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I've been really addicted to that Jap techno sound. I guess it doesnt really have a paticular sound...but perhaps a specific feel to it?

Anyway, so far I've been listening to: Akira Ishihara, Go Hiyama, Takaaki Itoh (Rumenige, Grovskopa, and Loktibrada kinda sound like this guy..same abstract experimental hard..sound..not japanese though), Tomash Gee, *SOME* Ken Ishii, but not so much my thing; some schranz/hard shit like Ryuji Takeuchi, and of course, Fumiya Tanaka.

Are there anymore of these guys I should be watching/listening for?

Susumu Yokota's stuff under his various monikers is always quality. The early Harthouse-output should give you enough of the banging stuff, whereas his Leaf-releases are good for more experimental moods.

Also check Toby Izui (especially his works with Andreas Kauffelt as Kabuto), who was a crucial artist in the construction of the techno bridge between Germany and Japan.

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Originally posted by Sand Leaper Susumu Yokota's stuff under his various monikers is always quality. The early Harthouse-output should give you enough of the banging stuff, whereas his Leaf-releases are goof for more experimental moods. Also check Toby Izui (especially his works with Andreas Kauffelt as Kabuto), who was a crucial artist in the construction of the techno bridge between Germany and Japan.

Never heard Susumu Yokota, checking that out ASAP. I HAVE heard Toby Izui & Andreas Kauffelt - Clean/Fart Of Noise. Great Tracks.
Thanks for the input man.

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Originally posted by twisted I HAVE heard Toby Izui & Andreas Kauffelt - Clean/Fart Of Noise. Great Tracks.

Personally I think his works with Gabriel Le Mar as Supercruizer are his best so far (more into deeper techno stuff as I'm not a DJ), but his harder dancefloor oriented output is quite good also. Defo check it all out.

takkyu ishino fit into any of this ?

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Originally posted by Ian^ takkyu ishino fit into any of this ?

He is japanese and he spins techno, so I guess so. He has released 2-3 solo albums. Be warned though, his productions are often seriously absurd japanese electro/tech mashups, which reflects the wackiness of Japan quite well. And then there's the electro pop act Denki Groove, which certainly isn't for everyone either, despite the fact that Yoshinori Sunahara was involved in it for a while.

Either way, his dj sets and his collab with Mijk van Dijk (Ultra-Takkyu vs Mijk-o-Zilla (sic)) should be a good place to start.

Re: Japanese Techno

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Originally posted by twisted I've been really addicted to that Jap techno sound. I guess it doesnt really have a paticular sound...but perhaps a specific feel to it? Anyway, so far I've been listening to: Akira Ishihara, Go Hiyama, Takaaki Itoh (Rumenige, Grovskopa, and Loktibrada kinda sound like this guy..same abstract experimental hard..sound..not japanese though), Tomash Gee, *SOME* Ken Ishii, but not so much my thing; some schranz/hard shit like Ryuji Takeuchi, and of course, Fumiya Tanaka. Are there anymore of these guys I should be watching/listening for?

A couple of records by patrik skoog, and max duley that I have almost sound like japanese techno.

Other than that you've pretty much named them all the only other ones I can think of dont quite fit the sound you are describing.

Anyways, I'll go ahead and throw some others out:
Takkyu Ishino (much fluffier than the sound you want)
Kagami (more cheesy discoish, less techno)
Hitoshi Ohishi
Hideyuki Eto

Thats all I can think of that you havent named already, and are close to techno.

I could name tens of other japanese electronic artists, but I'm more into the electro stuff.

I like the music for the new Ghost in the Shell tv series.

And I like that track, "The Secret Garden"... forget who did it. I think it's Japanese.

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Originally posted by Sand Leaper Susumu Yokota's stuff under his various monikers is always quality. The early Harthouse-output should give you enough of the banging stuff, whereas his Leaf-releases are good for more experimental moods. Also check Toby Izui (especially his works with Andreas Kauffelt as Kabuto), who was a crucial artist in the construction of the techno bridge between Germany and Japan.

who is citizen kabuto? or is that even a producer?

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Originally posted by Zenchowdah who is citizen kabuto? or is that even a producer?

That was a game for PC last time I checked..

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Originally posted by Zenchowdah who is citizen kabuto? or is that even a producer?

He is the star of the daft PC game Giants- Citizen Kabuto.

Takyuu Ishino's productions are really electro/pop orientated but he is a bad ass techno DJ live. Get this man's live sets, his sound is so electric..really unique stuff.
Takaaki Itoh is also good, Ken Ishii has good productions in his latest ablum, "Future In LIght".
If you want slower more minimalistic stuff, go for Fumiya Tanaka.
The Up and Coming techno DJs over right now are probably Ryuku Disco, Wada, Q'hey, but I doubt you can get hold of their stuff abroad.

yea i seen Takyuu Ishino at 1 jahr ostfunk last year and he did a wicked performance, crowd loved him too. def. check out some live sets by him

Ken Ishii

Japanse techno artist Ken Ishii ranks as one of the most innovative and experimental composers in current techno. Although he works in a Detroit derived style, his differing background and influence have led to the use of avant-garde compositionaly techniques such as chromaticism and the influence digital synthesis. His work can be likened to that of Derrick May, but the influence of more artful electronic experimentalists like Yellow Magic Orchestra and Haruomi Hosono shines through.

Although he only started releasing music in the early '90s, his 1993 and 1994 releases are benchmarks of techno futurism. With the incorporation of elements of British bleep and breakbeat techno as well as elements of the 20th century avant-garde, Ishii's finest work expands on techno's rigid rhythmic structure, bringing in elements of chaos and disruption. Like some other experimentalist artists, his music is often praised by DJ's who nonetheless don't play his challenging records much.

Although he remained unknown in Japan at first, and was only a step above obscure in the world wide techno scene, his release Jelly Tones in 1995 brought his work to a larger audience, spreading his fame and prompting a world tour.

http://www.kenishii.com/

there's also a video of him spinning live on

http://www.dancetrippin.tv

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Originally posted by Bleutek there's also a video of him spinning live on http://www.dancetrippin.tv

IS there anyways to make the ken iishi video bigger/better quality? I can view most of the others in 300k, but it seems that that one will only come in 56k?

... i had the same question... but i think it's their website... that has the video like that... -_-" i posted a question about it... and i never got any answers... about it so... if there is a way... i dont know.... it's a really good set thought... -_-" to bad it's like that...

sorry

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