Artist Info: Chihei Hatakeyama

Chihei Hatakeyama (畠山地平), born in 1978) is an electronic music artist from Tokyo, Japan.

Hatakeyama's music is characteristically very slow, composed by repeatedly processing guitars, pianos, and vibraphones on a laptop. The result is a mix of droning chords and sparse single instruments rising above the mix. His music may be classified as either post-ambient experimental music or new-age music. Chihei Hatakeyama has released over 19 albums as of 2013. He released his first full-length album, Minima Moralia on Kranky in 2006 [read more...]