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Ken Ishii (ケンイシイ Ken Ishii) is a successful techno DJ and producer from Tokyo. He has released work under his own name as well as under the pseudonyms: FLR, Flare, UTU, Yoga, and Rising Sun.
Ken Ishii debuted on a legendary Belgian techno label, R & S Records, in 1993. In that year he straight won No.1 on the UK’s NME magazine’s techno chart, which led him to worldwide recognition. In 1995, the highly praised album “Jelly Tones” (R & S / Sony Japan) was released. In the following year, the video for the single “Extra” from this album (directed by Koji Morimoto, the person who participated in creating of a worldwide hit Japan animation “Akira”) won MTV’s “Dance Video of the Year”.
Since then, Ken has been regarded internationally as one of the Japanese pioneers who can create world class electronic sounds. In 1998, he produced the official theme song for the winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan and it was played in more than 70 countries around the world. Then in 2000, Ken was interviewed and was on the cover of Newsweek magazine, featured as a symbol of the Japanese new culture. This was acclaimed as a great undertaking by a dance/electronic music artist.
He also produces music for films, such as doing the theme song and soundtrack for the monster hit Japanese film “Whiteout” in 2000, which led him to be nominated in Japanese Academy Awards. He expands his boundary to games as well.
Ken Ishii debuted on a legendary Belgian techno label, R & S Records, in 1993. In that year he straight won No.1 on the UK’s NME magazine’s techno chart, which led him to worldwide recognition. In 1995, the highly praised album “Jelly Tones” (R & S / Sony Japan) was released. In the following year, the video for the single “Extra” from this album (directed by Koji Morimoto, the person who participated in creating of a worldwide hit Japan animation “Akira”) won MTV’s “Dance Video of the Year”.
Since then, Ken has been regarded internationally as one of the Japanese pioneers who can create world class electronic sounds. In 1998, he produced the official theme song for the winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan and it was played in more than 70 countries around the world. Then in 2000, Ken was interviewed and was on the cover of Newsweek magazine, featured as a symbol of the Japanese new culture. This was acclaimed as a great undertaking by a dance/electronic music artist.
He also produces music for films, such as doing the theme song and soundtrack for the monster hit Japanese film “Whiteout” in 2000, which led him to be nominated in Japanese Academy Awards. He expands his boundary to games as well.
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Jelly Tones
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Sunriser (European edition)
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Vilhomme wrote:
The nervous Track is awesome!
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MirrorDepth wrote:
"So hotshi." Okay, this is retarded.
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Tzkik0 wrote:
so hot シ [2]
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Cheuphaet wrote:
stop using katakana as smileys
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madame7o1 wrote:
so hot シ
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FFearFFactory wrote:
Power!
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TheVent wrote:
EXTRA will always be extra!!!
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Kilpanda wrote:
Hey! I got two new albums up. One's titled, "Ethereal Plain", and it's a completely ambient record, kind of along the lines of Selected Ambient Works by Aphex Twin, and the other is titled "85 2 1", and it's all downtempo electronic, with a really chill vibe, along the lines of Outkast or Guru, or DJ Shadow. Check em out and let me know what you think!!!!
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tumbledry wrote:
Sunriser it's a fuckin' great album!!! :D [2]
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Le__Freak wrote:
ケンイシイ Ken Ishii
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KeatonXZX wrote:
LSD
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rapchee wrote:
on the name: afaik katakana is used as emphasised text as well, as if it was all caps in latin
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Stereulor wrote:
Sunriser it's a fuckin' great album!!! :D
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BigTinus wrote:
Make sure you check this out as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eFRj-li6zs
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adamcooleyisdea wrote:
JELLY TONES rules
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hyperchris01 wrote:
great stuff
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revolution_II wrote:
wake up hey!
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optimistic_tour wrote:
cooler fo sho
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Alec_Trevelyan wrote:
lol maybe he just thinks it looks cooler.
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ZoiQ wrote:
stage name? lol
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humaniac tagged ケンイシイ with detroit techno and techno. November 2011
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DjAlienfm, miminali, kvzp and 2 other people added ケンイシイ to their libraries. November 2011
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Argamocrypt tagged ケンイシイ with 90s, japanese, electronic and one other tag. November 2011
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