Chihei Hatakeyama is a musician and an organizer who was born in 1978,
and lives in the outskirts of Tokyo. He has performed for years under
his given name and also as one half of the electroacoustic duo Opitope,
along with Tomoyoshi Date. Hatakeyama got involved in playing music
through strumming a guitar in a few rock-oriented bands in his teenage
years. Subsequently a laptop computer superseded his bands as his main
platform. Hatakeyama polychromes memory-evoking soundscapes with various
recorded materials of acoustic instruments such as guitars, vibraphone,
and piano; mostly played by hand and processed time and time again via
laptop. His first album Minima Moralia was commissioned for release by
the Chicago-based label kranky in early 2006.
Opitope actively organizes a continuous live performance event named
Kuala Mute Geek in Tokyo (Kuala means "a crossing point of streams" in
Malay). The event is powered by hand-made vacuum tube amplifiers and
speakers in up to eight channel settings. Electroacoustic and
improvisational artists such as Taylor Duepree, Christopher Willits,
Toshimaru Nakamura, Christophe Charles, Hans Reichel, Uchihashi
Kazuhisa, Tamaru, Carl Stone, Keiichi Sugimoto, Tetsuro Yasunaga, Boris D
Hegenbart, Yoshio Machida and many more have performed. Kuala Mute Geek
creates possibilities for interaction and dialogue among the artists
and listeners.
Hatakeyama collaborated with Tomoyoshi Date on a track on the compilation Small Melodies from Spekk in 2005. He also organizes the improvisation band Copa del Papa with a rotating lineup. Hatakeyama and Date launched a label Kualauk Table to release compilations of their selected sessions with guest artists like Christophe Charles, Tamaru, Tagomago, Asuna, Askococo and others in late 2005.
Hatakeyama collaborated with Tomoyoshi Date on a track on the compilation Small Melodies from Spekk in 2005. He also organizes the improvisation band Copa del Papa with a rotating lineup. Hatakeyama and Date launched a label Kualauk Table to release compilations of their selected sessions with guest artists like Christophe Charles, Tamaru, Tagomago, Asuna, Askococo and others in late 2005.
- 2006 - Minima Moralia - 320 Kbps
- 2007 - Hau [with Tomoyoshi Date] - 320 Kbps
- 2008 - Dedication - 320 Kbps
- 2009 - The Secret Distance Of Tochka - 320 Kbps
- 2009 - The River - 320 Kbps
- 2009 - August - 320 Kbps
- 2009 - Saunter - 320 Kbps
- 2009 - White Sun - 320 Kbps
- 2010 - Variations - 320 Kbps
- 2010 - A Long Journey - 320 Kbps
- 2010 - Ghostly Garden - 320 Kbps
- 2010 - Sun Room [with Tomoyoshi Date and Asuna] - 320 Kbps
- 2011 - Air [with Naph] - 320 Kbps
- 2011 - Mirror - 320 Kbps
- 2012 - Void II - 320 Kbps
- 2012 - Norma - 320 Kbps
- 2012 - Scale Compositions [with Asuna] - 320 Kbps
- 2013 - Bare Strata - 320 Kbps
- 2013 - Void III - 320 Kbps
- 2013 - The Bull Head Emperor - 320 Kbps
- 2013 - Alone by The Sea - 320 Kbps
- 2013 - Sacrifice For Pleasure - 320 Kbps
- 2013 - A Colony Of Kuala Mute Geeks [with Tomoyoshi Date] - 320 Kbps
- 2013 - Void IV - 320 Kbps
- 2013 - Rain Outside My House - 320 Kbps
- 2014 - Midnight In Hsinking - 320 Kbps
- 2014 - It is, it isn’t [with Hakobune] - 320 Kbps
- 2014 - Void V - 320 Kbps
- 2014 - Void VI - 320 Kbps
- 2014 - Physis [with Tomoyoshi Date] - 320 Kbps
- 2014 - Winter Storm - 320 Kbps
- 2014 - Falling Sun [with Good Weather For An Airstrike] - 320 Kbps
- 2015 - Frozen Silence [with Sakana Hosomi] - 320 Kbps
- 2015 - Mist - 320 Kbps
- 2015 - Moon Light Reflecting Over Mountains - 320 Kbps
- 2015 - Magical Imaginary Child [with Federico Durand] - 320 Kbps
- 2015 - Five Dreams - 320 Kbps
- 2015 - Moss [with Ken Ikeda] - 320 Kbps
- 2015 - Void VIII - 320 Kbps
- 2016 - Void IX - 320 Kbps
- 2016 - Requiem for Black Night and Earth Spiders - 320 Kbps
- 2016 - The Storm of Silence [with Dirk Serries] - 320 Kbps
- 2016 - You're Still In It - 320 Kbps
See also compilations with Bartosz's participation:
- 2009 - Hibernate Sampler Volume 1 - 320 Kbps
- 2010 - Room40 - 10 - 320 Kbps
- 2010 - Sing - 320 Kbps
- 2011 - Air Texture Volume 1 - 320 Kbps
Ask for download links in comments.
I'd like a copy of "White Sun" . Thank you very much!
ОтветитьУдалитьHere's your link. Enjoy!
УдалитьWhat a great post, Iam a huge fan of Mr. Hatakeyama. If you could provide links for The Secret Distance Of Tochka, August,and White Sun I will be forever grateful
ОтветитьУдалить2009 - The Secret Distance Of Tochka
Удалить2009 - August
2009 - White Sun
Thank you very much kind sir! I will be recommending this blog in the future.
УдалитьToday I'd like to hear:
ОтветитьУдалитьminima moralia
bare strata
dedication
saunter
variations
ghostly garden
a long journey
mirror
scale compositions
variations
the river
Thanks for all your hard work.
2004 - Dedication
Удалить2006 - Minima Moralia
2009 - Saunter
2010 - A Long Journey
2010 - Ghostly Garden
2010 - The River
2010 - Variations
2011 - Mirror
2012 - Scale Compositions
2013 - Bare Strata
thanks for these, much appreciated.
ОтветитьУдалитьjust need links to void II, void III, hau and sun room. thanks a lot.
ОтветитьУдалить2007 - Hau
Удалить2010 - Sun Room
2012 - Void II
2013 - Void III
Midnight in Hsinking, Sacrifice for Pleasure, It is It isn't.
ОтветитьУдалить2013 - Sacrifice For Pleasure
УдалитьMay I request:
ОтветитьУдалитьNorma
Void 4 & 5
Rain outside my House
That would be highly appreciated, thank you.
2012 - Norma
Удалить2013 - Rain Outside My House
2013 - Void IV
2014 - Void V
Can I please request:
ОтветитьУдалить2007 - Hau [with Tomoyoshi Date] - 320 Kbps
2010 - Sun Room [with Tomoyoshi Date and Asuna] - 320 Kbps
2011 - Air [with Naph] - 320 Kbps
2013 - The Bull Head Emperor - 320 Kbps
2013 - Alone by The Sea - 320 Kbps
2013 - A Colony Of Kuala Mute Geeks [with Tomoyoshi Date] - 320 Kbps
2014 - Midnight In Hsinking - 320 Kbps
2014 - It is, it isn’t [with Hakobune] - 320 Kbps
2009 - Hibernate Sampler Volume 1 - 320 Kbps
2010 - Room40 - 10 - 320 Kbps
2010 - Sing - 320 Kbps
2011 - Air Texture Volume 1 - 320 Kbps
2007 - Hau
Удалить2010 - Sun Room
2011 - Air
2013 - The Bull Head Emperor
2013 - Alone by The Sea
2013 - A Colony Of Kuala Mute Geeks
2014 - Midnight In Hsinking
2014 - It is, it isn’t
2009 - Hibernate Sampler Volume 1
2010 - Room40 - 10
2010 - Sing
2011 - Air Texture Volume 1 pt. 1 & pt. 2
Thanks sos much! Your blog is amazing
ОтветитьУдалитьDo you have:
ОтветитьУдалить2014 - Void VI ?
Thanks a lot.
Your link
Удалить2015 - Frozen Silence [with Sakana Hosomi] - 320 Kbps
ОтветитьУдалить2015 - Mist - 320 Kbps
2015 - Moon Light Reflecting Over Mountains - 320 Kbps
Can I please request
2015 - Frozen Silence
Удалить2015 - Mist
2015 - Moon Light Reflecting Over Mountains
Great stuff! Can you link to 2015 - Magical Imaginary Child?
ОтветитьУдалитьThanks!
Here it is
УдалитьHi, may i asked you link to Winter Storm 2014? Thank you!
ОтветитьУдалитьCould you upload Moss [with Ken Ikeda] ?
ОтветитьУдалитьHere it is
УдалитьAny way you could upload these for me? Id really appreciate it
ОтветитьУдалить2016 - Void IX - 320 Kbps
2016 - Requiem for Black Night and Earth Spiders - 320 Kbps
2016 - You're Still In It
2016 - Void IX
Удалить2016 - Requiem for Black Night and Earth Spiders
2016 - You're Still In It
Can I please request:
ОтветитьУдалить2008 - Dedication
2015 - Five Dreams
2016 - You're Still In It