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 only kind of a synthesized clicking. It is a much different clicking than something like Oval, as there is no staid rhythm and slow modulation. A little more than halfway through the album comes the song "Icefall." This is when it can be realized that Nobukazu Takemura is a genius. There ...   [ read more ]

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Born in 1968 in Osaka, Japan. Nobukazu Takemura has made a name for himself, as one of electronic music's most exciting and adventurous musicians. Takemura's Thrill Jockey debut, Scope, was released in 1999 to much critical acclaim and the sales to back it up. 2001 promises to further spread Takemura's name with the arrival of two new releases. The first, "Sign", was released as a limited edition 12" and is now sold out (A CD version with Enhanced CD animation by Moshino is expected in the Spring). The sec...   [ read more ]

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Over the years Takemura's music has defied categorization. He compares his approach to that of a DJ as he uses the computer in the same way a DJ uses a turntable. In an approach similar to that of Mouse on Mars, Takemura's sound sources come from instruments, rather than computer generated sources. However, for 10th, Takemura handles everything with the only outside contribution coming in the way of lyrics from longitme associate Aki Tsuyuko. Inspired by the nature of Takemura's surroundings, Kyoto, Japan ...   [ read more ]

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