Founded in 1999 by vocalist “san” and trackmaker “nerve.”  Blending elements/ influences from such inspirations as electronica, dub, jazz, trad etc. from their early days. After songs from the CD-R albums made no.1 in internet music charts in Japan, antennasia released their formal 1st album "Phased" from their label Double Life Records in 2002. Their sophisticated dub/club oriented sound caught interest of promoters in Europe where they toured in Belgium and Holland. 2nd album "Cinemice," characterized by the mixture of deep dub sounds and indistinct elements of jazz, was released in 2005. On the subsequent tour, antennasia supported Lemongrass from Germany, it brought them the opportunity for their songs and albums to appear on the Lemongrassmusic catalog. After "Cinemice," antennasia delved deeper into electronica. Their new songs were played on Ryuichi Sakamoto's radio show and drew attention of electronica/pop music listeners of Japan. Sakamoto made a comment for their 2006 album "23 Bluebird Street, Velo-City." DJ3000, Embee, D-Fried, Team Doyobi, Rob Smith etc. provided remixes for "Velo-city Remixed" album, which was released in Europe and Japan. In 2010, antennasia released "Qus-cus," a calm and introspective album constructed by a collage/cut-up method. Following "Re : Qus-cus" included remixes by D-Fried, Toshiyuki Yasuda etc. The next album "Howling" (2013), which is recognized as one of their highest masterpieces, showed a harsh and heavy side of antennasia still sprinkled with delicate feelings and sadness. The album was influenced by the tragedies of the 2011 Tohoku earthquakes, tsunami and subsequent nuclear disaster in the Sendai region, where they are based. Through "Dragonfly EP" and "Dragonfly Remixes" 2013 from Mezé in Detroit, antennasia completed their new album. The vocalist, san, takes the initiative this time composing, programming and producing most of the songs in the 2017 album "Alter-Egoist." In 2019, the 20th anniversary year of antennasia's forming, they completed the album titled "Error-Code : SFRN". In 2020 and 2021, they released two EP’s "Papier-Mâché" and “Hazy Pink” which show deeper influences from synth-pop of 80s. The long-awaited album "Warped Lucky" is released in July 2023 from Tabula Rasa Records in San Francisco and Double Life Records.
 

1999年、san(vo)とNerve(track)により結成。エレクトロニカ、ダブ、ポップなど様々な要素を内包した音楽性を展開。アルバム”Phased”(2002)がきっかけとなり欧州ツアーを行う。2005年、”Cinemice”発表。同年より坂本龍一氏の番組「RADIO SAKAMOTO」で楽曲が紹介され注目を集める。アルバム“23 Bluebird Street, Velo-City”(2006)には同氏がコメントを寄せている。2008年、Rob Smith、DJ3000、Embee (Looptroop Rockers)、D-Friedなどが参加したリミックス・アルバムを発表。メディアアート、ダンスなど、様々なフィールドのアーティストとのコラボレーションも行っている。2010年、アルバム”Qus-cus”をリリース。コンピレーション「ARTIST ACTION」(2011)、「坂本龍一トリビュート」 (2012)などにも参加。以降も、リミックスEP "Re : Qus-cus”(2012年)、”Howling”(2013年)、デトロイトのDJ3000が主催するレーベル Mezéからの”Dragonfly EP”(2013年)、”Alter-Egoist”(2017年)と、コンスタントに作品をリリース。2019年発表の”Error Code : SFRN”は9作目のオリジナル・アルバムとなる。
2020年、2021年にはstay homeの時期に制作された楽曲を収録した、80年代のシンセポップからの影響をより感じさせる『Papier-Mâché』『Hazy Pink』の2枚のEPをリリース。2023年7月、待望のニューアルバム""Warped Lucky"をサンフランシスコの新進レーベル、Tabula Rasa RecordsとDouble Life Recordsの共同でリリース。

We dedicate these recordings to Uncle Lewis Walker, Aboriginal elder of the Bundjalung nation of Byron Bay. Uncle Lewis is a Keeper of the Ancient Songlines of the Whales.

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Akira∞Ikeda  aka Aki-Ra Sunrise: Hado Artist
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AKI-RA Sunrise: BIO
b. 25 May 1981 in Kyoto, Japan 1990 Began Japanese taiko drum 1996 Began drums (kit)

2000 Began djembe in Spain and Morocco. Discovered the power of music as a communication tool. Started street performance.
2004 Released 1st South CD titled "South", by duo percussion team Be Ward (Australia) on balaphone and Aki-Ra Sunrise. Toured Japan, India, Taiwan, and Australia.
2005 Started music for Butoh dance with Mushimaru Fujieda’s Physical Poets performance company?http://thephysicalpoets.wix.com/tpp-official
2006 Released 2nd South CD "Water of Happiness". Toured India, Nepal, Taiwan.
2007 Created the first Hadourums
2009 Jan: Artist in Residence, CCF (Centre Culturel Francais), Cameroon for “Veilleurs Du Monde 2” (World Watchers 2). Included collaborative opening performance with Camaroon artists and musicians.?23_CCF.Cameroun.Programme_JanFev2009.pdf
2009 June-Aug: Artist residence, Cajarc, France “Veilleurs Du Monde 3” (World Watchers 3) invited by George Pompidoo Art Center. Two sound installations called “En” and “Wa”.

http://www.blackjackeditions.com/bj/?page_id=2022

2009 Dec: World Tour of Contemporary Japanese Music, sponsored by The Japan Foundation. Part 1: "Central Asia and the Caucasus - Round Music Public Performance" Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Part 2: "Letter from Japan - The contemporary state of tradition instruments and songs" Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos

http://www.jpf.go.jp/j/culture/new/1011/11-07.html

2010 May: Released CD “Heart”

2011 to present: Vibrational soundwave therapy for yoga retreats, Japan and Bali
2011 Nov: Soundscape performance for Live Painting show by Indria from "Eggore - Rockin' Picture Book", Bali Indonesia http://eggore.com/index.php/component/content/?view=featured&st art=10
2011 Composed and performed movie soundtrack for “Tenstuki” (Eng title) / “Tenshi Tsukinuke Roku-chome" (Jap title) by Shima Filmsh? ttp://asianwiki.com/Tentsuki

2012 Jan: Began to incorporate water as an instrument for Hado music. Sound design for collaboration with visual media artist Naoko Tosa for Expo 2012 Yousu Korea (LED projection was 250m x 23m, largest ever created) http://www.naokotosa.com/2012/05/93
2012 Oct: Released CD “TAI ~ Womb to Light ~”

2013 Began playing Biwa-Lyra (unique instrument created by Hiroyuki Murakami)

2013 Feb: Music-dance fusion performance, Jeju International Butoh Festival, Korea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLtppX41P_o
2013 Sept: Artist in Residence, ARTinNature project, Busan Performance Art Festival
http://www.finaf.net/sub02/people_view.php?mb_no=15

2014 May: Released CD “nature session”
2014 “The Sake” performance by Den Entertainment Group at Hyper Japan, London (July) and Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Aug) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKs0rvwBI0BSF_d_vZoUbIQ
2014 Sept: “Aki-Ra no Te” solo tour of 10 performances and workshops, Netherlands & Switzerland, celebrating 150 years of Swiss-Japanese friendship

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