JUTA TAKAHASHI was born in Miyagi, Japan in 1959, and then spent his childhood to teens in Aomori. At his teens, he was strongly influenced by so-called progressive rock and synthesizer music that had been assumed to be avant-garde at that time. He went to Tokyo for going on to school, and his career as a musician started afterwards. Though he originally was a guitarist and played rock music like King Crimson's that valued improvisation, he gradually devoted himself to electronic music. He now resides in Sendai, Miyagi and is producing music by using synthesizers and computers as an independent musician. He received the major impact from electronic/ambient musicians, such as Brian Eno, Harold Budd, Vangelis and Pete Namlook, etc. Though his music is basically beautiful, calm, emotional and melodious, aggressive sounds that catch a glimpse of his original background also appear sometimes. Since he prefers analog instruments to digital ones, his works are characterized by the former. His music composition mainly consists of not programming but improvisation. The first commercial album was released in August, 2007, and six albums have been released at present.
You can buy his albums at CD Baby and iTunes Store .
JUTA TAKAHASHI: Quiet Rain
JUTA TAKAHASHI: Seabound
JUTA TAKAHASHI: Moonlit Flowers
JUTA TAKAHASHI: Remembrance
JUTA TAKAHASHI: The Door into Winter
JUTA TAKAHASHI: Across the Flow
[News]
June 30
New album, entitled " Quiet Rain ", has been released via CD Baby. Full previews are available at the official website and Last.fm .
March 3, 2009
The fifth album, entitled " Seabound ", has been released via CD Baby. Full previews are available at the official website and Last.fm .
August 25
The fourth album, entitled " Moonlit Flowers ", has been released via CD Baby. Full previews are available at the official website and Last.fm .
April 17, 2008
The third album, entitled " Remembrance ", has been released via CD Baby. Full previews are available at the official website and Last.fm .
December 12
The second album, " The Door into Winter " has been released via CD Baby. Full previews are available at the official website and Last.fm .
August 1, 2007
The first album, " Across the Flow " has been released via CD Baby. Full previews are available at the official website and Last.fm .
