Tetsu Inoue
Encyclopedia
Tetsu Inoue is a producer
of electronic music
. His style could be described as ambient
with a heavy minimalist
influence. He has lived in Japan
, San Francisco, and New York
, and has collaborated with musicians such as Pete Namlook
, Bill Laswell
, Andrew Deutsch
, Jonah Sharp
, and Taylor Deupree
.
His debut solo album, Ambiant Otaku
, is regarded by some as a classic of minimalist ambient techno. The album was initially released in a limited edition of 1,000 copies on Pete Namlook's Fax
label.
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
of electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
. His style could be described as ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
with a heavy minimalist
Minimalist music
Minimal music is a style of music associated with the work of American composers La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, and Philip Glass. It originated in the New York Downtown scene of the 1960s and was initially viewed as a form of experimental music called the New York Hypnotic School....
influence. He has lived in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, San Francisco, and New York
New York City
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, and has collaborated with musicians such as Pete Namlook
Pete Namlook
Pete Namlook is an ambient and electronic-music producer and composer. In 1992, he founded the German record label FAX +49-69/450464, which he oversees...
, Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
, Andrew Deutsch
Andrew Deutsch
Andrew Deutsch is a sound artist who also teaches at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University.-Life and work:Deutsch received his BFA in Video Art and Printmaking from Alfred University in 1990. He obtained his MFA in Integrated Electronic Art from Rensselaer Polytechnic...
, Jonah Sharp
Spacetime Continuum
Jonah Sharp alias Spacetime Continuum is a producer of electronic music. After starting his musical career as a jazz drummer in London, UK, he moved to San Francisco, USA. During the 1990s Sharp released a series of albums on the Astralwerks record label...
, and Taylor Deupree
Taylor Deupree
Taylor Deupree , is an American electronic musician, photographer and graphic designer. He is most known for the founding of the 12k record label, along with his work as a member of Prototype 909, and his collaborations with Savvas Ysatis and Christopher Willits...
.
His debut solo album, Ambiant Otaku
Ambiant Otaku
Ambiant Otaku is the first solo album released by Japanese ambient artist Tetsu Inoue.- Track listing :...
, is regarded by some as a classic of minimalist ambient techno. The album was initially released in a limited edition of 1,000 copies on Pete Namlook's Fax
FAX +49-69/450464
FAX +49-69/450464, known simply as Fax Label, is a German record label that releases ambient music and other kinds of electronic music. It was started in 1992 by Peter Kuhlmann and has since released hundreds of titles, with artists as notable as Klaus Schulze, Atom Heart, Bill Laswell, Geir...
label.
Albums and collaborations
- Shades Of Orion (with Pete NamlookPete NamlookPete Namlook is an ambient and electronic-music producer and composer. In 1992, he founded the German record label FAX +49-69/450464, which he oversees...
) (1993, reissued 2000) - 2350 Broadway (with Pete NamlookPete NamlookPete Namlook is an ambient and electronic-music producer and composer. In 1992, he founded the German record label FAX +49-69/450464, which he oversees...
) (1993, reissued 1996) - DATacide (with Uwe SchmidtUwe SchmidtUwe Schmidt , is a German composer, musician and producer of electronic music. He is often regarded as the father of electrolatino, electrogospel and acitón music.- Career :...
as DATacide) (1993) - Ambiant OtakuAmbiant OtakuAmbiant Otaku is the first solo album released by Japanese ambient artist Tetsu Inoue.- Track listing :...
(1994, reissued 2000) - Zenith (as Zenith) (1994)
- Cymatic Scan (with Bill LaswellBill LaswellBill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
) (1995) - Flowerhead (with Uwe SchmidtUwe SchmidtUwe Schmidt , is a German composer, musician and producer of electronic music. He is often regarded as the father of electrolatino, electrogospel and acitón music.- Career :...
as DATacide) (1995) - Mu (with Uwe SchmidtUwe SchmidtUwe Schmidt , is a German composer, musician and producer of electronic music. He is often regarded as the father of electrolatino, electrogospel and acitón music.- Career :...
as Masters Of Psychedelic Ambiance) (1995) - Organic Cloud (1995, reissued 2003)
- Slow And Low (1995)
- Second Nature (with Uwe SchmidtUwe SchmidtUwe Schmidt , is a German composer, musician and producer of electronic music. He is often regarded as the father of electrolatino, electrogospel and acitón music.- Career :...
and Bill LaswellBill LaswellBill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
) (1995) - World Receiver (1996, reissued 2006)
- Waterloo Terminal (1998)
- Psycho-Acoustic (1998)
- Active/Freeze (with Taylor DeupreeTaylor DeupreeTaylor Deupree , is an American electronic musician, photographer and graphic designer. He is most known for the founding of the 12k record label, along with his work as a member of Prototype 909, and his collaborations with Savvas Ysatis and Christopher Willits...
) (2000) - Audio (with Charles Uzzell-Edwards and Daimon Beail) (2000)
- Fragment Dots (2000)
- Field Tracker (with Andrew DeutschAndrew DeutschAndrew Deutsch is a sound artist who also teaches at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University.-Life and work:Deutsch received his BFA in Video Art and Printmaking from Alfred University in 1990. He obtained his MFA in Integrated Electronic Art from Rensselaer Polytechnic...
) (2001) - Pict. Soul (with Carl StoneCarl StoneCarl Stone is an American composer, primarily working in the field of live electronic music. His works have been performed in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, and the Near East.Stone studied composition at the California Institute of the Arts with Morton...
) (2001) - Yolo (2005)
- Inland (May 2007)