Music) Read more on Last.fm

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  • Muziekkamer

    Op Zee Muziekkamer

    Muziekkamer

    Het begon met de aanschaf van een Revox bandrecorder die het mogelijk maakte musiceren studiomatig en daarmee meer conceptueel te benaderen. Niet veel later kwam daar een Teac A-3340 bij en een kleine mengtafel. De input werd geleverd door diverse instrumenten waarbij Martin Keuning de keyboards-man was en Martin van den Oever de gitarist. Het concept bestond uit een drieluik Muziekkamer I, II en III. 'Op Zee' was een extraatje, het artwork ervan – de behandelde muziekcassette – werd gemaakt met een bevriende kunstenaar, Willem Kuiper. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Lukid

    End Melody Lukid

    Lukid

    Lukid (real name Luke Blair) is an electronic music producer from London, England, UK. He released his first four albums Onandon, Foma, Chord, and Lonely at the Top between 2007 and 2012 via Werkdiscs. He works in a variety of electronic music genres, such as abstract, dubstep, IDM, etc. His autobiography is avaible on his official Facebook page. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Yasuaki Shimizu

    Seiko 3 Yasuaki Shimizu

    Yasuaki Shimizu

    Yasuaki Shimizu (Japanese: 清水靖晃; born 9 August 1954) is a Japanese composer, saxophonist and producer. He is known for his interpretations of the music of J.S. Bach, in particular the "Cello Suites 1-6" re-arranged for and performed on tenor saxophone. Since 1981 he has composed, produced or arranged for artists as diverse as jazz vocalist Helen Merrill, composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, and DJ Towa Tei. During this time he has lived in and Tokyo, London and Paris, where he was a member of Urban Sax. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Memotone

    Eusapia Memotone

    Memotone

    Memotone is the alias of the Newport-based multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer William Yates. Self-taught through a ‘learn-by-playing’ approach, his work explores ambient, jazz, and contemporary classical. Through his ever-evolving sound he's been experimenting with since 2007, he combines piano, clarinet, percussion, and electronics to create a blend of organic textures and leftfield electronic music. Yates is an experienced composer for chamber ensembles, jazz trios and pop bands. Read more on Last.fm

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