Nobukazu Takemura

Nobukazu Takemura
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Styles: Trip-Hop, Electronica, Experimental Techno, IDM, Acid Jazz, Experimental, Microsound, Indie Electronic
Biography: Kyoto-based producer Nobukazu Takemura's career has followed an odd trajectory for an artist produced by the club scene. He emerged as a hip-hop DJ in the mid-'80s, inspired by the Japanese leg of the legendary Wild Style tour (largely credited for introducing hip-hop to Japan). A short-lived career ...Read full biography
Scope
Released: 1999
Label: Thrill Jockey Records
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Takemura's Scope is a beautiful record. When first popping this into a CD player, one may be a bit taken aback -- it was nothing you will, or could, predict. No heavy beats, no discernable instrument sounds ...Read full review
Milano: For Issey Miyake Men by Naoki Takizawa
Released: 1999
Label: Wea
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Japanese super DJ cum electronics wizard Nobukazu Takemura set the world on fire with his 1994 album Child's View after spending the early part of the decade working out in hip-hop circles. With sparse ...Read full review
More Nobukazu Takemura albums: Main Albums (11), Singles & EPs (2)
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