Original painting by Yuriko Shimamura
Recorded at: Frue ~A Night to Celebrate 10 Years of Semantica Records~ at Unit. Tokyo. 04/march/2016

Special Thanks to: Showgo, Yuriko, Dai, Wata, Koto, Tomo, Nodoka, Russ and Yuri.

anatomy 28 - svreca

Yousuke Yukimatsu’s profile in Japan has been quickly rising due to his adventurous and powerful approach to DJing, traversing techno, bass and more experimental sounds. His distinctive style is on display in his contribution for Electronic Explorations. Yukimatsu has delivered a bold, elemental mix, one that finds the right balance between exploration and rhythm. It has a clear arc and narrative, weaving together different sounds and drawing on some artists he has connections to. - Chris SSG (Curator of this EE Japan Special)

Tracklist:
 
01. Pita - Fvo [Editions Mego]
02. Ande Somby - Neahkkameahttun - From The Other Side [Ash International]
03. Holly Herndon - Body Sound [Infinite Greyscale]
04. Kane Ikin - Street Flare [Latency]
05. Call Super - Informer [Houndstooth]
06. Blood Music - Chicks (Helm Remix) [Diagonal]
07. Ryo Murakami - Passover [Bedouin]
08. Shapednoise - Dream Within A Dream [Type]
09. M.E.S.H. - Azov Seepage [PAN]
10. Kamixlo - Lariat (Visionist Remix) [PAN x Codes]
11. Helm - The Evening In Reverse [PAN]
12. Imaginary Forces - High Rise [Halcyon Veil]
13. RP Boo - Steamidity [Planet Mu]
14. Special Request - Live From Alpha Centauri [Houndstooth]
15. Radioland - Radioactivity [Leaf]
16. Lawrence English - Antarctica [TAIGA]
17. Chra - Abandoned House [Editions Mego]
18. Arca - Alive [Mute]
19. Ryuichi Sakamoto And Alva Noto - The Revenant [Milan]
20. Holly Herndon - Body Sound [Infinite Greyscale]
 
Yousuke Yukimatsu was born in Osaka in 1979 and started DJing in 2008. He got his first big break in 2014 when he played with DJ Nobu and NHK'Koyxen. From then, Yukimatsu soon had the chance to play at Future Terror and Dommune, as well as supporting many of the most interesting names coming through Osaka, such as Cut Hands, Adam, Marcel Fengler, Oneohtrix Point Never as well as playing at the PAN records showcase. In 2016 Yukimatsu started his own party called “Zone Unknown”, which has invited people like Shapednoise and Imaginary Forces. He also helped in the compilation of tracks for YPY’s album, Zurhyrethm, on EM Records, and has released a mix CD entitled ‘Lazy Rouse’ through Black Smoker records.
 
2008年 大阪atmosphäreでのSPINNUTSとMITSUKI主催『KUHIO PANIC』に飛び入り参加して以降DJとして活動。 THE NAMINOHANA SPECIALでのKEIHIN、DJ NOBUとの共演から親交を深め、2014年春、千葉FUTURE TERRORでプレイ。 2015年は2度のDOMMUNE出演、goatのサポートを数多く務め、PAN showcaseではLEE GAMBLEとB2B。Oneohtrix Point Neverの前座を務めるなど、活動の場を拡げる。 2016年2月、SHAPEDNOISEをゲストに迎えてPARTY『ZONE UNKNOWN』始動。 5月、BLACK SMOKERよりMIX CD『LAZY ROUSE』をリリース。

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Electronic Explorations – Japan special
 
Japan has long played a fundamental role in electronic music, from being the home of many of its defining instruments to the early contributions of artists such as YMO, then Fumiya Tanaka, Keni Ishii and DJ Krush, amongst others. In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in the country as another generation of artists has come to the fore, with artists like DJ Nobu, Ena, Ryo Murakami and Goth-Trad gaining international recognition. 

Electronic Explorations has recently featured mixes previously from Japanese producers such as Wata Igarashi and Katsunori Sawa. But geography and language barriers mean that some of the country’s talent is not seen. So for this series we wanted to put the spotlight on the next wave of artists in Japan. All are primarily DJs and at different stages of their respective careers, but each has a distinct and interesting take on electronic music. 

Electronic Explorations - 438

Yousuke Yukimatsu (Osaka, Japan)

Monday (月) – Yousuke Yukimatsu (Osaka, Japan)

Thomash @ Bonobo, Tokyo 17/1/2017(full set)

Soup 01

It is Live DJ mix at "Viorhythm" in Saloon Tokyo.
Feb 24th 2017.

Live Recording at Saloon Tokyo

Half Hip Hop and half Electronica is the equivalent of half France and half Berlin, which both equally form one perfect struppie (@struppie).

Metade Hip Hop e metade Eletronico é o equivalente a metade da Franca e metade de Berlim, que ambos igualmente formam um perfeito struppie.

Voodoocast 015 - Struppie

Podcast for MMN, recorded in Tokyo

Read more on:  mmmnmnm.com/podcasts/mmn-10-akiram-en

MMN #10: AKIRAM EN

I played on a Bass guitar.
O-MA helped Mastering.
　
I love bass vibration.

Bass Live

FIELD RECORDING  #01

I played at Forestlimit Tokyo.
The party name is "Satori", this is deep listening party.
I tried drawing movie image.
I also love movie.

Satori - "Draw"

Drawing Movie at "Satori"

- INA -
dj、選曲家として活動。
エクスペリメンタルなリスニングセット、ミニマルな趣向のジャンルレスなダンスセット等、幅広いレンジの音で音を深く傾聴するスタンスへ聴者を引き込む。
札幌Precious Hallにて「isotope」を開催。
現在は東京を拠点に活動。
幡ヶ谷Forestlimit「satori」、八王子SHeLTeR「sequence」にてレジデントdjを務める。

FLATTOP Mix Archive 011 INA

Junya Yamamura_WE WIN C_04.04.2020_4am

My mix for WE WIN C Tokyo. A musical story of isolation.

Live streamed from Letter.Box in Vancouver, BC. Visuals by Genki Nishida of BentMatter VJs.

Watch the full video with visuals: https://youtu.be/9PRLVtm2PMw

Mix For WE WIN C Tokyo

@takaaki_itoh
Streaming link: https://youtu.be/vwmtbIWPdf8

Takaaki Itoh || Freedom Festival Medellin

Yoshitaka Shirakura (Konvektion / Conflux)

Yoshitaka Shirakusa is a DJ who mixes noise, avant-garde, and techno. He individually transforms spaces with intervals of avant-garde, deep crawling grooves, and overtones of noise music interwoven together.

Aside from his solo DJ work, he is a member of the experimental DJ unit Fuguli with the musician Reizen. Together they host the party "Conflux" that navigates the border between techno and noise. In addition, he is involved in the organization of several parties spanning various genres such as “場”(Space), “震道”(Shindou), “Konvektion”, “Camp Off-tone”.

 He is also active as a photographer. Shooting live performances, artists, and so on, he primarily focuses on the production of works. He has begun performing bass guitar live in 2019, influenced from his experience as a production manager for the film “Document: Keiji Haino”.



ノイズ、アヴァンギャルド、テクノを混合するDJ。前衛的な間と地を這うグルーヴ、そしてノイズミュージックで培った上音を織り交ぜ空間を特異に歪ませる。
ソロとは別に音楽家 冷泉とのエクスペリメンタルDJユニットFuguliの右側であり、共にテクノとノイズを越境するパーティー"Conflux"を主催している。その他に"場"、"震道"、"Konvektion"、"Camp Off-tone"など、様々なジャンルのオーガナイズに関わっている。
  
写真家としても活動しており、作品製作中心にしながら、ライブ、アーティストなども撮影し、制作担当として映画『ドキュメント灰野敬二』にも関わる 
 
2019年よりベースギターを使ったソロライブを開始。