Kuniyuki Takahashi (often best known simply as Kuni or Kuniyuki) is a Japanese
DJ and
music producer
A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...
,
sound engineer
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from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
He records under many different aliases depending on the style of music he is producing, including Forth (
dub techno
Dub techno is a subgenre of techno that combines the style with elements of dub music, including its sparse, delay-heavy production and prominent bass.
Characteristics and history
In the early 1990s, producers Moritz Von Oswald and Mark Ernestus ...
/
acid house
Acid house (also simply known as just "acid") is a subgenre of house music developed around the mid-1980s by DJs from Chicago. The style is defined primarily by the squelching sounds and basslines of the Roland TB-303 electronic bass synthesiz ...
), Frr Hive (
downtempo
Downtempo (or downbeat) is a broad label for electronic music that features an atmospheric sound and slower beats than would typically be found in dance music. Closely related to ambient music but with greater emphasis on rhythm, the style may ...
/
drum n' bass
Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ...
), Koss (for
techno
Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time (4/4) and often ch ...
). He was also a joint member of the group DRP (Deutsches Reichs Patent) along with other member
Tomoyuki Murashige
Tomoyuki is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Tomoyuki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:
*友之, "friend, of"
*友幸, "friend, happiness"
*友行, "friend, go"
*友恭, "frie ...
.
His productions generally fit mainly within the
house music
House is a music genre characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 120 beats per minute. It was created by Disc jockey, DJs and music producers from Chicago metropolitan area, Chicago' ...
and
techno
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styles of
electronic music
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.
Releases
Most releases are listed below, with many additional remixes not listed.
Kuniyuki Takahashi
;Albums
*''We Are Together'' (Mule Musiq Distribution, 2006)
*''Live At Kompakt Night'' (Mule Electronic, 2006)
*''Journey'' (Mule Musiq Distribution, 2006)
*''All These Things'' (Mule Musiq Distribution, 2007)
*''Remixed'' (Mule Musiq Distribution, 2008)
*''Walking In The Naked City'' (Mule Musiq, 2010)
*''Dancing In The Naked City'' (Mule Musiq, 2011)
*''Mule Musiq Sampler'' (Mule Musiq Distribution, 2012)
*''Remixed 2''
×CD(Mule Musiq, 2013)
*''Feather World'' (Mule Musiq, 2013)
;Singles, EPs, 12"s
*''Precious Hall''
2"(Natural Resource, 2002)
*''Kids Breath''
×12"(Life Line, 2002)
*''Earth Beats''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2005)
*''Sun Shine''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2005)
*''Think Of You / Melody At The Night''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2006)
*''We Are Together EP''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2006)
*''Sekai No Ichiban Tooi Tochi E''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2006)
*''Remixed Vol.3''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2008)
*''Remixed Vol.1''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2008)
*''Flying Music''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2008)
*''All These Things EP''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2008)
*''Remixed Vol.2''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2008)
*Henrik Schwarz And Kuniyuki (Ft. Yoshihiro Tsukahara) – ''The Session''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2008)
*''Remixed Vol. 4''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2009)
*Henrik Schwarz & Kuniyuki – ''Once Again''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2010)
*''Set Me Free''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2010)
*''Night Forest''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2010)
*''All These Things (Joaquin Joe Claussell Remix)''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2011)
*''Bamboo City''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2011)
*Vakula & Kuniyuki – ''Session North #1 / Passage To The Moon''
2"(Soundofspeed, 2012)
*Kuniyuki Takahashi (Ft. Henrik Schwarz) – ''The Session 2''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2013)
*''Shout''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2013)
*Kuniyuki (Ft. Anne Clark) – ''Between Shadow And Lights''
2"(Mule Musiq, 2013)
Forth
*''Die-Sun (Tarot Dub No. 79 Mix)'' on ''Analog In My Mind Issue 2''
ompilation(Dubrex Records, 1995)
Frr Hive
*''Rose Trumpet Herb''
lbum(Bassmental, 1997)
*''Rose Trumpet Herb / Knife / Dying Room''
2"(Bassmental, 1997)
Koss
;Albums
*''Ring'' (Soundofspeed, 2001)
*''Live Ring'' (Soundofspeed, 2002)
*Koss a.k.a. Kuniyuki Takahashi – ''Live At Kompakt Night'' (Mule Electronic, 2006)
*''Four Worlds Converge As One'' (Mule Electronic Distribution, 2006)
*''Ancient Rain'' (Mule Electronic Distribution, 2008)
*''Mnml Ssgs'' (Mnml ssgs, 2009)
*Koss / Henriksson / Mullaert – ''The Möllan Sessions''
×CD(Mule Electronic, 2011)
*''Silence'' (Mule Musiq, 2015)
;Singles, EPs,12"s
*''Ring 01''
2"(Mule Electronic, 2005)
*''Ring 02''
2"(Mule Electronic, 2005)
*''Ra1030in''
2"(Mule Electronic, 2006)
*''Earth''
2"(Mule Electronic, 2008)
*''Ocean Waves''
2"(Mule Electronic, 2010)
*''Koss / Mullaert / Henriksson – One''
2"(Mule Electronic, 2011)
*''Koss / Henriksson / Mullaert – The Möllan Session Edit Pt.2''
2"(Mule Electronic, 2012)
*''Koss / Henriksson / Mullaert – The Möllan Session Edit Pt. 1''
2"(Mule Electronic, 2012)
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Discogs
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References
External links
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Japanese DJs
Japanese record producers
Living people
1982 births
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