Yoshinori Sunahara
Yoshinori Sunahara ( Japanese 砂 原 良 徳 , Sunahara Yoshinori ; born September 13, 1969 in Sapporo , Hokkaidō , Japan ) is a Japanese DJ and producer, known in the Shibuya-kei and chill-out scene. His style is characterized by a mix of funk , bossa nova , Shibuya-kei and 1970s music. In 1995 he released his first solo album Crossover . The albums are distributed in Europe by the German label Bungalow Records .
He loves planes; many of his albums have to do with the subject of flying-airplane-airport. Take Off and Landing from 1998 is about an underground airport, Tokyo Underground Airport. His 1998 album Pan Am - The Sound of '70s is about his favorite airline Pan Am ; He is inspired by the airline's background and advertising music from the 1970s.
Yoshinori Sunahara was part of the three-piece successful Japanese pop techno band Denki Groove , which, in contrast to his solo project, has been producing faster music since 1989.
Together with Yukihiro Takahashi , Keigo Oyamada , Leo Imai, Towa Tei and Tomohiko Gondo, he has formed the Metafive formation since 2014 .
Publications
- Liminal ( 2011 )
- No Boys, No Cry (Original Soundtrack, 2009 )
- Works '95 –'05 (Best of, 2007 )
- Lovebeat ( 2001 )
- Pan Am - The Sound of '70s ( 1998 )
- 708090 ( 1998 )
- Take Off and Landing ( 1998 )
- Crossover ( 1995 )
With Metafive
- META (2016)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ JAMES HADFIELD: YMO's Yukihiro Takahashi recruits Towa Tei, Cornelius, Yoshinori Sunahara, Tomohiko Gondo and Leo Imai for an impressive supergroup. The Japan Times, July 15, 2014, accessed June 21, 2016 .
- ↑ Metafive - Meta. Discogs, January 13, 2016, accessed June 21, 2016 .
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SURNAME | Sunahara, Yoshinori |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 砂 原 良 徳 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese DJ and producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 13th September 1969 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sapporo , Hokkaidō , Japan |