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Refuge worldwide
https://refugeworldwide.com
https://refugeworldwide.com/radio/setten-20th-feb-2021

setten
http://setten-agency.com

Compuma steps up for the first edition of  Setten show.

Compuma is a Tokyo-based DJ whose extensive knowledge of obscure and leftfield music across different regions of the world has established him as one of the most respected record buyers in Japan.

Refuge Worldwide - Setten - mixed by Compuma（Feb 21, 2021）

2021.4.27 @lyl_radio
lyl.live/show/the-greater-good

1st hour: Chee Shimizu / 2nd hour: Chloé Juliette

An authority on little-known gems, Chee (@OrganicChee) has been quietly but ceaselessly working on bringing forgotten music to the light, as shown in his essential book Obscure Sound (reissued in 2020). He is mostly found behind the counter at his record store Organic Music, in a quiet suburb of Tokyo. His mix (first hour) is a quiet journey across genres and worlds, representative of what is one of Chee's most well-known fields of expertise, a beautiful and mysterious zone sometimes called "listening music". 

Artwork by Jeremy Nealis (https://aerti.me).

Chee Shimizu
AGRIDULCE - aún no sabe
GAIA - o orinocco
DJALMA CORREA - fogo/xangô
MARTIN MULLER, HAKIM LUDIN, MICHAEL HOFLER - canto ossanha
MUSICA URBANA, BLAY TRITONO, LA RONDALLA DE LA COSTA - teresa marsé
MELAO - verte otra vez
SUNDANCE - yea yea
CARLOS DAFE - despertar da solidão
GERALDO AZEVEDO - um outro um
CAETANO VELOSO - haiti
FAIROUZ - version I
DOUDOU GOUIRAND - procession
MAKI ASAKAWA - gogo
TIM MAIA - these are the songs

Chloé Juliette
AYUO TAKAHASHI - from j.s.p.
CARLOS NIÑO & MIGUEL ATWOOD-FERGUSON - part II
MEREDITH MONK - travel song, for voice & piano
DIGA RHYTHM BAND - razooli
THE DEAD GOLDFISH ENSEMBLE - chewing shoes
DUNKELZIFFER - network
DWART - mate
RALPH TOWNER - piscean dance
ASHER GAMEDZE - interregnum
THE MCCRARY - emerge
MARIA TERIAEVA - spritz
PEDRO AZNAR - la gente es la misma
KEIYAA - rectifiya
L'EMPIRE DES SONS - moitié panthère
TOMMY MANDEL - soul tango

The Greater Good #10 with Chee Shimizu / LYL Radio

Fourth episode of the monthly Angis Music Show for Universal Rhythms Radio with special guest from Tokyo, Kaoru Inoue aka Chari Chari (@kaoru324).

Samuele Pagliai(start - 56:22)
Kaoru Inoue(56:23 - end)

Universal Rhythms | Angis Music Show w/ Samuele Pagliai & Kaoru Inoue - June 4th, 2021

passing it clockwise is good luck,
anyone can join the joy of joint, just choose a time and post !
"This mix was recorded in July 2021 at an indoor club in Omotesando, when lockdown was briefly loosen and was allowed to party at night little bit (maybe for about 2 weeks). It’s an excerpt of that all nighter set I have played, everyone wearing mask so was not able to see their faces but seemingly people were having a good time."

Kinkeshi doll made by Katchan

Passing it clockwise (0:30 - Powder)

Kaoru Inoue is one of our first and most loyal supporters. But most of all he's a fantastic dj and producer. He runs the always fresh Seeds and Ground label and produces under the moniker Chari Chari. We are very happy to have him on board. His selection spans an arc from heavy percussions to soundcapes and back.
More about Kaoru -  https://soundcloud.com/kaoru324

LOODcast 45 ~ Kaoru Inoue

It's a great pleasure to welcome Japanese electronic music stronghold Kaoru Inoue (@kaoru324), also known as Chari Chari and founder of the Seeds And Ground label, to the mix series. Interview (excerpt) down below.

www.musicfrommemory.com

MFM: Welcome on board of the series Kaoru. You're from Japan and are living in Tokyo. Do you find Tokyo, and Japan as whole, a positive place to be at as an artist?

KI: Tokyo is a fascinating city, full of crazy stimuli and exciting noise, but I don’t need it anymore as the years go by, especially after the pandemic. So now I feel like an outsider loving Tokyo and living a quiet life in its suburbs. I think it’s a positive place for artists in the sense that it’s still rich in nature and food, and the population is decreasing, despite having experienced the high economic growth and the high information society, but what we learned again after the pandemic is that government protection policies are fragile. 

MFM: Your musical output as a producer is quite large and rather versatile, from acoustic guitar sessions to more new age like soundscapes to broken beat and deep house. Where does this versatility come from? 

KI: I think it's because I've been deeply committed to music since my teens. From YMO to post-punk, ethnic, rare groove to deep house, I was already looking for and listening to music like a researcher from a young age. So I started DJing naturally as a way to mix and share my records, and my outputs could be a fusion of them. However, so to speak, I’ve been most influenced by the contextuality of House music, and when looking at everything from a bird’s eye view, I can say that my main interest is, in a word, in “Minimalism”.

MFM: Your music -regardless which moniker you use- sounds extremely organic, very earthly but also mystical and sacred. As if it was recorded far deep in nature amongst some indigenous tribe's ritual. Where does this signature sound come from, what are its origins?

KI: My early tunes were strongly influenced by the atmosphere of Bali & Java in Indonesia, where I used to visit in my twenties, and I think it still remains somewhere in me. I also have a cultural anthropological interest in folk or tribal music from all over the world, and I even am influenced by ecological ideas. (In recent years, I’ve been more into traditional & contemporary music from my own country than ever before.) I think that’s why it is.

MFM: Hence your own label's name Seeds And Ground too probably? 

KI: Indeed, and it’s a metaphor for sex and creation.

MFM: How about the instruments? There's guitar, lots and lots of percussion, marimba, field recordings, plenty chords too... Are you a trained musician and do you record all these parts yourself (with the real instruments)? 

KI: I had learnt to play piano as a child and taught myself to play guitar from the age of 13. However, after encountering DJ culture in my early twenties, I quit a band and didn’t play an instrument for a while. So I know a little more about harmony, chords and so on than the average DJ. I’ve also started to play the guitar again a little bit in a few projects since I started producing electronic music, but only in a very specific way. I’ve also recorded with many different musicians so far.

MFM: So, what can you tell about the mix you've made? Did you record it with a certain vibe or theme or purpose in mind?

KI: It’s a rethinking of “New Age”ish or “Obscure”ish music, past and present. Some Japanese music from the 80s and 90s has also been included with respect to Eiji & Norio who compiled “Heisei No Oto”. And two of my recent tracks as Chari Chari are also included.

MFM: By the way, by the look of your shirt you're a Jodorowsky fan? :)

KI: I look up to Jodorowsky as my mentor, especially after reading his autobiography. I got this shirt as a return from the Endless Poetry crowdfunding campaign.

MFM Mix 034: Kaoru Inoue

Mayurashka's exclusive mix for RDC "Sound Horizon" podcast:

"Since the beginning of 2022, I have been releasing floor-friendly mixes for various labels and radios so I wanted to try something different for RDC. This mix is themed around “water” which is my source of inspiration when composing.
This mix is a selection of tracks where you can feel the water and drips, not beat-matching but water-matching."

"2022年に入りフロアフレンドリーなDJ　MIXは多数のレーベルやラジオで公開してきたため、RDCへのミックスは趣旨を変えて作曲時にインスピレーションをもらう”水”をテーマに制作してみました。
水や滴を感じる曲のみをビートマッチングではなくウォーターマッチングさせたMIXです。"

Track list
1. The Sound of the Sea in Kujukuri, Chiba 2022 08
2. Popol Vuh - Ich mache einen Spiegel
3. DJ Nobu - Zzzz
4. MDA Analog - Rainful Memories
5. Jonathan Fitoussi,Clemens Hourrière - Aqueduc
6. Alex Kassian - Olson Waters
7. Yosi Horikawa - Wandering
8. DWART - Aqua Alta
9. Frog of Earth - Lying Down
10. Richard Bone - Afrouxe
11. Møzaika - Alternating Access
12. Crewdson - Amphibious
13. Roland Bocquet - Djerba
14. Iris - Deadlocked
15. Slow Heat - Terrarium
16. fmvee - everythingUneverKnewUwanted
17. Natural Selections - Sanctuary
18. Vague Imaginaires - Space Birthday
19. Cos/Mes - From Other Space
20. Sindh - Kalahari
21. Donato Dozzy - Aquatica

RDC 045 - Mayurashka

Ari Balouzian – Comfort Or Freedom
Pool Boy – Closed for Renovations
Agosta – Don Alfio
Tracisgrey – Night Eyes
Leisure Centre – 食料品店
Wojciech Jagielski– Śniadanie Pod Palmą
Wichita LimeWire –  Be My BonziBUDDY
Lil Creepshow – Underwater Racetrack
Tracisgrey – Wet Night
Alina Baraz –  The Beginning
死夢Vanity – ソウルメイト
Desert Sand Feels Warm At Night – 第一次
DX-Digital – Magic Rose
Employee – Romantic Relax
Bahamadia – Interlude
swing slow - Voo Doo Surfer
Tibor Szemzo - Einstein-Express
Dick Hyman - I'm Glad There Is You (5ive bit)
Civilistjävel! – Untitled
Thomas Fehlmann – Wunschwechsler
Dentistry - bdw
Odopt - Orch Noise
Twin Peaks Angelo Badalamenti explains how he wrote Laura Palmer's Theme (piano)
Tonio Rubio – Dead Slow 

artwork by Hiroto Ise
instagram.com/iseneehihinee

cosxmes 2022

cosxmes 2022mix

A post cosmic mix recorded in my parents garden ....2006 

For Franz Aumuller <3

Behind The Gardens Behind the Wall  Mixx

This is a re-recording of a set @compuma played at an April demonstration against the redevelopment of a Tokyo park that Ryuichi Sakamoto spoke passionately about before his death.

"We gathered in front of the trees scheduled to be cut down in Jingu Gaien to align with Sakamoto's attitude and will," organizers said.

Read more on RA: https://ra.co/news/79189

Tracklist:

Ryuichi Sakamoto - 20210310
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Thousand Knives
Ryuichi Sakamoto & The Kakutougi Session - Neuronian Network 
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Tibetan Dance（Version)
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Neue Tanz
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Behind The Mask (Remix）
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ballet Mecanique
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Self Portrait
Ryuichi Sakamoto - andata（Electric Youth Remix)
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Riot In Lagos 
David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Bamboo Houses
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Perspective
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Thatness And Thereness 
Ryuichi Sakamoto - 20220304
Mark Stewart - Forbidden Colour

Compuma's DJ Mix For “Demonstration with Ryuichi Sakamoto”

Live DJ mix at DOMMUNE - a live streaming station in Tokyo / this show was broadcast from Nerima Art Museum - for a special program celebrating the release of the concept album "Dedicated to the Island" by Kaoru Inoue.
https://www.dommune.com/streamings/2023/100901/

屋久島ベースの旅雑誌「Saunter Magazine」のために作られた、屋久島をテーマにしたオリジナル・アルバム「Dedicated to the Island」発売を記念してDOMMUNEにてストリーミング配信（練馬区立美術館より）された番組でのDJミックス。

Track ID
01. Kaoru Inoue - Nagareru
02. Kaoru Inoue - Tobitatsu
03. Kaoru Inoue - Mushikiki
04. Kaoru Inoue - The Basement Duet
05. CV & JAV - Stone Circle
06. Final Drop - Mimyo
07. Final Drop - Space Time Polyrhythm
08. Final Drop - Unsui-Kyo
09. Final Drop - A Thousand Years Old Three Dub
10. Kaoru Inoue - Hoshifuru
11. Kaoru Inoue - Tengaku ~ Kodama
12. Chari Chari - Of Mystic Dreams (Unreleased Drum Track)
13. Ryuichi Sakamoto - The 'Dreaming'
14. Petre Inspirescu - Lumiere
15. Patryk Zakrocki - Martian Landscapes
16. Petre Inspirescu - delir 1
17. D.K. - Echo Chamber
18. Steve Reich - Eight Lines (Howie B Remix)
19. Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan - Palace III

Live mix at Dommune 09.Oct.2023

CHEE SHIMIZU - SANPO 024 - REFLECTION WAVES

For the August edition we've invited Donna Leake from London who handed over a high spirited 2 hour mix. Interview (excerpt) down below.

www.musicfrommemory.com

MFM: Hi Donna, welcome to the series. How's your day so far? Does your day normally involve music from the moment you wake up?

DL: Hi. Thanks so much for having me. My day so far has been real sweet. I woke up at 6:30am and all I’ve done is make coffee, listen to and dig for music, draw and paint. It’s now 13:30. Not every day is like this though! 

MFM: Before lockdown, was DJing the only thing that brought food on the table? How is that now, did you revise your approach or strategy after the whole live events scene collapsed?

DL: Yes it was the only thing bringing money in and turned out it was one of the main things keeping my soul full and my spirit high. So I’ve had to re strategise a few areas of my life recently. I haven’t come up with anything solid yet, I’ve always just gone with the wind. But I think now there is a sense of urgency to save myself getting into more debt because of this! But I did gain something massive and far more valuable than money since losing it, a new perspective as to what it was we were doing and what I was a part of. I now appreciate the beauty of people making the effort to gather and listen and share music together and the industry and all it's efforts more than ever. I always had thanks, but I guess you can really check in on something more closely when you stop and look at it from the outside.

MFM: Do you then also feel positive about the future of nightlife and culture?

DL: Yes I feel positive about it. The force of music is so strong and what it does to people is unstoppable. It may take some time and maybe it will change, but that might even be a good thing. We all got an opportunity to check in with ourselves and stop and even though this was a disaster for the economy and the effects of that will last a while, the essence of art and music have nothing to do with money and that’s where it should restart. If anything it might have a wonderful impact. Art can sometimes be richer if we’ve been through some heavy experiences. 

MFM: What in your opinion actually makes a DJ stand out?

DL: Most importantly, and this probably applies to everything, I think is to be yourself which will naturally be unique if you are able to harness your true essence. I know that sounds obvious but it’s often a journey to feel as though you know or to find yourself, but I think being true and present in every moment of that journey is how you’ll be able to tap into what’s unique about what you do. Being fully present and playing with the times whether that’s trying to express what's going on inside you or a response to what’s happening in the world. Also not to think but feel your way through. This will often be more accurate since our heads are pretty full and busy! Authenticity and truth can be applied to any taste and style. For me I like to go on a ride with twists, turns and surprises and hear a story with a variety of feelings from the lowest to the highest, but keeping it coherent and without being too much of a mess. Although a bit of mess is all right too!

MFM: Thanks a lot for your contribution. Can you take us through your process of recording mixes?

DL: I would say all of the above is the general process for any mix, or at least as much of this as possible is considered. But since recording mixes is the only way I’ve been sharing music recently and I’ve made so many, I have started to try to give each mix more of a focus. For example one I did recently was called music for chess. And this mix has a particular focus on psych. This is because I can feel summer ending is just around the corner and it’s been the most hazy, mind bending, deep, confusing but colourful and dream like summer I’ve ever had and I’ve never felt so inside and removed from my head and the world at the same time as I have this summer!

MFM Mix 019: Donna Leake

静岡県沼津市に佇む禅寺、大中寺を舞台にしたカルチャーフェスティバル「MUSO Culture Festival 2021」各アーティストによる禅の世界を想起させるコンセプチュアルなMIXをお楽しみください。

MUSO Culture Festival 2021 is a culture festival held at Daichuji temple in Numazu City, Shizuoka, Japan. Sit back and enjoy the MIX that reminiscent Zen world.

for more info
www.muso-festival.com

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Kaoru Inoue (Seeds And Ground / Chari Chari)

DJ/音楽プロデューサー。高校時代から20代前半までパンク～ロックバンドでのギタリスト経験を経て、1989年にアシッドジャズの洗礼とともにDJカルチャーへ没入。Chari Chari、そしてKaoru Inoue名義での音楽制作やリミックスで数々の作品を残し、またクラブ、野外フェス問わず様々な現場でのDJ活動を通してオルタナティブなダンスミュージックの可能性を追求してきた。2003年より自主レーベル“Seeds And Ground”を“Crue-L”傘下に立ち上げ（2009年に独立）本名Kaoru Inoue名義でのダンス・ミュージックにフォーカスしたリリースを中心に現在に至る。一方、DJだけでは表現しきれない自身の豊かな音楽性はDSKこと小島大介とのミニマル・アコースティック・ギター・デュオAurora Acousticの作品・ライブ活動に記されている。2014年、12年ぶりにChari Chari名義を復活させ、ライブ・バンドとして再生、2016年に長尺曲のカップリング「Fading Away / Luna de Lobos」をアナログ・リリース。2018年にはポルトガルのレーベル“Groovement”より、ダンスの狂騒から離れ、よりエレクトロニック〜アンビエントなどにフォーカスしたKaoru Inoue名義でのアルバム『Em Paz』をリリースした。2020年にはChari Chari名義での新アルバム『We hear the last decades dreaming』をリリース。辺境愛に満ちたオーガニックなエレクトロニック・サウンドが話題を呼んでいる。

Kaoru Inoue is a DJ and a music producer who runs a label called ‘Seeds And Ground’. Since high school to early 20s, throughout the experience of being a gui-tarist in puck rock bands, in 1989 he first came across with acid jazz and that led him to dive into a DJ culture.
Under the names of Kaoru Inoue and Chari Chari, he has created many musical works and remixes, and has performed at various indoor clubs and outdoor festi-vals to pursue possibilities of dance music through DJing.
On the other hand, he has also formed a minimal acoustic guitar duo called ‘Auro-ra Acoustic’ with Daisuke Kojima aka ‘DSK’ in order to expand the range of his musicality.
In 2014, he revived his alias ‘Chari Chari’ as a live band, and in 2016, he released Chari Chari’s new EP ‘Fading Away / Luna de Lobos’ on vinyl. It was the first time for them to release in 14 years after the last release of 'Aurora EP', it gave rise to a huge buzz.
In 2018, he released an LP ‘Em Paz’ from a label ‘Groovement’ in Portugal. The LP is a celestial ambient album from the beginning to the end and it contributes a transformative and harmonious listening meditation to the audience.
Even after his 30-year career, his sound is still radical, yet universal that bright up the scene.

Website：http://www.seedsandground.com
Soundcloud：https://soundcloud.com/kaoru324
Bandcamp：https://seedsandground.bandcamp.com
Mixcloud：https://www.mixcloud.com/kaoruinoue
Instagram：https://www.mixcloud.com/kaoruinoue

Kaoru Inoue - MUSO Culture Festival 2021

For our second installment of the Musik Mix series we are joined by 5ive from japan and Samo from Sweden in a remote joint effort.
Tupplur simply means - to take a nap in swedish. 
Taking an afternoon nap is happiness!

artwork by Tobias Centerwall

Sattaoja Musik Mix - Episode 2-  5ive & Samo - TUPPLURS MIX

https://linktr.ee/kaoruinoue
DJ/Composer/Musician based in Tokyo
also known as "Chari Chari"
running a label "Seeds And Ground"
for booking & contact: booking@seedsandground.com

NO DEMOS, thanks...

Webshop: https://www.musicfrommemory.com

Amsterdam based record label releasing visionary electronic music from both past and present.

Sublabel: @secondcircle

MFM Mix 034: Kaoru Inoue

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