Kani

Born in the Japanese ancient capital Kyoto in 1979, Takeshiro Kani started deejaying and producing his own sounds still in his late teens.While studying electrotechnology/electronic engineering at a university in Kyoto and art at a college in London, Kani concurrently played an active role in an experimental electro tribe dubbed Soondie and ran various underground club events. Above all, Kani composed the electo hip-hop track "Kani Walk" for rap talent and fellow Soondie member DJ Shabushabu,released as part of the 'stuff003' compilation (Stuff Records/UK) in 2005. As evidenced by the fact that his ambient electronica masterpiece of Poetic Licence created with his partner Fusako Kumagai was selected in Mercedes-Benz Mixed Tape 11 compilation in January 2006, his introverted but cutting-edge works are highly regarded especially in Europe.

• 1979 - 京都に生まれる
• 1997 - 関西を中心にDJ・作曲活動を開始
• 1999 - 大学で電気工学を履修
• 2000 - 単身渡英
• 2001 - 帰国。SOONDIEのメンバーとして活動を再開
• 2005 - 活動拠点を東京へ移す
• DJ ShabuShabu"Kani Walk"(Produced by Kani)を、StuffRecords/UKより<'stuff003' compilation>リリース
• 2006 - MercedesBenz<MixedTape11>に"Poetic Licence"収録
• 2009 - Nanotube Records 設立
• 2009 - CD-R Album「Natal Place」を、Nanotube Recordsよりリリース
• 2011 - 「Poetic Licence」を、Nanotube Recordsよりリリース
• 2011 - New Album「Smoke like echo」を、Nanotube Recordsよりリリース

• Smoke like echo
• Natal place
• Minimal meaningful unit
• Computer addict
• Better to be...

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