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Sakura Tsuruta transcends the role of a conventional artist, embodying the multifaceted roles of producer, performer, educator, and activist within the dynamic electronic music scene.
With a captivating fusion of atmospheric tones and ethereal melodies, Sakura stands at the forefront of electronic music innovation. Her distinctive style, characterized by a seamless blend of haunting rhythms and celestial harmonies, transports audiences to a crystallizing sound world, leaving them enraptured and craving more.
Hailing from Hiroshima, Sakura released her EP Made of Air in June 2020. Her LP C / O followed in 2022 and was later reissued on vinyl via Mule Music. Her second LP, GEMZ, was released on Seb Wildblood’s label, All My Thoughts, in 2024 and received positive reviews from Resident Advisor, The New York Times, and Mixmag.

“Tokyo-based Sakura Tsuruta guides listeners through a wormhole of crystallized sonic emotions, gradually building from experimental ambient soundscapes to danceable club gems.”

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Japan’s Sakura Tsuruta appears for the first time on Will Hofbauer’s Third Place with the ‘What Are You Drinking?’ EP, landing 26th September 2025.

"The question, "what are you drinking?" for me is a soft invitation - something I find myself asking when the bass is thumping, and I’m feeling a little social. It’s a way to start a conversation, to learn something about the person standing next to you in the crowd, to feel connected in a space where words are usually second to sound. This EP is a toast to that moment - the buzz, the curiosity, the clinking glasses, and spontaneous laughter. A sonic nightcap for the dance floor." - Sakura Tsuruta

Sakura Tsuruta is a Tokyo-based artist who mixes up dreamy melodies with potent, experimental grooves. Her 2019 debut on Bardo Records broke into Beatport’s Top 100, and since then, she has dropped her acclaimed ‘Made of Air’ EP and two well-received full-lengths on Mule Musiq and all my thoughts. Tsuruta is also an educator who works with international universities and conservatories and an activist who champions gender equality and nurtures young artists globally.
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releases September 26, 2025

Mastered by Rupert Clervaux

Artwork by echocatcher (Neubae Studio)

Sakura Tsuruta - Euphorique [TPDD013]

Pre-order: https://thirdplacerecords.bandcamp.com/album/what-are-you-drinking-ep

Japan’s @sakuratsuruta appears for the first time on Will Hofbauer’s @thirdplacerecords with a new EP, ‘What Are You Drinking?’, a dreamscape of soothing synths, rubbery basslines, and playful, unrelenting grooves.

"The question, "what are you drinking?" for me is a soft invitation - something I find myself asking when the bass is thumping, and I’m feeling a little social. This EP is a toast to that moment - the buzz, the curiosity, the clinking glasses, and spontaneous laughter. A sonic nightcap for the dancefloor," she says.

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Tracklist:
Cousin & Priori - Stepping Stoned
deadbeat Records - That's The Goal (Will Hofbauer's Therapy Dub)
Polygonia - Atropa Belladonna
COLA REN - Fallen Papaya
Lukid - Underhand Brokery
Mike Ink - Polka Trax 4
foodman - Zundoko
Nev -  Scrub
Sakura Tsuruta - Euphorique
Tame Impala - Ethereal Connection
Efdemin - Radical Hope
Sakura Tsuruta - What Are You Drinking?
LUXE - Pixie Swamp
rush2theUnknown - Physical Reality

Japan’s Sakura Tsuruta appears for the first time on Will Hofbauer’s Third Place with the ‘What Are You Drinking?’ EP, landing 26th September 2025. The aptly named ‘Euphorique’ single is available now, kicking the release oﬀ with beautiful melodic details, delicate cascading arps, and supple electronic drums. The dreamscape continues with the title track, soothing synth hits carefully woven around a kinetic broken rhythm, casting spells on the dancefloor before the magical ‘Lucid Bubbles’ comes in with rubbery basslines and eﬀervescing sequences which rise and fall through its playful, unrelenting groove. Closer ‘Voices’ is another trip, its earworm silky melody and infectious bassline purpose-built to make lasting memories with friends while dancing, rounding out this expertly produced EP by Sakura Tsuruta.

"The question, "what are you drinking?" for me is a soft invitation - something I find myself asking when the bass is thumping, and I’m feeling a little social. It’s a way to start a conversation, to learn something about the person standing next to you in the crowd, to feel connected in a space where words are usually second to sound. This EP is a toast to that moment - the buzz, the curiosity, the clinking glasses, and spontaneous laughter. A sonic nightcap for the dance floor." - Sakura Tsuruta

Sakura Tsuruta is a Tokyo-based artist who mixes up dreamy melodies with potent, experimental grooves. Her 2019 debut on Bardo Records broke into Beatport’s Top 100, and since then, she has dropped her acclaimed ‘Made of Air’ EP and two well-received full-lengths on Mule Musiq and all my thoughts. Tsuruta is also an educator who works with international universities and conservatories and an activist who champions gender equality and nurtures young artists globally.

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A varied sampling of predominantly or exclusively electronic (with one or two exceptions) music I have worked on in the last two or three years.

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