Takashi Kokubo

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Takashi Kokubo (* 1956 in Tokyo , Japan) is a Japanese musician and sound environment designer and a representative of the Kankyō-Ongaku movement, to which Hiroshi Yoshimura also belonged. He mainly publishes electronic ambient music and beep follow.

He has collaborated with many other famous musicians, including Ryuichi Sakamoto .

His best-known works include the earthquake warning tone on Japanese cell phones and the confirmation tone for credit card payments.

The compilation "Kankyo Ongaku - Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980–1990", which also contains a work by Takashi Kokubo, was nominated for a 2020 Grammy Award.

Works (selection)

year title Label
1987 Get at the wave Sanyo
1990 GAIA Cyber ​​Phonic
1993 Oasis of the wind II: A story of forest and water Studio Ion
1994 Giga Inner Space Music
1998 Great Barrier Reef: Australia Columbia
1998 Borneo: Malaysia Columbia
1998 Matamanoa Islan: Fiji Columbia
2006 Water Studio Ion
2007 Takashi Kokubo Healing Collection: Quiet Comfort (Best of Compilation) Studio Ion

Web links

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  1. ^ Jack Needham: Lullabies for air conditioners: the corporate bliss of Japanese ambient . In: The Guardian . February 19, 2019, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed May 25, 2020]).
  2. ↑ STUDIO ION. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Takashi Kokubo: Get At The Wave (1987). In: FOND / SOUND. December 8, 2017, Retrieved May 25, 2020 (American English).
  4. ↑ 2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Winners List. November 20, 2019, accessed May 25, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Various - 環境 音 楽 = Kankyō Ongaku (Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980 - 1990). Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Kokubo, Takashi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese musician and sound environment designer; Representative of the Kankyō Ongaku
DATE OF BIRTH 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Tokyo , Japan