Well - trapped within my room for a week with only my studio setup and a behemoth of soul, funk and R&B records, I decided to take inspiration from 'The Avalanches' and try make a short EP based entirely on samples, drum breaks and vocal snippets. Hope you enjoy! -ooks

Bandcamp

I Was Holed Up In Quarantine, So I Made This Tape

Two years after the release of my previous album THOUGHTFORM, I decided to lay low for a while and try and work on my sound. THOUGHTFORM had a lot of genre elements and was very much a mix-mash of styles, and I wanted to keep this feeling in the next album too. Now in 2020 I present to you the newest addition to your ookiiani collection: The Shakeup!

This album is a triumph for me personally in many ways - both mixing and mastering wise, but also the opportunities it gave me to work with friends both new and old.

As the 'reliance' on samples in my music has gradually lessened over time, The Shakeup was an important step for me to really address how my sound was going to develop as I move further and further towards completely sample-free music. Only around half of the album heavily uses samples, and this was a chance for me to make the music still as exciting as THOUGHTFORM; hopefully I achieved it.

This album was delayed a few times due to the current world situation; but at long last it's time to shake some things up!

Buy on Seikomart!

The Shakeup (2020)

NEON SHOWER is the debut album from 大きい兄, diving headfirst into a range of samples, styles and songs. The first half of the release plays with the classic vaporwave and futurefunk style, whilst the second half focuses more on a trip-hop and hard-hitting groove.

Thanks to everyone who helped promote this - Jason Sanders, Kurdtbada, Larisa Theory Zeus and more! Couldn't have done it without you!

DL here! (Bandcamp)

NEON SHOWER (2017)

Thoughtform is the second studio album I've completed - building on the genre-collage feel almost a year from the first release, NEON SHOWER. From future funk to trip hop to rap, completed with three diverse remixes and a bonus Side B live edit and goodie (cassette / bandcamp exclusive), Thoughtform is a crafted and expansive release that I'm infinitely proud of and can't wait to share with you. 

BASS GUITAR: Smikus (Bumblebee, Love Me Good) 
VOCALS: Vinyl Dial (Bumblebee) and Oliver Asadi (Dragon Song) 
Thanks to the CoSF for being supportive of me and loving my music. Lotus Lounge for all the awesome peeps there and the love you've given this release. My irl friends at uni for accepting my music and being genuinely interested in it. And of course, Contemporary Tapes for giving small indie producers with a dream a chance to share their music. You're all awesome, and I love you all! - ooks

Bandcamp (Cassette)

THOUGHTFORM (2018)

Since the release of 'The Shakeup' in 2020 I've worked on many things - even an entire album which I never released, eventually realising it just wasn't the type of sound I was aiming for; something I should continue to grow and (eventually) release away from the 'ookiiani' name.

In that time I became increasingly enamoured with some sub-genres of electronic music again, after falling out of love with it over the years. This is my happy return to making more upbeat, electronic music - inspired by the artists that have been my soundtrack for the past few years.

I've been collecting some recent tracks, and decided to break the silence and create an EP. This will form 'Clippings', my first release in half a decade. 'Ice Level' has been a favourite amongst my friends, so felt like the right track to release as a single.

If you're still checking in to listen to this after all that time - thank you :)

- ooks

Ice Level

ＳＥＳＨ  ＬＡＤＳ

I fell in love with common holly's 'rose' a little while ago. I thought I'd add my own personal touch to it.

Hope you all enjoy :)

rose (大きい兄 remix)

common holly - rose (大きい兄  remix)

After discovering s a k i 夢 I fell in love with the 夢の中で失われました album. I decided to give my own spin to the second track - 日の出. I hope you enjoy.

s a k i 夢 - 日の出 (大きい兄「ookiiani」remix)

THIS MUST BE HEAVEN

closer than most

Ice9 was nice enough to allow me to remix his amazing track 'Mr Martian' - so here it is! Hope you enjoy!

Check out Ice9 here: https://soundcloud.com/ice9-89722879

Mr. Martian (大きい兄 remix)

Ice9 - Mr. Martian (大きい兄 remix)

Ｉ＇ＬＬ ＷＡＩＴ ＦＯＲＥＶＥＲ

YOURNIGHT

this is probably my favourite release so far. hope you enjoy

ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ

Loved @dropbassline.'s new track //BREEZES//, so I thought I'd give my own spin to it! Hope you all enjoy it :)

Here's the original: https://soundcloud.com/dropbassline/breezes

dropbassline. - //BREEZES// (大きい兄 remix)

NEON SHOWER

CLOSER THAN MOST

GIRLS

CHANGE

ANTI

OHBABY

FEEL

SEARCHING

S E S H  L A D S

私は漂う、あなたは泳ぐ

FCTRY RST 2

WELCOME 「intro」

Rest in peace Bobby Caldwell

[Free Download - Check the 'More' button!]

I take on Bobby Caldwell's timeless track 'What You Won't Do For Love' - hope you enjoy it!

Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do For Love (ookiiani Remix)

ookiiani - crimson

Check out the original work by Bitonal Landscape here: 
youtu.be/SlPzyTUfXQA 

(If the sound quality is low, blame Soundcloud >_< - check the 'free download' for a high-quality WAV!)

Follow Bitonal Landscape:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/bitonal_landscape 
YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BitonalLandscape 
Spotify: hyperurl.co/lands-spotify 
Bandcamp: bitonal-landscape.bandcamp.com 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Bitonal.Landscape

Anthem of Pawa (ookiiani Remix)

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Bitonal Landscape - Anthem Of Pawa (ookiiani Remix)

Go show Zane Alexander some love: https://soundcloud.com/thezanealexander

A little tune we've been working on together; featuring some awesome bass work from Zane! Hope you enjoy! <3

大きい兄 x Zane Alexander - Glow

== NEON SHOWER - The Remixes ==
A collection of awesome musicians put their spin on various NEON SHOWER tracks - the debut album by 大きい兄.

Vinyl Dial's rework of 'MIDNIGHT' continues the remix series with a great, originally instrumented tune; creatively working the original vocals and melodies inbetween his own sounds.

Check out Vinyl Dial here: https://soundcloud.com/vinyldial

MIDNIGHT (Vinyl Dial Remix)

05 - TAEKO

04 - DRAGON SONG (FT. OLIVER ASADI)

03 - ALL GOOD

02 - ADONIS

01 - BUMBLEBEE [INTRO] (FT. SMIKUS & VINYL DIAL)

For my birthday I thought I'd share a little treat I've been working on :D

I've been working on tracks on-and-off for a number of months now, and nothing has really taken a solid shape album or EP-wise.... which in a way was good, as it allowed me to go away and work on my sound more - an example of which is JAZZFREAK! Hope you all enjoy :) - ooks

JAZZFREAK

Buy! (Bandcamp)

ookiiani - JAZZFREAK

Showin' Off

Off The Wall, Baby That's All

Intermission

Siesta!

Kitbag

A Beautiful Sound (Intro)

I've Made It Over (ft. Smikus)

Praise

Savepoint

Empty Pocket (Panzer Paradise Remix)

The Shakeup (ft. SaNTINO)

Come Alive

Electroacoustic creature from the UK

LINKS:
The Shakeup (2020): https://seikomart.bandcamp.com/album/the-shakeup
Thoughtform (2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpeXY2BBXn4
NEON SHOWER (First Album): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWH8JKPJJz8

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