A Tokyo-based trackmaker and producer.
Drawing on his formative experiences with 1990s rave culture, he creates and plays dance music centered on techno and breakbeats, unbound by genre and tailored to the needs of the dance floor.
He began his career in the early 2000s and has continued to produce and DJ through shifting scenes and trends.
As a DJ, he reads the mood and flow of the dance floor, using his experience to select tracks and dynamically build the energy.
He excels at designing sets that consider not just the peak moments, but the overall flow of the event and the entire venue.
He has released music on labels both in Japan and abroad, and has performed in Japan and Europe, including appearances on DOMMUNE.
Currently, he limits his performances to one or two per month, continuing to deliver sets that prioritize substance and context.
Highlights
・Active since the early 2000s
・Releases on domestic and international labels
・Appearances on DOMMUNE
・DJ and producer specializing in techno and breakbeats
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Chronology
- He began DJing around 1997 and started producing tracks in 2000.
- In 2001, he was active primarily in Tokyo with KEIHIN, peechboy, CMT, and others as part of the legendary self-organized party crew “DOEL SOUND FORCE”.
- In 2002, he made his debut with the “Hsart EP” on Dekathlon Records, the label of Munich-based “Zombie Nation”, which had scored a massive hit with “Kernkraft 400” in 1999. His debut EP sold an unusually high number of copies—approximately 1,500.
- In 2003, he contributed the track “Ryuhgoojyo” to a compilation by “Pocketgame Recordings” (Decks Records), a picture disc-specialized label based in Parchim, Germany, which is highly regarded by artists such as Sven Vath and DJ Hell.
- In 2004, he released his second EP, “Hologramized Memories”, on Dekathlon Records.
- In 2006, he contributed the track “Piko Vison” to the compilation “ELECTRO DYNAMIC VOL.2” by 20001 IN SOUND, the predecessor to both the former TRANSONIC RECORDS and ExT Recordings.
- In 2007, he contributed the track “Sei” to “Gathering Traxx Vol. 1”, the first compilation from the Platik label, which featured a selection of next-generation techno artists curated by Takkyu Ishino of Denki Groove. He received high praise from Takkyu Ishino and was nominated as a candidate for the next album release.
- That same year, he released “Alone”, featuring a remix by Ronny & Renzo, on King Kung Foo Records in Antwerp, Belgium.
- In 2008, he launched his own label, “CODONA”, and released “Parallel World”.
- In 2009, he remixed Beroshima a.k.a FRANK MULLER’s “Moonraker” and released “The Moonraker Remixes”, which included remixes by artists such as Akiko Kiyama.
- That same year, he formed the duo MY with Yuri Suzuki—a former worker at Meiwa Electric known for his collaborations with DMX Krew and releases on Muller Records—and released “I’m Afraid”.
- In 2010, “A Mirror In Mirrors”, released by MY, was included on the mix CD “Made In Japan ‘Future’ Classics” by Crystal (one half of Traks Boys), bringing renewed attention to the track.
- That same year, he produced “INSECT 2010” with Performance Team Meisai—known for their appearances at WIRE—and VJ door, handling the music. The track was released by MITTE WORKS and reached No. 1 on the iTunes Store Electronic Video Chart.
- In 2011, he released his debut album, “STRATUM”, via CODONA. A review by Tsutomu Noda was published on ele-king, generating significant buzz. He also performed a live set using an iPad on DOMMUNE, hosted by Naohiro Ukawa, to great acclaim.
- In 2018, he re-released the “Hsart EP”, originally released by Dekathlon Records in 2004, via CODONA after 16 years, with mastering utilizing modern technology. He also resumed his label activities in conjunction with this release.
- In 2019, he remastered his final work released by Dekathlon Records in 2004, “Hologramized Memories”, and re-released it via CODONA.
- In 2020, CODONA released “Dot Dash,” their first new album in approximately nine years since the release of their debut album “STRATUM.”
- In 2021, under the name W2X, CODONA released “Early works on MSX”, a collection of early MSX works. Concurrently, data created in MML (Music Macro Language) on floppy disks was sold on Bandcamp.
- In 2021, they released “Future Sushi” via CODONA, a track conceived as “music playing in a secret sushi restaurant in an era where fish have gone extinct and sushi has become illegal.” A music video was also produced. Additionally, a version of the track edited for the music video was released as an NFT.
- In 2023, despite the challenges of life changes, he managed to release “RAVENATION”.
- In 2024, he released “Rage Against The Dominator”, his first release in a year.