Nobukadzu Takemaura ( Jap. 竹村 延 和 Takemura Nobukadzu ) is a Japanese musician, whose style shifted from jazz to house and drum and bass , to chamber music and in the end glitch for a decade. Born in the city of Hirakata , Osaka Prefecture in August 1968, as a child he was fond of punk and new wave music. In high school, after working in a music store that opened him to jazz and hip hop , he appeared at concerts [ unknown term ] as battles [ unknown term ] DJ .
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| Date of Birth | August 28, 1968 (50 years) |
| Place of Birth | city Hirakata , pref. Osaka , Japan |
| A country |  Japan |
| Professions | musician , DJ , composer |
| Years of activity | 1990 - to the present |
| Genres | jazz , ambient , d & b , chamber music , glitch |
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Career
In 1990, Takemura founded Audio Sports together with Tetsuro Yamatsuka ( Boredoms ) and Aki Onda . Their first album, Era of Glittering Gas, was released in 1992 (after which Onda seized control of the project), in the same year as Takemura’s first solo album, under the pseudonym DJ Takemura. He also released material from Spiritual Vibes (since 1993) and as Child's View (from 1994). Currently paired with vocalist / composer Childisc Tsuyuko Aki under the pseudonym Assembler.
Nobukatsu founded the labels Lollop and Childisc; his voluminous releases, remixes and joint projects make it difficult to compose a complex discography , and his music often defies simple categories. In the US, gained fame after the release of Scope under the label The Thrill Jockey in 1999, the album which contains the delicate melodies that bloom in the ocean of white noise. His unique and integrated approach to melodies and instrumentation has spawned many collaborative recordings with recognized critics by artists and composers such as Issei Miyake , Zu , Stephen Reich , DJ Spooky , Yo La Tengo and Tortoise . Takemura is also responsible for the sound design of Sony's robot dog AIBO . [one]
Partial discography
Singles and EPs
- Hoping For The Sun - 1993 (Mo 'Wax, MW 012) 12 "
- For Tomorrow - 1994 ( Toy's Factory , TFCC-88311) CD
- The Scenery Of SH - 1995 (Lollop, LR 010) 12 "
- Sablé & Grill EP - 1998 (Childisc, CHEP-002 / CHCD-005) 12 "/ CD
- Meteor - 1999 (Thrill Jockey, thrill 12.13) 12 "
- Sign - 2000 (Thrill Jockey, thrill 12.20) 12 "/ 2xCD
- Picnic / Oyasumi - 2001 (Bottrop-Boy, B-BOY 004) 7 "
- Mahou No Hiroba - 2001 (Childisc, TKCA-72263) CD
- Mimic Robot - 2002 (Thrill Jockey, thrill 12.25) 12 "
- Hiking / Viking - 2002 (Bottrop-Boy, B-BOY 008) 7 "
- Recursion EP - 2002 (Childisc, CHEP-011) 12 "
- Animate EP - 2002 (Childisc, CHEP-013) 12 "
Albums
- Child's View - 1994 (Bellissima! Records / Toy's Factory , TFCC-88312)
- Child's View Remix - 1995 ( Toy's Factory , TFCC-88205)
- Сhild & Magic - 1997 (Warner Music Japan, WPC6-8399)
- Funfair - 1999 (Bubblecore Records, BC-022)
- Scope - 1999 (Thrill Jockey, thrill 068)
- Milano -For Issey Miyake Men By Naoki Takizawa - 1999 (Warner Music Japan, WPC6-10017)
- Finale -For Issey Miyake Men By Naoki Takizawa - 1999 (Warner Music Japan, WPC6-10062)
- Hoshi No Koe - 2001 (Thrill Jockey, thrill 094)
- Water's Suite - 2002 (Extreme, XLTD 005)
- Animate - 2002 (Childisc, CHCD-030)
- Assembler 1 - 2002 (Childisc, CHCD-031)
- Songbook - 2003 (Bubblecore Records, BC-041)
- 10th - 2003 (Thrill Jockey, thrill 118)
- Assembler 2 - 2003 (Thrill Jockey, thrill 123)
- Kobito No Kuni (Unreleased Tracks ~ 1999) - 2007 (Moonlit, CMCD-002)
Notes
- ↑ Nobukazu Takemura, Synthesizing Things Up , Washington Post , January 20, 2002