Home Normal is a Tokyo based

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founded in December 2008 and launched in March 2009. The label was curated by Ian Hawgood, co-run with Ben Jones, with design assistance from Jeremy Bible and Christian Roth until 2016. Based exclusively in Tokyo, Home Normal is on hiatus until re-opening at the end of 2020 when it will be run by a group of friends based in Japan. The label specializes in minimal music, with their releases branching between

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, experimental ambient,

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and electronica. They've released over 100 albums to date.

Artists

The following are artists with releases on Home Normal: * Asuna *

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* Stefano Guzzetti * Tobias Hellkvist * Library Tapes * Gareth Davis * Ken Ikeda *

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* Taishi Kamiya *

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* Federico Durand * James Murray * Giulio Aldinucci * Hotel Neon * Will Bolton * Mere * M. Ostermeier * Ghost And Tape * Greg Davis * Stijn Hüwels * Félicia Atkinson * Pleq * Hakobune *

Chihei Hatakeyama is an electronic music artist from Tokyo, Japan. He grew up in the suburbs of Fujisawa. He released his first full-length album, ''Minima Moralia'' on Kranky in 2006. He is the owner of the record label White Paddy Mountain which he launched ...

Sub-Labels

Besides the main catalog, Home Normal has a number of sub-labels that it manages. These include: * Folk Reels * Nomadic Kids Republic * Koen Music * Tokyo Droning * Sleep Loops * Stella Recordings * Minimal Maps * Constellations x Artefacts

References

External links

Official website

Home Normal on Discogs

Drifting, Almost Falling - An interview with Ian Hawgood from Home Normal
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Sub-Labels

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