Born in Hiroshima Shimamurakentaro established the band Datum in 1999. Right from its
start, this band did not commit itself to any kind of musical genre. In 2001 the selfmade
album “The Instrument Is Mightier Than The Pen†had seen release, whereupon participation
on a compilation followed.
After Datum suspended its work in 2002, Shimamurakentaro started with his solo-career.
He has remixed “Black Bird†for Kashiwa Daisuke´s band Yodaka for a single in 2003. This
remix has been very well received by the fans of postrock and electronic music, whereby this
success, which is also very signifying for Yodaka itself, is a conversation topic up until present
day.
Shimamurakentaro´s musical worlds are created out of a huge source of guitarsounds and its
combination with computed noises and filters.
It is natural sights like the blossoming green of spring or a summery field of trees that inspire
him to his music.
Recognising the truly essential things of daily routine and not to consider the ordinary daily
grind as too self-evident . to express such topics by means of his music is the self-declared
aim of Shimamurakentaro.
