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For episode 363 we present an ambient drone journey from Japan based Iwamaki.  A live studio performance awaits the listener for a deep and winding trip for the mind.

More info (Incl. full equipment list used for this live studio mix): https://mnmt.no/magazine/2023/03/30/mnmt-363-iwamaki/ 

SC: @makiko-Iwaki 
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MNMT 363 : Iwamaki

Meisekimu

Estrato Aurora & Iwamaki - Meisekimu［2023/ Frequencia introspectiva］

My track was released on Colombian Record Label Orbitando Records 's V.A. "Cøsmøsphere" , July 31st✨
It's like a dream to have my tracks on the same album as the great artists I admire🥺Thank you for giving me such a precious opportunity 🙏

𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: Menou - Key Channel [ORB003]
@diagram_music and @carolinaorbit ☺️💙
I named it key channel.
I made it with the image of the channel switching little by little like a wave💫
Mastering: Diagram, Orbitando Records Studio, Valencia - España
Artwork: Mark Casha, Unmute, Malta

𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖
@makiko-iwaki
www.instagram.com/iwakimakiko/
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066362057284

𝑶𝒓𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒐
@orbitandorecords
orbitando.bandcamp.com/
www.instagram.com/orbitando_records/
www.facebook.com/orbitandomusic
ra.co/labels/21026

atmós sphaîra

Key Channel

Menou - Key Channel［2023/ Orbitando］

Menou - Danu［2023/ Initiate Records］

Sun drenched musical selections await as we look to our next guest mixer. The multi-talented Japanese artist, Makiko Iwaki under her DJ alias, Iwamaki. We were happy to cross paths at Mostra last year where she played an incredible live drone set, and even happier to showcase her talents through this mix series. Much like her productions, the mix encompasses all the nuance, and emotional depth that we love in Ambient music. Hitting those poignant moments and providing space for introspection. So sit back and enjoy as the sun rises on yet another Sunday morning…

Track list:

Guentner | Spieth - Apastron
Nobod - Entrance
RVSHES - Heaven
Chiaro Oscuro (by Demetrio Cecchitelli) - Chiaro
Fabio Perletta - 9'23''
Ocram Orchestra - Thunderstorm In Venlo
RVSHES - Paradise
Vedis - Nymphs bathing on Sunrise
Saphileaum - Forest Deity (Daniel[i] Reduction)
Iannis Xenakis - Concret Ph
Sciama - Changing Reflections
Respira - Sementes I
The Vision Reels & Barefoot - Internal Wave 2
Gregg Kowalsky - In That Aleppo Twice
Alessandro Canova - First Day of January
Jon Gibson - Two Solo Pieces
Alessandro Canova - Mirage Of Her Life

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Sundays are for... Iwamaki

Oslated Universe Live Series.

February of 2024
Oslated Universe Live 07 - Menou

Tokyo
Japan

Full Live Video on YouTube - https://bit.ly/osltube-uni07

Makiko Iwaki aka “Menou” is a Japanese artist who pursues experimental soundscapes, and enjoys deep drone journeys.
She is conscious of creating a deep sound with an approach of layering sounds, and also enjoys giving an audience the subtle change in soundscape.

Description
Korg Minilogue XD
Arturia MicroFreak
Doepfer Dark Energy
Moog DFAM
Moog Subharmonicon

I made a drone with the hardware synthesizer mentioned above. 
The most fun part of performing live is when the drones played by various synthesizers create a unique groove!

Discography
V.A - Winter Nights [2023 / Initiate Records]
V.A - Cosmosphere [2023 / Orbitando]
V.A - 002 [2023 / Frequencia introspectiva]

https://lit.link/iwamaki
https://soundcloud.com/makiko-iwaki
https://www.instagram.com/iwakimakiko

- Artwork by Clément Davout

Oslated.
http://www.oslated.com

Oslated Universe Live

Oslated Universe Live 07

Live Video on YouTube

Oslated Universe Live 07 - Menou

Menou - Amrita［2024 /Accents Records (^^^)］

HOWLONGISNOW #9 - Iwamaki

Menou - Neferati［2024 /Madah Sounds］

@makiko-iwaki 

Drone and Ambient techno DJ and producer in Japan.  

Tracklist: 
https://www.instagram.com/p/C-SLjDOgeJf/?img_index=1

RA: 
https://ra.co/dj/menouiwamaki 
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/iwakimakiko

Human Lessons #089 - Iwamaki

A Drone Odyssey: MENOU
— Jin Invites Series #18 —

Mix Page:
www.jinsynth.com/menou

Artist Page:
https://soundcloud.com/makiko-iwaki

— Artist Intro —
Menou / iwamaki is a Japan-based DJ and live performer specialising in Drone & Ambient Techno. Since starting her DJ career in 2015, she has performed at some of Japan's most iconic venues, including Contact Tokyo, VENT Tokyo, sound space α, Kagurane, and Soup. In 2017, she took the stage at the legendary Dommune, further establishing herself in the underground scene.

In 2019, Menou expanded her craft, introducing her live sets, which feature a distinct approach to sound layering. Her live performances have earned her international recognition, including appearances at Mostra Festival in Barcelona (April 2023).

Menou's DJ and live performances offer a deep, immersive journey through drone soundscapes, where subtle, evolving layers of sound create a rich, atmospheric experience. Her goal is to invite listeners into a meditative state, where they can appreciate the nuanced shifts and textures that define her sound.

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Cover Illustration: @jinsynth at Kolophonium Design Studio

#ambient #liveset #dj
#illustration #art #drawing

A Drone Odyssey: MENOU (Live Set)

"This mix is ​​made up of various melodic drone sounds. 
They are tracks that I feel really beautiful. Listening to the drone feels like my heart and mind are being cleansed. What I was most conscious of in this mix was to mix the drones in various keys so that they would naturally connect and become a big story. I sprinkled in elements that episode the feeling of nature. And I used an unreleased track of mine in the middle of the mix.

I made a slightly longer journey than usual as a special mix for Inveins podcast. 

I hope you enjoy it."

INVEINS \ Podcast \ 111 \ Iwamaki

FORCE OF ART & WATER - SHELTER, HOPE AND HEALING!

In the wake of the devastating floods that devastated Valencia, Spain, a group of artists have come together for a cause that transcends borders and genres. This compilation album brings together exclusive tracks from visionary artists, channeling their creative prowess into a heartfelt mission: to help animal shelters working tirelessly to rescue and care for vulnerable lives affected by floods.

This disaster, a direct result of climate change, urges us to reflect and act. Rising temperatures intensify torrential rains, raise sea levels and exacerbate natural disasters, causing loss of lives, homes and biodiversity. This project calls us to protect our planet before it is too late.

Artists: Andrea Zapata, ARTIFVCT(IN), Costélus, Diagram, En.ka, Faddi, Fernie, Giaçintè, John Plaza, Kairogen, Maria Callapez, Marek Bartunek, Menou, Night Garden, Nior, ØSC, Owl, Pattrn, Red Noise , Ronny Pinazza, Saša Delimar, Sub Accent and Mwamwa. An epic release that brings together a fresh, ambient and deeply hypnotic sound, with experimental and futuristic elements.

Curatorship: Diagram and Adelia.
Mastering: Brice Deloose of @incidence-studio
Artwork: Mark Casha.
Donation management: Carolina Gómez.
credits
releases November 28, 2024


Artists' soundcloud profile:

@andreazapata | @artifvctmusic | @scifi_electronics | @diagramofficial | @enka_music @darren-borg | @ferniemusic | @giacintearte | @johnplazamusic | @kairogen l @maria-callapez | @marekbartunek | @makiko-iwaki | @soundsfromthenightgarden @niormusic | @oscvomklangleiser | @owlfromdeepspace | @pattrn_dj | @red_noisedj @ronny_pinazza | @inf001 | @sub-accent | @mwamwa l @adelia_adelia

FORCE OF ART & WATER

FORCE OF ART & WATER - (SNIPPETS)

On 3 Nov. 2024, the recording of this live performance was done at Food for Ears vol.7 (MIMINOIMI x Ambient Sleepers) in Ochiai Soup.
It was created with an awareness of a gradually changing storyline by layering natural sounds and rhythms consisting of field recordings and electronic sounds over a synthesizer drone.

2024/11/3 Ochiai Soupで開催されたFood for Ears vol.7(MIMINOIMI × Ambient Sleepers)でのlivesetのレコーディング。
シンセサイザーのドローンベースにフィールドレコーディングや電子音からなる自然音やリズムを重ねて徐々に変化してゆくストーリーを意識したliveset。

-Equipment info-
moog subsequent 37
moog mother32
Arturia MicroFreak
Ableton live
Field Recording

-Selector-
Menou / iwamaki
@makiko-iwaki

I play Drone&Ambienttechno DJ or LIVE in Japan.
I started DJing in 2015 and played at dommune In 2017.
Later I appeared at the venues like Contact Tokyo,VENT Tokyo,sound space α,kagurane,soup etc... I started my machine live in 2019 and started my moniker Menou.
In April 2013, I performed a live set at the Mostra Festival in Barcelona, Spain. In May 2023, at the Spanish secret festival Perpendicular.
My DJ&live approach focuses on a deep drone journey.

I am conscious of creating a sound with depth with layering sounds.
I would be happy if people could listen to my sounds and enjoy the subtle changes in sound.

Artwork by LOID

#04 - 3 Nov. 2024, Recording of liveset - by Menou

Release:  Winter Nights 02 - Various Artists 

Cluster 5 containing snippets of tracks from Menou, N'es, Aion Lazura 

Exclusive Bandcamp release on December 23. 
https://initiaterecords.bandcamp.com/

Available everywhere as of December 27.

WN02 VA - Cluster 5: Menou - N'es - Aion Lazura

Artist: Menou
Album: AIR III Various Artists
Label: Linderluft Records
Cat. LL014
Artwork: John Plaza
Mastering: John Plaza 
Format: Digital
Release Date: 31/12/2024
Released by Linderluft Records, Barcelona, Spain
Buy it here: https://linderluft.bandcamp.com/album/air-iii-various-artists

Tracklist:
1. Menou - Setsugekka 
2. Motion Symmetry - Falling Apart 
3. Undetd. - Sidera 
4. 21b - Rastreable 
5. Garber - Melting Walk 
6. Cyklos - Distant Frequencies 
7. Alex Lauks - Nube 
8. Aksamit - Moorlands 
9. John Plaza - Macba Slides 
10. !nertia - Limon 
11. Mind Halla - Mitomania 
12. Doctrina Natura - Meltdown 
13.TRONUS - Binary Faith 
14.STNDRD - Ethereal Nebulosity 
15.Lakej - Dying To Know 

MENOU
https://soundcloud.com/makiko-iwaki
https://www.instagram.com/iwakimakiko/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066362057284&locale=ja_JP

Menou - Setsugekka

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Ambient Sleepers - iwamaki - 28 Jan 2025

From Muzan's Japan Split batch, out now on tape and digitally:
https://muzaneditions.bandcamp.com/album/split-iii

Menou-Self-Purification

"Suddenly things are strange and dreamlike."
Live drone ambient techno set from Japanese artist Menou @makiko-iwaki

Cipher Podcast 013 - Menou [live]

At Delayed, consistency and vision matter. That’s why we’re always happy to shine a light on those who keep pushing forward with purpose. Berlin-based label Art Bei Ton is marking its seventh anniversary with a standout compilation titled Faded Mystical Journey, a cohesive 8-track release that moves from shadowy, atmospheric depths into rich, hypnotic territory.

The compilation features contributions from longtime friends of our platform, familiar names, and some exciting discoveries. Today’s premiere comes from a friend of Delayed: the Japanese sound architect Makiko Iwaki, known to many as Menou when performing live, and Iwamaki behind the decks.

Here, she appears in her Menou guise with Singularity, the opening track on the release. It’s a meditative, slow-burning drone that sets the tone beautifully. Singularity is a slow exhale, a layered drone that feels still, but never static. It builds with grace, tension, and care. Menou creates a space that’s both calming and charged, a paradox that works effortlessly. 
Faded Mystical Journey drops May 16 via Art Bei Ton’s Bandcamp. Happy seventh, Art Bei Ton, here’s to the next chapter.

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Buy 

PREMIERE: Menou - Singularity [Art Bei Ton]

iwamaki for DOMMUNE 2017-04【experimental DJset】

M14 ~ Iwamaki DJset by 901 Editions
http://901editions.com/mix/M14-Iwamaki.pdf

Iwamaki by 901 Editions 2018-07【experimental DJset】

I play Ambienttechno,Drone music.
LIVE or DJ  in JAPAN
I Iike Deeptechno,Drone.

Menou：Live  
iwamaki：Dj

https://lit.link/iwamaki

Menou / iwamaki

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