About Me
Label: Onitor
Catalog: ONITOR 58
Format: CD, Album
Country: Germany
Released: 05 Nov 2007
Genre: Electronic, Roc k
Style: Leftfield, Acoustic, Abstract, Downtempo, Experimental
Credits: Photography, Artwork By - Kenesis Roger Clark Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By - Gebrüder Teichmann (tracks: 7) , Guido Möbius (tracks: 4) , Kassian Troyer (tracks: 1) , Miwon (tracks: 2) , Miwon (tracks: 8) , Robert Lippok (tracks: 9) , Vladislav Delay (tracks: 3) Producer, Written-By - Takashi Wada (tracks: 1-10) Notes: Mastered @ Calyx Mastering
Chirpy electronic pop from Takashi Wada, who delivers his third album for the Onitor label within a four-year period. That's some snappy turnover rate, is it not? There was a time when Wada's music leant toward some sort of ambient sound, but nowadays, it's geared towards a more diverse range of interests, most centrally a form of glitchy electro pop as typified opener 'Kudukono Blues' which sounds like a cross between Hausmeister (remember them?) and Nathan Fake. Next comes the title track, which frankly, outstays its welcome somewhat, repeating the titular refrain into spiralling banality. From this point the album shifts towards a kind of folksy, acoustic tone, eventually tumbling back into the electronic universe in time for the ironically-named 'Berlin Underground Harcore Anthem' and the tuneful 'Sinewave Wonderland'. A bit all over the place, but brand New People has a certain kooky charm to it.
Label: Onitor
Catalog: ONITOR 52
Format: CD, Album, Digipak
Country: Germany
Released: 22 May 2006
‘Araki’ is the second album from young Japanese producer Takashi Wada. His first ‘Meguro’, which came out in 2003 was a gorgeous ambient record and was rightly compared to the best of Kompakt’s ‘Pop Ambient’ series, ‘Araki’ however ditches the blissful ambient textures almost entirely. What we have in place of the floating melodies are glitchy beats, pseudo breaks and midi guitars. Of course, the production quality is of the expected high standard, making for a nice addition to Onitor’s ever-diversifying catalogue
Label: Onitor
Catalog: ONITOR 30
Country: Germany
Released: 18 May 2004
In spite of his incredible legacy, there was one project Alfred Hitchcock dreamed of doing but which remained unfulfilled: a film that would encompass “twenty-four-hours in the life of a city,†as he described it in his infamous conversations with François Truffaut. Whether or not wunderkind Takashi Wada knew of the director’s idea, he’s produced a credible musical equivalent to it. Ron Schepper, Cyclicdefrost 09/2004
