Chihei Hatakeyama (畠山地平, Hatakeyama Chihei, born in 1978, Kanagawa Prefecture[1]) is an electronic music artist from Tokyo, Japan. He grew up in the suburbs of Fujisawa.[2] He released his first full-length album, Minima Moralia on Kranky in 2006. He is the owner of the record label White Paddy Mountain which he launched in 2010.[3][4]

Chihei Hatakeyama
畠山地平
Born1978 (age 45–46)
Kanagawa Prefecture
Websitechihei.org

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 ambient music, experimental music or new-age music. Chihei Hatakeyama has released over 70 albums as of 2020.[5]

Discography edit

  • Minima Moralia (2006), Kranky
  • Dedication (2008), Magic Book
  • Saunter (2009), Under the Spire
  • August (2009), Room40
  • The River (2009), Hibernate
  • The Secret Distance of Tochka (2009), Boid
  • White Sun (2009), taâlem
  • Live at Nagoya (2009)
  • A Long Journey (2010), Home Normal
  • Ghostly Garden (2010), Own
  • Variations (2010), Soundscaping
  • Void (2010), White Paddy Mountain
  • Mirror (2011), Room40
  • Air (2011), Whereabouts – with naph
  • White Night (2011), White Paddy Mountain
  • Red (2011), White Paddy Mountain
  • Void II (2012), White Paddy Mountain
  • Norma (2012), Small Fragments
  • Scale Compositions (2012), Home Normal – with Asuna
  • Void III (2013), White Paddy Mountain
  • Bare Strata (2013), Whereabouts
  • The Bull Head Emperor (2013), Rural Colours
  • Alone by the Sea (2013), White Paddy Mountain
  • Void IV (2013), White Paddy Mountain
  • Midnight in Hsinking (2013), duenn
  • Sacrifice for Pleasure (2013), Airplane
  • Void V (2014), White Paddy Mountain
  • Void VI (2014), White Paddy Mountain
  • It Is, It Isn't (2014) – Chihei Hatakeyama & Hakobune
  • Winter Storm (2014)
  • Too Much Sadness (2014)
  • Falling Sun (2014), Rural Colours – with Good Weather for an Airstrike
  • Live at Ftarri Doubtmusic Festival (2014), Meenna – with Kiyoshi Mizutani and Hello
  • Mist (2015), White Paddy Mountain
  • Frozen Silence (2015), White Paddy Mountain – with Sakana Hosomi
  • Moon Light Reflecting Over Mountains (2015), Room40
  • Void VII (2015), White Paddy Mountain
  • Magical Imaginary Child (2015), White Paddy Mountain – with Federico Durand
  • Five Dreams (2015), White Paddy Mountain
  • Void VIII (2015), White Paddy Mountain
  • Moss (2015), White Paddy Mountain – with Ken Ikeda
  • The Storm of Silence (2016), Glacial Movements – with Dirk Serries
  • Void IX (2016), White Paddy Mountain
  • You're Still in It (2016), Constellation Tatsu
  • Requiem for Black Night and Earth Spiders (2016), White Paddy Mountain
  • Euphotic (2016), White Paddy Mountain – with Corey Fuller
  • Grace (2016), White Paddy Mountain
  • The Fall Rises (2016), White Paddy Mountain – with Hakobune
  • Coastal Railroads in Memories (2016), White Paddy Mountain
  • Above the Desert (2016), Dronarivm
  • Sora (2017), White Paddy Mountain – with Federico Durand
  • Void X (2017), White Paddy Mountain
  • Void XI (2017), White Paddy Mountain
  • Void XII (2017), White Paddy Mountain
  • Mirage (2017), Room40
  • Void XIII (2017), White Paddy Mountain
  • Lunar Eclipse (2017), White Paddy Mountain – with Tamaru
  • Void XIV (2017), White Paddy Mountain
  • Maybe (2017), White Paddy Mountain
  • Heavy Snow (2017), White Paddy Mountain
  • Far From the Atmosphere (2017), Hiss Noise
  • Void XV (2018), White Paddy Mountain
  • Solitary Universe (2018), Aagoo – with Eraldo Bernocchi
  • Void XVI (2018), White Paddy Mountain
  • Journey to the End of August (2018), Hidden Vibes
  • Scene (2018), Constellation Tatsu
  • Butterfly's Summer and Vanished (2018), White Paddy Mountain
  • FTS002 (2018), First Terrace – with Vida Vojić
  • Afterimage (2018), White Paddy Mountain
  • Void XVII (2018), White Paddy Mountain
  • Live at St Giles (2018), First Terrace – with Specimens
  • Erroribus humanis et antinomy, OTOOTO (2019) – with Tetuzi Akiyama and Ken Ikeda
  • Void XVIII (2019), White Paddy Mountain
  • Jodo (2019), White Paddy Mountain – with Stijn Hüwels
  • Void XIX (2019), White Paddy Mountain
  • Ghost Woods (2019), White Paddy Mountain
  • Forgotten Hill (2019), Room40
  • Illusion Harbor (2020), Subcontinental
  • Crescent Moon (2020), EndTitles
  • Void XX (2020), White Paddy Mountain
  • Blue Goat (2020), Longform Editions
  • Studio Improvisation in June 12th (2020), Ochiai Soup
  • Late Spring (2021), Gearbox Records

References edit

  1. ^ "about". www.chihei.org. Archived from the original on 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  2. ^ "An interview with Chihei Hatakeyama". Gearbox Records Blog. 2021-02-16. Archived from the original on 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  3. ^ "Interview with Chihei Hatakeyama". Headphone Commute.
  4. ^ Strashnov, Mitch (2020-03-24). "Chihei Hatakeyama delivers a resonant mix for Newtype Rhythms". Inverted Audio. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  5. ^ "Chihei Hatakeyama | Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

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