LA♥JPN♥LA Vol. 3
2. Three Beat Magic - MONOm.i.c.
12. the change of a season - John Tejada
14. Kobe Highway - Fujimoto Tetsuro
15. The Calling - MdCL featuring Olatunde
16. Voodoo Eyes Are Shut (DJ Duct Edit) - ngoma
22. Pantherwings - Matthewdavid
23. Towards The Roar - Dday One
29. dress reformer - daisuke tanabe feat May Roosevelt & Gillian Wood
30. Have You in My Wilderness (original) - Julia Holter
32. Brown Eyes - Mia Doi Todd & Jesse Peterson
compiled and produced by: Hashim Bharoocha
mastered by Azzurro
![“Three Beat Magic”/MONOm.i.c.
福島県出身、仙台在住の『ラップ』『DJ』『ビートメイキング』 すべて一人でやってしまう男。彼の名がシーンを揺らしたのが 2008年、秋の事。仙台発信レーベル『松竹梅レコーズ』より７インチにてリリースされた『GOOD PROBREMS / PARTY GUMPS』でいきなり話題となりシーンに急浮上する。 その後、自身が所属するラップユニット『BREATHPOD (ブレスポッド)』にてファーストアルバムをリリースする。このアルバムは遠くロンドンの国営放送にてBENJI Bに取り上げられ放送されるなど海外での評価も非常に高い。翌年、盛岡-仙台を繋いだ『NEW WONDER MOMENTS PRODUCTION』を発足し、ソロビートアルバム『DROP by DROP』をリリースHIPHOPの[OLD&NEW]な要素を上手く織り込んだ独自のプロダクションが話題に。さらに日本最大級のダンスイベント「DANCE@LIVE2010 FINAL presented by au」の会場ムービー音楽を担当、RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY BASS CAMP への参加など、全国的にキャリアの幅を広げ、2011年、同じく仙台在住のビートメーカーMONKEY sequence 19と共にコラボアルバムを作り上げ、東北から世界へと発信中。](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsod14Es691r072q8o1_250.jpg)
“Three Beat Magic”/MONOm.i.c.
福島県出身、仙台在住の『ラップ』『DJ』『ビートメイキング』 すべて一人でやってしまう男。彼の名がシーンを揺らしたのが 2008年、秋の事。仙台発信レーベル『松竹梅レコーズ』より７インチにてリリースされた『GOOD PROBREMS / PARTY GUMPS』でいきなり話題となりシーンに急浮上する。 その後、自身が所属するラップユニット『BREATHPOD (ブレスポッド)』にてファーストアルバムをリリースする。このアルバムは遠くロンドンの国営放送にてBENJI Bに取り上げられ放送されるなど海外での評価も非常に高い。翌年、盛岡-仙台を繋いだ『NEW WONDER MOMENTS PRODUCTION』を発足し、ソロビートアルバム『DROP by DROP』をリリースHIPHOPの[OLD&NEW]な要素を上手く織り込んだ独自のプロダクションが話題に。さらに日本最大級のダンスイベント「DANCE@LIVE2010 FINAL presented by au」の会場ムービー音楽を担当、RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY BASS CAMP への参加など、全国的にキャリアの幅を広げ、2011年、同じく仙台在住のビートメーカーMONKEY sequence 19と共にコラボアルバムを作り上げ、東北から世界へと発信中。
“much more effort”/Gangi
GANGI’s music is a bit disorienting, spanning across many different genres… a fact they blame on all the bright lights and industrial / informational noise we are surrounded with as we go about our daily business in these post-post info age times. GANGI takes almost every aspect of their music production upon themselves.
Matt Gangi self-released their debut recording A on The Office of Analogue and Digital, which drew comparisons to Destroyer, Bobb Trimble, Animal Collective, and Neil Young on a more experimental bent. The album was recorded, written, performed, and produced by Matt Gangi alone in a toxic Brooklyn bedroom with poison mushrooms poking through the ceiling plaster.
Gangi relocated to healthier California after several national tours and started recording with his old friend, drummer, multi-instrumentalist and fellow experimentalist, Eric Chramosta. (Eric turned Matt onto CAN and Matt got Eric into Suicide when they were playing music together in High School). Together they have continued in the DIY no wave vein and self-produced, engineered, and recorded a forthcoming album entitled gesture is from the Office of Analogue and Digital attic now located in Glendale, California, the Jewel City. Matt learned about basic circuits and started combing estate sales looking for old analogue electronics. The duo fixed up found mixers, compressors, a 1/2” tape machine (among other oscillators and equipment) and designed new sounds for their forthcoming record and current live show.
Matt Gangi and Eric Chramosta drag in a thousand genre sources that can shift without notice within the same song, then they rain it down with ambient/musique concrète effects atop an otherwise ethereal big-beat pop and decidedly heavy-duty psychedelic rock. As GANGI, the duo devises the most concrete links yet between kraut-rock and psych of the 60’s and 70’s (Neu, Faust / United States of America’s Joseph Byrd), early Los Angeles art rock of the 80’s (Monitor, The Suburban Lawns), and from Creation Record’s Medicine and My Bloody Valentine to lo-fi RZA/Havoc hip-hop of the 90’s and 00’s into the Information Bomb of today.
GANGI has shared the stage with: Lucky Dragons, The Clientele, Daedelus, Warpaint, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Local Natives, Abe Vigoda, The Gaslamp Killer, Avi Buffalo, Other Lives, John Fell Ryan (of Excepter), Lights, Effi Briest, We Are the World, Rio en Medio, VoicesVoices, Hecuba, The Delta Mirror, Rainbow Arabia, Mika Miko, Daddy Kev, Dead Meadow, People Under the Stairs, Geneva Jacuzzi, Crystal Antlers, visual artist Miko Revereza, poet Rob Fitterman, and lots of other interesting artists and people.
“Seiju’s Poem”/Antonionian
Antonionian is Oakland’s Jordan Dalrymple —
drumcrusher, beatslayer, multi-instrumentalist and erstwhile keeper of the Subtle sound. As one of that cult-hallowed sextet’s chief producers (along with Adam “Doseone” Drucker and Jeffrey “Jel” Logan), Jordan had a heavy hand in crafting those inimitable electro rap-gone-Kraut scores. But with Antonionian the longtime sideman, who also plays with French pop act General Elektriks and experimental supergroup 13 & God, steps out from behind the curtain to carve out his very own post-everything avant-funk.
Jordan’s is a propulsive and dreamlike sound that finds him bending voice, electronics and various acoustics to his unique ends — something that nods to the dark artrock of London archetypes This Heat, “Paisley Park”- era Prince and contemporaries TV On the Radio, albeit channeled through one man. Antonionian is a result of a compact musical lineage. Jordan’s mother was a singer, his father a classical percussionist, and their son was sitting behind a kit by the age of 3. By high school, he was versed in piano and theory. He’d begun teaching himself guitar and practicing drums five hours a day. His dad had to soundproof the garage.
In 1996, Jordan followed his band Conglomerate from San Diego to Berkeley. Dax Pierson was a member too, and a record store job or two later, they formed Subtle in Jordan’s Oakland flat. There, above a Chinese restaurant, the group recorded its first four EPs with Jordan in the role of Can’s Holger Czukay, engineering and editing the experiment. He played with cLOUDDEAD too, and Reaching Quiet (a proto-WHY?). In 2004, Subtle released its debut LP, A New White, and on the band’s first tour, their van rolled over. Dax was paralyzed from the neck down.
That moment proved both devastating and edifying. Like his colleagues, Jordan doubled down on music, and the results were two more increasingly imaginative Subtle albums — 2006’s For Hero: For Fool and 2008’s ExitingARM — as well as countless hours on the road before they disbanded in ’09. Since, Jordan’s been hitting skins and buttons for General Elektriks (Honeycut and Blackalicious collaborator Hervé Salters), fine-tuning the long-awaited second album from 13 & God (the Notwist + Themselves), and, of course, crafting his solo debut as Antonionian, a name aptly inspired by the hypnagogic works of filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni.
“Still”/SATO
福岡在住のアーティスト。的確にエディットされたサンプリングと生楽器を絶妙に混ぜ合わせ、ダブ処理されたスペーシーな電子音と振り幅の広い様々なジャンルを吸収し、独特なオリジナリティーに溢れた楽曲を制作している。その時にしか出せないグルーブや音をMix、再構築していくliveには定評があり、県外の様々場所でプレイを行い、確かな支持を獲得している。これまでにEccy+Shingo2「halo:ten」のRemixワークやNAGAN SERVER「MU ROOTS EP」のセルフRemix、術の穴よりリリースされたBOSA2「RISTORANTE B」の全トラックのプロデュースを手掛け、海外ではヨーロッパのレーベル「Monday jazz」にMix提供や、ドイツのPROJECT MOON CIRCLEのコンピレ–ションに参加、イギリスのポッドキャストRhythm IncursionsでGuest Mixを行うなど国内外問わず関係者やシーンからの支持は熱い。その他にも自身のプライベートレーベル「CoConut Beat」より10枚以上のMixCDや作品集をリリースしており、2010年には1st Album 「From AM 0:00」をリリースしたばかり。今後もアナログやMixCDのリリースを控えており、様々なフィールドより注目を集めている。
“bikini”/Nguzunguzu
LA based globally minded bass duo.
“listen to me”/sauce81 (cosmopolyphonic)
Red Bull Music Academy 2008 に参加。世界中にリスナーを持つポッドキャスト＜Cosmopolyphonic Radio＞主催。同番組から派生したコンピレーション・アルバム『COSMOPOLYPHONIC』を監修し、MONKEY_sequence.19、 RLP、Daisuke Tanabeら国内勢だけに留まらず、Onra、Pursuit Grooves、TOKiMONSTAなど海外アーティストの楽曲も収録。国内外のパイプ役として奮闘している。
”Visa Stamp”/computer jay
LA based producer, keyboard player known for his collaborations with Steve Cooper, Dam-Funk’s Master Blazter, as well as Sa-Ra’s Shafiq Husayn.
“nagagutsu”/quarta 330
Hyperdub(UK)に所属。Warp RecordsのFlying Lotusへのリミックスの提供をはじめ、ネットレーベルMaltine Records(JP)からのEPのリリースなど。2010年「ハートキャッチプリキュア！」との出会いを契機に、それまでのチップチューンスタイルから一変して「土砂降りの中でぬかるみをゴム長靴を履いて歩くと、かかとが先に上がってその後にながぐつ本体がヌゴッっとついて来る感じをビートとベースラインで再現してみました的な音楽」を作り出す熱心な低音くそったれビートメイカーへと転身。
“Crescendo”/Daedelus
This musical romantic weaves together a true “love-sound” that falls between honeyed melody and avant-electronic rave. Recently, he has taken the romantic lead further and formed a husband-and-wife duo, The Long Lost.
Daedelus began his journey into sound with the bass clarinet, and soon graduated into the covenant of double-bass. After an ill-fated affair pondering classical and jazz, rave paved the way, and a burgeoning record collection fueled Daedelus’ artistic creativity, preparing the path to his first full length release, Invention. Inspired by ’30s, ’40s and ’70s grooves, and defying genres such as techno and hip-hop, Daedelus gradually begins to venture into the L.A. afterdark.
The music on Invention combines multiple instruments, including non-traditional ones such as computer printers, toy pianos, and among other bent and mis-used, the Omnichord. Daedelus invites local MC talents Busdriver and Sach to flow over the masterful bonus versions of “Quiet Now” and “Pursed Lips Reply.” Invention unfolds in dynamic ranges of emotion.
Daedelus has also released Her’s Is on Phthalo, The Household EP on Eastern Developments, and has produced The Weather album for Mush Recordings. Then Rethinking The Weather, Meanwhile…, A Gent Agent, Of Snowdonia, Axe Murderation, Exquisite Corpse, Denies The Day’s Demise, Fair Weather Friends, Love To Make Music To and it’s EPs for Ninja Tune recordings, and most recently Friends of Friends Vol. 1 alongside Jogger.
Daedelus is now found pouring lighter fluid on the turntables at dublab.com, fretting endlessly over his live set, and generally thinking in threes and fours.
“Tantra Sky”/haraohs
Pharaohs continues with the tradition of experimental music performance created by artists such as Terry Riley, La Dusseldorf, Psychic TV and Popol Vuh among others. During their live performances Pharaohs expands its compositions by improvising and re-writing them on the spot. With a combination of sound textures, dance beats and intricate rhythms, the music of Pharaohs has been captivating listeners during their live performances, pushing to new territories as well as traveling paths of the past.
Pharaohs is composed of Sam Cooper and Alejandro Cohen, with guest appearances by Suzanne Kraft, SFV Acid, Austin of Puro Instinct, William Lemon III, Soft Soil, and Michael Martinson.
Pharaohs has performed twice in the well known event Tonalism, organized yearly by DUBLAB, and have performed in a number of venues in the Los Angeles area, including The Echo and Family Bookstore. Also Pharaohs gave a live performance from the KPFK studios during a live broadcast.
Pharaohs released its first set of compositions through the Los Angeles based label Living Tapes in 2009, and has had songs on a number of compilations throughout 2010. The band is releasing its second EP in late 2011 on the label 100% SILK.
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“SF11”/AOKI takamasa
1976 年大阪府出身。現在は大阪在住。
地球上で起こる物理的なものや人間そのものを含めた自然現象を、音や写真という媒体を通じて透徹した視点で写し出すアーティスト。
Born in Osaka, 1976. Presently living in Osaka.
An artist who expose physical occurrences and
natural phenomenon including humankind itself,
by sound and photography through his penetrating point of view
text : kohei terazono
translation : Erin Hagan
the change of a season /john tejada
Normally associated with his peers in techno from Detroit, Europe and elsewhere, John Tejada has embraced electronic music as a personal frontier, expanding on his resume as a techno recording artist as producer, remixer, DJ, and label owner. Known for crafting a brand of subtle, musical techno, his recorded output ranges across tempo and genre lines, from chilled out affairs with spacious arrangements to pulsating, densely layered, deeply energetic tracks that work magnificently in the hands of DJs as well as on the home stereo.
John Tejada was born in Vienna, Austria on April 21, 1974. His parents, both professional classical musicians (his mother an opera singer and father a conductor) began his early piano training at the age of 4. In the summer of 1982, John would move with his mother to her place of birth, Los Angeles. It was that summer at the age of 8 another instrument would catch his eye, the drums. Teaching himself to play along to classic rock music, John quickly learned his way around the drum set (an instrument he still plays to this day in his I’m Not A Gun project). Everything changed however when he got his first taste of early 80’s hip hop music. The impact of those early productions and electronic experimentation was very strong. Soon after, at the age of 12 John was given his first set of turntables and a mixer. He wanted to figure out everything he was hearing DJs do at that time. His first gigs came at the age of 12 for his own school, DJing his school dances.
Soon after his fascination with DJing began his fascination with production began. Just as he was completely determined to learn the tricks of local DJs, he now wanted to know how the music was made. His introduction came around the age of 15, when he acquired his first looping delay. Soon after came his first workstation, an Ensoniq EPS sampler. This opened up a whole new world of possibilities. John spent every part of his day honing his craft.
In 1991, while still in high school, John was already recording his first productions. He was also involved in college radio, even though he was just a junior in high school. John had a spot on “The Fly ID Show” with DJ Rob One. John produced the show’s first record for Rob and also went on to do some hip hop production on Ruthless Records. It was during this time that he met his long time collaborator and best friend Arian Leviste. The two met at a hip hop recording session in ‘91. John, already tired of the hip hop scene and where it was going, spent hours talking to Arian about acid house, techno, ambient house and everything they seemed to have in common. The two agreed they would meet weekly to compose material. It took some time before they would release any music, but in 1994 they pressed up their own single and that started a chain reaction of releases. John and Arian during this time also were accepted into Cal Arts’ (California Institute for the Arts) electronic music program, but both decided not to attend to hone their craft on their own.
Soon after, John enjoyed a series of releases on European labels like A13, Multiplex, and Generations R&S. In the fall of 1996 he started his own label, Palette Recordings as an outlet to release his own productions without having anyone tell him how to do it. The demand for his music continued to grow and labels such as Ferox, Sino, Mosaic, Immigrant, Plug Research, Pokerflat and 7th City all released Tejada 12”s.
John began traveling internationally in ‘97 to showcase his DJ skills around the globe, traveling to more than 20 countries and playing various clubs and festivals around the world. Festivals included Movement (formerly The Detroit Electronic Music Festival), Sonar Festival (in Spain and Tokyo), Dance Valley (Netherlands), Sync Festival (Greece), Mutek Mexico, as well as internationally known spaces such as Fabric (London), Yellow (Tokyo), Rex Club (Paris), The Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles) and many more.
In 1999, John met classical jazz guitarist Takeshi Nishimoto, which was the beginning of another musical frontier. The two had a similar meeting as John and Arian had years before and began talking about making music. The project I’m Not A Gun was born and signed soon after to Berlin-based City Centre Offices. This project would bring back John’s own training as a drummer while also trying his hand at the guitar. The project became a mix of John’s own electronic productions along with Takeshi’s professional guitar playing and John’s drumming. The project has enjoyed great reviews and success the world over and the duo has performed live in LA, Japan and Germany.
In the summer of 2004, John would - in one week - create the two songs that would catapult his techno career. The classic “Sweat On The Walls,” and “Mono On Mono” were released almost at the same time on two different labels. “Sweat” was released on Pokerflat and “Mono On Mono” on Palette. Together the two records sold over 23,000 copies on vinyl. This lead to the equally successful follow up singles “Paranoia,” “Mind Bend” (with more recent collaborator and Palette-signing, Justin Maxwell) “Voyager,” and “The End Of It All.”
With dozens of singles and remixes to his credit, he has also produced full-length albums for Kompakt, Playhouse, Palette, Plug Research, deFocus, Moods and Grooves, Immigrant and A13. For a complete discography please visit http://www.discogs.com/artist/John+Tejada.
“Erora”/Suzanne Kraft
Suzanne Kraft cultivates sunsoaked disco edits, synth driven boogie and grow house chuggers in the West Coast garden of earthly delights. A bubbling Dublab alumn, now fresh off the high heels of the lauded Green Flash EP on Running Back, Lil Suzie has stamped a crisp signature on wax platters with infectious vocal snips and slow release pill-wave. The 12” has already popped up on numerous top lists including: Permanent Vacation, Runaway, and Justin Miller of DFA and was recently played by Tim Sweeny himself on the renowned Beats In Space Radio show. Like a praying mantis or Venus flytrap, Kraft’s tracks lull listeners into a subtle comfort before snapping fast in attack – followed by a postcoital slowburn cigarette, of course. Timeless and ageless, these are jams that you feel all around you; burrowing into the deepest psyche caverns, stretching out and making themselves at home.
credit: David Fisher
“Kobe Highway”/Fujimoto Tetsuro
プロデューサー / DJ 。
Jazz, Soul, Funk, Brazil, Hip Hop, House等、様々な音楽を吸収し、独特の感覚で、独自のクロスオーヴァーミュージックを展開。バルセロナのユニットBeatspokeや、オーストラリアのEd SevenのRemixを担当し。また、Aroop Roy監修のコンピレーションアルバム “absolute!! Sounds From Tokyo”にも参加。国内外問わず、様々なRadioshowやMixにPick Upされている。2010年より“cosmopolyphonic radio”に参加。 次世代のフレッシュな音をプロデュースすると同時に、世界へと発信している。
