We are back again to share our lives together after all these times. How will we start again? Did our visions change? Are we ready to exchange our emotions and our energy again in the real life?

Recorded at Donau 115, Berlin on 21.07.21

©2021 Takumi Motokawa

Perspectives Live @ Donau 115 21.07.21

What did come before the storm? Is any forethought useful in that situation?

Cerulean

Afterthoughts

Bandcamp

Sacrifice

Steppingtones

Humility

Fire And The Snakes

Lucid Dreamer

Mind Scrub

Memories One

Reflection

Tendencies

Machine Thoughts

Above us, there is a blue sky
There will be one even if we cannot see one now for any reason
Today we live, for the hope for tomorrow
Yesterdays are beneath us, and up above us as stars

We are guided by love and light

The gravity that makes our feet touch the ground

The ground, the earth, holding all of us together

Composed, Performed and Produced by Takumi Motokawa
Mastered by Davide Bombanella @ Bombanella Soundscapes

In the Sky

Download

Improvised solo performance on a Deluge at Madame Claude Berlin on 05.12.2022

Deluge Noise Improv (At Madame Claude Berlin 05.12.2022)

TOAD

Toad

Sleep

15 Dec 2022 8pm
w/ Flo Wilson
Audio Foundation @audio.foundation
Parisian Ties And Belts Sub-Basement
4 Poynton Terrace, Auckland
https://www.facebook.com/events/1159891334889038/

5 Jan 2023 8pm
w/ Robert M Scott
Dog With Two Tails
25 Moray Place, Dunedin
https://www.facebook.com/events/666421774868556/

12 Jan 2023 8pm
Common Room
227 Heretaunga Street East, Hastings
https://www.facebook.com/events/1501243570355699/

19 Jan 2023 8pm
w/ BIG FLIP THE MASSIVE
Darkroom Darkroom Chch
336 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch
https://www.facebook.com/events/848679222922305/

Tickets: undertheradar.co.nz @undertheradarnz + Door Sales

TOAD Live Audio Foundation Auckland Dec 2022

Deluge Live performance at Garret St

Pōneke-Wellington January 2023

Garrett St Live

Performed at Common Room, Hastings
12/1/23

15 Dec 2022 8pm
w/ Flo Wilson
Audio Foundation @audio.foundation
Parisian Ties And Belts Sub-Basement
4 Poynton Terrace, Auckland
www.facebook.com/events/1159891334889038/

5 Jan 2023 8pm
w/ Robert M Scott
Dog With Two Tails
25 Moray Place, Dunedin
www.facebook.com/events/666421774868556/

12 Jan 2023 8pm
Common Room
227 Heretaunga Street East, Hastings
www.facebook.com/events/1501243570355699/

19 Jan 2023 8pm
w/ BIG FLIP THE MASSIVE
Darkroom Darkroom Chch
336 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch
www.facebook.com/events/848679222922305/

Toad Live @ Common Room, Hastings

What do those amphibians dream of in this world? While the choir of them is singing, what do we dream in between our conscious and subconscious parts? Is there such a thing as a shared dream that we all go into? We may dream of the same thing but we each voice it out differently. Thousands and more voices of ours together do indeed sound like these toads singing in the green field where the rain falls and the wind blows.

Performed at darkroom, Ōtautahi-Christchurch, 19/1/23

Toad Live @ darkroom 19/1/23

Toad Fukuoka

TOAD
O
A
D      Live

What do those amphibians dream of in this world? While the choir of them is singing, what do we dream in between our conscious and subconscious parts? Is there such a thing as a shared dream that we all go into? We may dream of the same thing but we each voice it out differently. Thousands and more voices of ours together do indeed sound like these toads singing in the green field where the rain falls and the wind blows.
Live show duration: 35-50 minutes

Booking contact: tak@takumimotokawa.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/takumi.moto...
Website: https://takumimotokawa.com/


Takumi Motokawa: a musical kaleidoscope that is one part percussionist, one part keyboardist, one part composer, one part producer, and all parts unforgettable. Expect: intricate keyboard playing, bold expression, complexity, simplicity, and a wild ride.

Tak is a class act that has worked with other class acts such as Shackleton, Strike Percussion, Nik Nowak, David Delgado, Jepe, Matilda Abraham, Samin Son and 404. As well as recording and touring with these artists, he’s released several albums of his own music and had a track on Spotify that had over a million downloads, which may not be as big a deal these days but I promise it was impressive at the time.

He was born in Japan, raised in Aotearoa and now lives in Germany. He also performed in London, Helsinki, Tokyo and Shanghai along the way.

You probably don’t want to miss this musical kaleidoscope perform.

Recording from Whammy Backfroom performance in Auckland, NZ

© Takumi Motokawa

TOAD 2023 Whammy AK

No input feedback loop improvisation

For booking: tak@takumimotokawa.com

Feed the bird back with the sonic crumbs (Part 1)

Live recording of the solo deluge set at Kyoto Mingle.

Artwork by me also.

Deluge solo set @ Mingle Kyoto 20240707

Ambient Texture #1

This brand new high-energy live set features live keyboard performance, taking the dance floor on a 60-75 minute journey.

Premiered in Osaka in August 2025.

Booking: takmojp@gmail.com

Live Set 2025 Demo

Live set played at Many Tentacles on 16 Sep 2025

Berlin 16-Sept-2025

Rights managed by Kobrow Musikverlag GmbH.

For licensing inquiries, please contact Kobrow Musikverlag.

Wannsee

Also available from

Bandcamp: http://takumimotokawa.bandcamp.com/track/equinox
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0ntVzDW50k7IojEY3hIXE0…
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/de/album/equinox/1477348118…
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqx_AjFnJaI
junodownload: https://www.junodownload.com/…/takumi-motokawa-…/4256970-02/
Traxsource: https://www.traxsource.com/title/1197459/equinox
Amazon: https://www.amazon.de/Equinox-Takumi-Motokawa/dp/B07WSZT8W3/

Mastered at Bombanella Soundscapes
Cover art by Devyn Kyng (https://www.instagram.com/devynkyng/)

Equinox

Composer/Percussionist/Pianist/Producer based in Kyoto

Architect of Sound & Noise

Digital//anything in between//Analogue

Takumi Motokawa is a musician who calls Kyoto, Berlin, and Aotearoa home, weaving together percussion, keyboard, composition, and production to create a unique sound. His music is a deeply introspective and immersive world where complexity and simplicity coexist, informed by collaborations with artists like Shackleton. With a passion for creative exploration, Takumi's sound is a captivating journey that invites listeners to explore the boundaries of consciousness and the subconscious.

京都、ベルリン、ニュージーランドを行き来しながら活動する音楽家、元川匠は、パーカッション、キーボード、作曲、プロデュースを融合させた独自の音楽世界を構築している。彼の音楽は、複雑さと簡潔さが共存する、深く内省的な音世界であり、シャクルトンを始めとする様々なアーティストとの共演を通じて、さらに深化している。

Gig Bookings & Licensing
Email: tak (at) takumimotokawa.com

Upcoming performances


Past performances

2025
Live Set
16 Sep
Many Tentacles
Berlin, Germany

Toad Live
13 Sep 18:00 (date changed to the 13th!)
Ikii
Berlin, Germany

Toad Live
Full Moon Sound Experience
6 Sep 19:00
Künstraun Breitenbachplatz 1
Berlin, Germany

Live Set
24 Aug
Musica Japonica
Osaka, Japan

Toad Live
11 July
Cafe Ausgang
Kyoto, Japan

Toad Live
25 Apr
Berlin Netzzz! vol. 01 in Fukuoka
Art Space Tetra
Fukuoka, Japan

Toad Live
+ MKD Constellations (Music) w/ Francesco Mancori (Visual)
11 Apr
Minzoku Gakki Koizumi
Kyoto, Japan

Toad Live
11 Mar
Many Tentacles
Berlin

2024

w/ Stories In Colour
23 Nov
Galiläa-Kirche
Berlin


w/ Shackleton: The Purge of Tomorrow
4 Nov
Auditorium San Fedele
Milan, Italy

Solo
7 July
Mingle (Morikawa Tobacco Store)
Kyoto, Japan

Washboard Live
21 Mar
darkroom
Christchurch, NZ

2023

TOAD Live
10 June
Orphic Gallery
Whanganui, NZ

TOAD Live
9 March
backroom @ Whammy Bar
Auckland, NZ

TOAD Live
REG:
3 March
club daphnia
Osaka, Japan

TOAD Live
Still Vol.1: w/ little side effect / multiple / Yutaka Sakamoto + yuyu
19 February
IAF Shop
Fukuoka, Japan

TOAD Live
w/ Big Flip the Massive
19 January
Dark Room
Christchurch, New Zealand

Solo Live Set
14 January
13 Garrett St
Wellington

TOAD Live
12 January
Common Room
Hastings, New Zealand

TOAD Live
w/Robert Scott
6 January
Dog With Two Tails
Dunedin, New Zealand

2022

TOAD Live
w/ Flo Wilson
15 December
Audio Foundation
Auckland, New Zealand

Noise Live Set
Madame Claude
5 December
Berlin, Germany

TOAD Live
30 November
Loophole
Berlin, Germany

TOAD Live
w/ nana.ios
3 November 20:30
Pony Bar
Hamburg, Germany 

TOAD Solo Live Set
w/ Aotūroa
3 September 20:00
Pyramid Club
Wellington, New Zealand

TOAD Solo Live Set
8 July 2022 19:30
Kiryuusha (https://www.kiryusha.com/)
Shimokitazawa, Tokyo, Japan

25 June 13:30
Solo Live Set
Beppu, Japan

Adrian Bang x Marcello Busato x Takumi Motokawa
30 March 20:00
loophole, Berlin

Solo w/ Dokia
18 March
Gelegenheiten, Berlin

Solo
Pandora Experimenta: Ayane Kondo x Catfish x Takumi Motokawa
11 March 19:00
Pandora Gallery, Berlin

Solo w/ Waterflower
4 March 20:30
Gelegenheiten, Berlin



2021

Solo - Perspectives
24 Oct 15:00 
Unifying Gate Festival
Spreefeld, Berlin

Jaguar no me
19 Nov
Loophole, Berin

Jaguar no me
18 Nov
Munich

Jaguar no me
30 Oct
Valentin Stüberl, Berlin

Solo - Perspectives
24 Oct 15:00 
Unifying Gate Festival
Spreefeld, Berlin

MIIN (w/ Samin Son)
14 Oct
Loophole, Berlin

MIIN (w/Samin Son)
16 Sep // 20:30
Pandora, Berlin

21 Aug // 20:30
Donau 115, Berlin
w/ Matilda Abraham

21 July // 20:30
Donau 115, Berlin

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