Takashi Kokubo
Takashi Kokubo is a Japanese composer and sound designer from Tokyo, and one of the main names of kankyō ongaku, the Japanese environmental music. He has worked with electronics since the early 1980s, writing music for public spaces, companies and devices. He is known for Get At The Wave (1987) and for the earthquake early warning tone heard on Japanese mobile phones. Kokubo attended the University of Electro-Communications, where he built analogue synthesizers, and later set up his own company, Studio Ion.
Oasis Of The Wind Ii A Story Of Forest And Water
Takashi Kokubo, one of Japan’s leading ambient and environmental musicians and sound designers. From the works released in the 1990s under the Ion Series label, the highly popular title “Oasis Of The Wind Ii A Story Of Forest And Water” is finally being reissued on a 2-LP!! This soundscape, reminiscent of wandering into a deep forest, quietly soothes the listener’s heart and the surrounding space. We invite you to experience this musical journey－much like a walk in the woods－in this day and age.
Gaiaphilia
The title, Gaiaphilia, is a newly created word to encompass our love and respect for nature and life, this feeling is the theme we hoped to express.
Thousand Bells
Yui Onodera and Takashi Kokubo are two visionary artists hailing from Japan, known for theirexceptional ability to create captivating and immersive sonic experiences. The compositionsseamlessly blend Yui Onodera's minimalist sensibilities with Takashi Kokubo's mastery oftraditional Japanese instrumentation, creating a sonic tapestry that transports listeners to arealm of serenity and introspection.
Grammy-nominated Takashi Kokubo is a veteran musician, composer, and sound designerwho has played …
Music For A Cosmic Garden
CD edition Recorded during the heights of the pandemic and completed in February 2021, the majestic 8-track ethereal/botanical soundscape created by Kokubo and Esperti is available as a limited edition double LP, a digipack CD, as well as in digital format.
Takashi Kokubo, environmental music figure, celebrated sound designer, and founder of Studio Ion, has released over 20 albums, including the genre-defining and highly sought-after Ion Series. He's also played a major role in the sonic identi…
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Digital Soundology #1 Volk von Bauhaus
Official reissue of Takashi Kokubo essential ambient/minimal/environmental album: "A musical expressions that shatters the old values". Originally released on King Records in 1985, composed and written by Takashi Kokubo. Includes liner notes of an interview made with the artist. Remastered by Music Matters Mastering from source material. Pressed by Pallas.Takashi Kokubo makes archetypal Japanese ambient, new age and experimental synth sounds. But not only that, he also created the nationally-use…