Chihei Hatakeyama

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

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]

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]

  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. July 2015.
  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.