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Soft Kill and related projects. 

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US booking: natasha@flowerbooking.com

Takahiro Aly (2010 - present) is a Japanese hip-hop beatmaker/producer and a lyricist. Early 2010, Aly started his own record label by the name of "Triple Vale Tudo", where he has helped write and produce for artists such as Corta Oshiki. Starting late 2010, Aly has started writing his own music as an artist under the same label. With hip-hop as a foundation and various elements of music mixed together, Aly produces a unique style of music. He can play various instruments; guitar, bass, drums, synthesizer and sequencer. Viewing music from the perspective of dancers, rappers, and singers, he essentially writes instrumental music which anyone can freely mix in his or her style with his, creating a hybrid between the artist and himself. Moreover, Aly has the knowledge not only of musical skills but also of many arts and sciences. Recently his article is sometimes published in magazines and active in many fields.

Jakob is a New Zealand post-rock band, based in Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. The band consists of guitarist Jeff Boyle; bassist Maurice Beckett; and drummer Jason Johnston. They have been compared to such bands as Mogwai, Sonic Youth, Sigur Ros & ISIS, though they largely eschew any vocals or samples in their songs.  At times putting the post- into rock, and at others kicking the whole bloody fence down, Jakob’s lush and textured take on the guitar/bass/drums format continues to broaden and enthrall with every performance and release. Their music is captivating and mesmerizing, the sedate becoming devastating in the blink of a crowd’s collective eye. Echoing the graduated inclines and unexpected progressions found in their music and the expansive landscapes of their surroundings, this Napier three-piece has developed consistently, if sometimes unpredictably, since their formation in 1998. Since that time Jakob have connected listeners the world over with their cascading crescendos, performing at South By Southwest 2005 (one of the Austin Chronicle’s picks of the festival), Headlining Denmark’s Forma Nova Festival, showing their wares across the Tasman several times including playing alongside Australia’s equivalent of NZ rock heroes hero’s Shihad, Cog and touring the UK, Europe and USA extensively supporting the likes of Isis, Pelican, and The Hidden Hand along the way. Not that the band hasn’t left audiences around New Zealand enthralled – notable shows around the country include Big Day Out appearances in consecutive years, performing at The Mercury Rising and Rhythm & Vines festivals, a tour playing with former Can front man Damo Suzuki, and support slots with US acts Thrice & ISIS. Jakob was the hand picked support for prog-rock greats TOOL on their Big Day Out sideshows late Jan, early Feb of 2011.

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