DifferentSound invites Ken Ishii (Tokyo)

The DifferentSound Podcast #298 welcomes Ken Ishii!  
Ken Ishii: A Pioneer of Japanese Techno
Ken Ishii debuted on the renowned Belgian techno label R&S Records in 1993, quickly rising to Number One on the UK's NME magazine techno chart. His first album, "JELLY TONES" (1995), was critically acclaimed, and the video for the single "EXTRA" won MTV's "Dance Video of the Year" in 1996. Internationally regarded as a top pioneer of Japanese techno, Ken produced the official theme song for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. In 2000, he was featured on the cover of Newsweek, symbolizing Japan's dynamic new culture. His work includes producing the soundtrack for the Japanese hit film "Whiteout" (2000) and contributing exclusive tracks to the cult-favorite video game Rez. Ken has performed at iconic venues worldwide and won the Best Techno DJ award at the 2004 Dance Music Awards in Ibiza. He regularly headlines major dance festivals, including Monegros (Spain) and WIRE (Japan). As a prolific producer, he founded his label, 70 Drums, in 2002 and released several albums, including "FUTURE IN LIGHT" (2002) and "SUNRISER" (2006). In 2012, Ken launched the project Ken Ishii Presents Metropolitan Harmonic Formulas and released "MUSIC FOR DAYDREAMS." His recent highlights include performing at the Nintendo SWITCH Presentation World Premiere in 2017 and releasing the album "MÖBIUS STRIP" in 2019. In 2020, he produced the official theme track for PAC-MAN's 40th anniversary. Ken continues to expand his creative reach, composing soundtracks for Netflix's anime series "Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune" (2023) and the VR game "C-Smash VRS" (2023-2024). He has also launched a noh & techno collaboration performance series, TECHNOH LAB., with noh actor Manjiro Tatsumi. Beyond music, Ken co-brews his own craft beer, “KIKK-IPA,” with RISE & WIN Brewing Co., winning silver prizes at the International Beer Cup in 2022 and 2023. Currently, he is more enthusiastic about making music than ever, releasing new EPs, collaborating with various artists, and touring globally. He is working on a collaboration album with a jazz musician, set for release in late 2024.

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DifferentSound invites Ken Ishii / Podcast #298

dBridge has played an important role in the UK Drum & Bass scene since the genre's conception in the early 1990s. Since founding Exit Records in 2003, he has demonstrated a clear desire to move away from typical club style Drum & Bass sounds to more ambient and experimental soundscapes. Enjoy!

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In this episode, we explore the complex and often contentious relationship between ethics and artificial intelligence, delving into how human experiences and ethical judgments are shaped by our diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Through a thought-provoking discussion on public expressions, institutional control, and the growing field of AI ethics, we question whether AI might be amplifying existing power structures or offering a chance for disruption. Reflecting on Western institutional frameworks, the role of nation-states, and the challenges of meaning-making, we ask: What are we forfeiting by relying on external authorities to define good and bad? And what opportunities might emerge as we face the potential collapse of centralized powers?

Words by Jerrold McGrath
Sounds by Koohyaar Habibi
Produced by Kasra Goodarznezhad

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Japanese techno originator Ken Ishii takes over the 596th Crack Mix, where he provides an all-systems-go, peak time club mix of techno heft and wonky bangers.

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Crack Mix 596: Ken Ishii

Here is a set recording from one of my most valuable events, CODA by Ratherlost x Pax-Roama at Lofi. I put a massive effort into that night, thinking about the past and future of my DJ career. I communicated best with the dancers and could express myself in a way that only I could. Sometimes I feel insecure about my life as a DJ. CODA gave me all the answers.
Thank you, and I want to show love to all the dancers and friends who were there that night.

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Mastered by Erik Luebs
Photo by Martijn Kuyvenhoven

DJ Nobu at Coda | Ratherlost x Pax-Romana ADE 2024

SPEED is back with another round of the Artist Invitation Mix series, featuring an incredible artist. We're excited to present a mix from https://soundcloud.com/i-am-seimei representing Tokyo for this edition of the series.

Seimei is a Producer, DJ, and A&R who co-runs the Japanese label TREKKIE TRAX, which has been releasing dance music from Tokyo for over a decade. He has performed at various venues both in Japan and abroad, organized label nights, and played at notable festivals like Fuji Rock Festival, ULTRA JAPAN, EDC Japan, and SXSW.

Seimei also joined London-based PC Music’s first North American tour. In 2015, he provided guest mixes for LuckyMe on Rinse FM and Nina Las Vegas’ show on triple J.

As a producer, his track featured on LuckyMe’s Rinse FM show was included in a compilation by Movel Traxx, a label run by Big Dope P. In 2021, after returning to Japan, he contributed a guest mix for Ben UFO’s Rinse FM show and released his debut solo album, “A Diary From The Crossing,” on WET TRAX (Canada). 

In 2022, Seimei released his mini-album “The Truth Of The Myth” on TREKKIE TRAX, and in 2024, his EP "Tokyo Funky Breaks" was premiered by DJ Mag and Mixmag, released on New York's Sorry Records.

tracklist
01. Los Hermanos - Galaxy Traveler
02. Juno Mamba - 1996 FT. ANTONMOND (Manami Remix)
03. STÜM - Limbo
04. HoneyLuv - Right Spot (Byron The Aquarius Remix)
05. Allen Mock - D64
06. Pinch & Neffa-T, Trim - Wha Happen (K-65 Remix)
07. JIALING - 超越 (transcendence)
08. Barclay Crenshaw - Do My Ting (feat. Flowdan and Stush) (DJ VIP)
09. JIALING & Farsight - WHISTLE TIP
10. Dayzero - Temptation
11. Seimei - Switch It Up
12. DJ JM - Charge
13. Jeff Mills - Condor To Mallorca (Fear-E's Area 51 Remix)
14. Adam Beyer - Compressed A1
15. Dave Clarke - Thunder (2023 Remaster)
16. MAREAM - Bayside (Seimei Remix)
17. KAGAMI - Hyper Wheels (2024 Remaster)
18. Trevor Rockcliffe - Need You
19. Seimei - Do This Shit
20. Kush Jones - MIXY
21. DJ Godfather - The D Theme
22. BIG DOPE P - Top Shelf (with Littlez from Smoke Boys) [DJ ADHD Remix]
23. L-Vis 1990 - On Tweeq (Seimei Remix)
24. Deetron presents Soulmate - Drone

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https://www.instagram.com/seimeikawai
https://twitter.com/seimei1992

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Our new TREKKIE TRAX MIX series has been launched.
The first mix is by our co-founder Seimei and it was live recorded at TREKKIE TRAX pres. Kush Jones at R-Lounge on Jan 25th.

TREKKIE TRAX MIXシリーズがSoundCloudにて始動！
第一回目は弊レーベル主宰の一人、Seimeiによるミックス！
1月25日に渋谷R-Loungeにて開催したTREKKIE TRAX pres. Kush Jonesで録音された1時間の音源をお楽しみください。

SoundCloud: @i-am-seimei
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seimeikawai/
X: https://x.com/seimei1992

01. JIALING & Kade Young - BOUNCE DAT (ft. SDOT MUSIC)
02. Dj Babatr - In The Groove
03. Wost - Banda
04. Kevin McKay, Pupa Nas T - Work (SMIFF Extended Hard Drum)
05. DJ ADHD, Chloé Robinson - Dream
06. DJ SWISHA x andrew - FREAKBODY x Duxi feat. Nakamura Minami (Carpainter Mashup)
07. DBFB - Radiant
08. DJ ADHD - PULSE X REFIX
09. Anthony Rother - Lucifer
10. Blaze, DJ Godfather - Handz In Da Air featuring Blaze
11. Fireground - Glare
12. Joris Voorn - Year of the Monkey
13. Lowki - Sine2
14. Harba - Waggle
15. S-file - Tides
16. Hodge - Free
17. Seimei - Do This Shit
18. Killa P, Numa Crew, Lady Lykez - Different Life
19. Barclay Crenshaw, Flowdan, Stush - Do My Ting (DJ VIP)
20. Seimei - Switch It Up
21. DJ JM - Charge
22. Trevor Rockcliffe - Need You

TREKKIE TRAX MIX: 001 Seimei (Live @ R-Lounge Shibuya, Jan 25th 2025)

Our friend from Taiwan, Sonia Calico released a new DJ mix for TREKKIE TRAX MIX series for the release party of her “Moonlight EP” More Time Records, in Tokyo this Friday at R-Lounge, Shibuya.
Sonia Calico has released her single “Change, Reset” featuring R&B singer PRINCI in 2021 on TREKKIE TRAX and has firmly established herself as a leading figure in Asia’s electronic music scene.
Enjoy the new grooves created by this Taipei-based DJ, one of Asia's leading DJs, who is influenced not only by House and Techno, but also by UK Bass music, African music, Mandopop and traditional oriental music heard in her home Taiwan.

TREKKIE TRAX MIXシリーズ第二弾は、今週金曜日に渋谷R-Loungeにて開催される「TREKKIE TRAX pres. Sonia Calico」にゲスト出演する、台湾拠点のアーティスト/DJのSonia Calico（ソニアカリコ）によるDJ MIX。
2021 年にR&B シンガーのPRINCI をフィーチャーしたシングル「Change, Reset」をTREKKIE TRAXからリリースし、アジアのエレクトロニックミュージックシーンのリーダーとしての地位を確固たるものにしている彼女が、Ahadadream主宰のレーベルMore Time Recordsからリリースした「Moonlight EP」のリリースパーティーでもある本パーティーの開催前に、このDJ MIXを公開。
ハウスやテクノだけでなく、UKベース、アフリカ音楽、マンドポップ、そして故郷の台湾で聴かれている伝統的なオリエンタルミュージックからも影響を受けている彼女が作り出す新たなグルーヴをお楽しみください。

SoundCloud: @soniacalico
Instagram: www.instagram.com/sonia_calico/
X: x.com/Sonia_Calico

01. Cartridge - Banada
02. Sonia Calico - Moonlight Raving
03. Menzi - Ghost
04. Sonia Calico - Tiangou
05. Coffintexts - Todo Mi Cuerpo
06. Pluralist - 1 2 3 4
07. Jordan Gardner & Martyn Bootyspoon - Rhythm Acceleration (Omaar Remix)
08. Sonia Calico - Lunar Behaviour
09. Hedchef - Hanging In The Balance
10. ance. - Brighter-Days (Edit)
11. Prizefight - Iguana
12. Sonia Calico - Temporal Drift (unreleased)
13. Hedchef - Aiming For Oblivion (Hermeth Remix)
14. Sonia Calico - Howling Wolf
15. Ahadadream, Nikki Nair, PRVNA - Read My Mind (feat. Razor)
16. Merca Bae & Parzubanil - Jugueteo
17. Cardozo - Suada
18. Hedo Hydr8 - OPEN THIS UP (Oldyungmayn Remix)
19. Cimarrón - BRK
20. MM - Dionysus Drums
21. Yunna - You Got Me
22. Entrañas - Centrifugado
23. Two Shell - no reply
24. Batu & Nick León - Tuvan
25. Tom Place - Blue Menace

TREKKIE TRAX MIX: 002 Sonia Calico

KYOKO Live mix(DRUNKEN KONG mix)

It's been about five months since the emergence of COVID-19. The whole world is in fear and we have no choice but to keep social distance. Many people got transmitted and had lost their lives. We pray for those who past away and we would like to send gratitude and respect to all the frontline healthcare professionals fighting in the dark tunnel.


Today, we would like to send DJ KRUSH's set as a gift to you, to people tired of quarantine, to people that are stressed out, to people fighting with anxiety. Please take a listen!!


We're hoping to see you all at energetic venues across the world after we overcome the pandemic. 


We pray from our hearts that you all stay safe and never lose your loved ones.


In hopes of the end of the pandemic, this is for you all.

"The Beginning Mix"


Team DJ KRUSH



COVID-19発生から約5ヶ月が経過し、世界中がその恐怖に慄き、自粛生活を強いられています。これまでに大勢の人が感染し、そして亡くなりました。亡くなった方へ心からご冥福をお祈りすると共に、未だ終息が見えない中で戦ってくれている医療従事者の皆さんに心からの感謝と尊敬の念を捧げます。


今日は、自粛で疲れてしまった人、ストレスが溜まってしまった人、不安と戦っている人、全ての人たちにKRUSHのDJセットを贈ります。是非、聴いてみてください！


COVID-19が終息したら、今度は熱気溢れた会場で皆さんにお会いしたいと思っています。


皆さんが感染しないよう、大切な人を無くさないよう、心から祈っています。


感染の終息を願い、全ての人に贈ります。

『The Beginning Mix』


チームDJ KRUSH

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