Chihei Hatakeyama (畠山地平, Hatakeyama Chihei, born in 1978, Kanagawa Prefecture[1]) is an electronic music artist from Tokyo, Japan. He grew up in the suburbs of Fujisawa.[2] He released his first full-length album, Minima Moralia on Kranky in 2006. He is the owner of the record label White Paddy Mountain which he launched in 2010.[3][4]
Chihei Hatakeyama 畠山地平 | |
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Born | 1978 (age 45–46) Kanagawa Prefecture |
Website | chihei |
Hatakeyama's music is characteristically very slow, composed by repeatedly processing guitars, pianos, and vibraphones on a laptop. The result is a mix of droning chords and sparse single instruments rising above the mix. His music may be classified as either ambient music, experimental music or new-age music. Chihei Hatakeyama has released over 70 albums as of 2020.[5]
Discography
edit- Minima Moralia (2006), Kranky
- Dedication (2008), Magic Book
- Saunter (2009), Under the Spire
- August (2009), Room40
- The River (2009), Hibernate
- The Secret Distance of Tochka (2009), Boid
- White Sun (2009), taâlem
- Live at Nagoya (2009)
- A Long Journey (2010), Home Normal
- Ghostly Garden (2010), Own
- Variations (2010), Soundscaping
- Void (2010), White Paddy Mountain
- Mirror (2011), Room40
- Air (2011), Whereabouts – with naph
- White Night (2011), White Paddy Mountain
- Red (2011), White Paddy Mountain
- Void II (2012), White Paddy Mountain
- Norma (2012), Small Fragments
- Scale Compositions (2012), Home Normal – with Asuna
- Void III (2013), White Paddy Mountain
- Bare Strata (2013), Whereabouts
- The Bull Head Emperor (2013), Rural Colours
- Alone by the Sea (2013), White Paddy Mountain
- Void IV (2013), White Paddy Mountain
- Midnight in Hsinking (2013), duenn
- Sacrifice for Pleasure (2013), Airplane
- Void V (2014), White Paddy Mountain
- Void VI (2014), White Paddy Mountain
- It Is, It Isn't (2014) – Chihei Hatakeyama & Hakobune
- Winter Storm (2014)
- Too Much Sadness (2014)
- Falling Sun (2014), Rural Colours – with Good Weather for an Airstrike
- Live at Ftarri Doubtmusic Festival (2014), Meenna – with Kiyoshi Mizutani and Hello
- Mist (2015), White Paddy Mountain
- Frozen Silence (2015), White Paddy Mountain – with Sakana Hosomi
- Moon Light Reflecting Over Mountains (2015), Room40
- Void VII (2015), White Paddy Mountain
- Magical Imaginary Child (2015), White Paddy Mountain – with Federico Durand
- Five Dreams (2015), White Paddy Mountain
- Void VIII (2015), White Paddy Mountain
- Moss (2015), White Paddy Mountain – with Ken Ikeda
- The Storm of Silence (2016), Glacial Movements – with Dirk Serries
- Void IX (2016), White Paddy Mountain
- You're Still in It (2016), Constellation Tatsu
- Requiem for Black Night and Earth Spiders (2016), White Paddy Mountain
- Euphotic (2016), White Paddy Mountain – with Corey Fuller
- Grace (2016), White Paddy Mountain
- The Fall Rises (2016), White Paddy Mountain – with Hakobune
- Coastal Railroads in Memories (2016), White Paddy Mountain
- Above the Desert (2016), Dronarivm
- Sora (2017), White Paddy Mountain – with Federico Durand
- Void X (2017), White Paddy Mountain
- Void XI (2017), White Paddy Mountain
- Void XII (2017), White Paddy Mountain
- Mirage (2017), Room40
- Void XIII (2017), White Paddy Mountain
- Lunar Eclipse (2017), White Paddy Mountain – with Tamaru
- Void XIV (2017), White Paddy Mountain
- Maybe (2017), White Paddy Mountain
- Heavy Snow (2017), White Paddy Mountain
- Far From the Atmosphere (2017), Hiss Noise
- Void XV (2018), White Paddy Mountain
- Solitary Universe (2018), Aagoo – with Eraldo Bernocchi
- Void XVI (2018), White Paddy Mountain
- Journey to the End of August (2018), Hidden Vibes
- Scene (2018), Constellation Tatsu
- Butterfly's Summer and Vanished (2018), White Paddy Mountain
- FTS002 (2018), First Terrace – with Vida Vojić
- Afterimage (2018), White Paddy Mountain
- Void XVII (2018), White Paddy Mountain
- Live at St Giles (2018), First Terrace – with Specimens
- Erroribus humanis et antinomy, OTOOTO (2019) – with Tetuzi Akiyama and Ken Ikeda
- Void XVIII (2019), White Paddy Mountain
- Jodo (2019), White Paddy Mountain – with Stijn Hüwels
- Void XIX (2019), White Paddy Mountain
- Ghost Woods (2019), White Paddy Mountain
- Forgotten Hill (2019), Room40
- Illusion Harbor (2020), Subcontinental
- Crescent Moon (2020), EndTitles
- Void XX (2020), White Paddy Mountain
- Blue Goat (2020), Longform Editions
- Studio Improvisation in June 12th (2020), Ochiai Soup
- Late Spring (2021), Gearbox Records
- Magnificent Little Dudes, Vol. 1 - with Shun Ishiwaka (2024), Gearbox
- Magnificent Little Dudes, Vol. 2 - with Shun Ishiwaka (2024), Gearbox
References
edit- ^ "about". www.chihei.org. Archived from the original on 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "An interview with Chihei Hatakeyama". Gearbox Records Blog. 2021-02-16. Archived from the original on 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "Interview with Chihei Hatakeyama". Headphone Commute. July 2015.
- ^ Strashnov, Mitch (2020-03-24). "Chihei Hatakeyama delivers a resonant mix for Newtype Rhythms". Inverted Audio. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "Chihei Hatakeyama | Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
External links
edit- Official website
- Chihei Hatakeyama discography at Discogs
- Chihei Hatakeyama discography at MusicBrainz