Sora
Sora is the alias of Takeshi Kurosawa from Kyoto, the city of temples. Sora means "sky" and is also the Japanese name for the notes "G" (so) & "A" (ra). Takeshi grew up playing the piano and began to create music by using digital samplers from the early 1990s, influenced by the "intelligent techno" scene lead by the Warp label.
Located between minimalism and electronica, his music merges digital glitches and warm analogue sounds into highly sophisticated arrangements full of tender and pleasant atmosphere. "Re.sort" is Takeshi's first full length album. It uses various techniques like cut-ups and field recordings, and displays an amazing sensitivity in sampling from bossa nova & jazz records.
Takeshi Kurosawa participated in several compilations
and composed the music for Issey Miyake's fashion brand Tenalys.
Sora
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online interview (2004)
Listen to Sora
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(Remix) Badun – Badun Album by Danish band, Badun. The release is licensed for Japan by Rump Recordings and features a bonus track by Sora, called 'Kompleks – Sora Remix'. |
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(Remix) Vektormusik
– Interfoliere EP EP by Danish duo Vektormusik, featuring a remix by Sora, called 'Leap 2 (Sora Remix)'. |
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(Album) Live at Metro Preview samples at 128kbps: |
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(Remix) Masayasu Tzboguchi
Trio A reconstruction album by pianist & composer Masayasu
Tzboguchi (from "Tokyo Zawinul Bach"). Features remixes
by Dill, Jan Jelinek, AOKI takamasa, Pardon
Kimura, as well as Sora on track: |10| Sprout |
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(Remix) Springs, Re:makes
and Mixes of RF Remixes of RF's album "Views of Distant Towns" released by Tokyo-based Plop label. The compilation features Plop-artists FilFla and Sora as well as Greg Davis, .tape., Sawako, Midori Hirano, Familiar Trees, He can jog, etc. |
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(V.A.) Kalk Seeds [CD: Karaoke Kalk, 2005] 16-track compilation featuring tracks by many Karaoke Kalk artists including Hausmeister, Donna Regina, Takagi Masakatsu, Kuchen meets Mapstation, Takeo Toyama, Hauschka & tracks by Kan Daisuke and Sora&Wechsel Garland. |
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(V.A.) The Noise &
the City 30 cities / 30 artists / 30 tracks built exclusively around city noise samples / 30 photos / 30 texts; a 2-CD free MP3 release by Autres Directions in Music for stream and download under creative commons licenses. |
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(Album) re.sort [CD: Plop, 2003] |01| pause |02| a
caminho do mar |03| revans |
