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TOKYO, JAPAN

TAICHI KAWAHIRA

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TAICHI KAWAHIRA

Began performing live and organizing events in 1997, releasing music prolifically on a range of labels along the way. In 2004 he launched his DJ career, built around a psychedelic, spacey sound. His sets fold a highly narrative, emotional sensibility into hypnotic, deep atmospheres, while retaining an uplifting, trance-inflected drive. Alongside appearances at numerous music festivals, he has played everywhere from Tokyo's major clubs to the deepest underground spaces. He is equally at home with electronica, experimental, ambient and abstract sounds, and his activities extend to soundtracking galleries and art events. Now in its ninth year, Open Air Music & Art Festival Brightness — the festival he founded and directs — has carved out a singular position by leaping over the barriers between club and band scenes, taking a crossover approach to diverse cultures and throwing down a challenge to the scene at large.

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