Mr Daisuke Tanabe, everybody. I have been a fan of this guy for a couple of years now, ever since I stumbled upon some of his old stuff on Spotify I was hooked by his sound. It sometimes sounds like a computer glitching to a hip hop beat, sometimes sounds like a hip hop song painted in a circuit board pattern.
I wrote about a couple of his songs quite a long time ago, 'Cuculus Canorum' (which is no longer available sadly) and 'Ghost', both of which display his glitch-trip-hop style very well indeed. It's the experimental sound, and the resulting pioneering spirit of having an adventure with music that comes through in his songs, which is very enjoyable indeed. He is also one half of the very cool Kidsuke along with Kidkanevil (who answered these same questions two weeks ago).
And here are Daisuke's answers to my lazy interview...
Who are you? Where are you from? What do you do?
My name is Daisuke Tanabe and I'm making music.
Why did you decide to start creating music?
I was trying to make some sound with old keyboad when I was a kid and it was fun. And I'm still doing it.
How would you describe your sound? What makes you and your style stand out?
Can't explain. Too much thinking on this question.
Is there a perfect time and place for listening to your music?
Whenever you want is the perfect timing.
What inspires you most when writing a song?
Good things to bad things. Everything around me.
What is your most memorable musical experience?
To travel around and meet interesting people is the best thing.
What are your favourite three songs at the moment?
I just got Nina Simone record from recycle shop last week and it was a great album.
Who do you most admire in the music world?
Can't pick one. Everyone is doing their own thing and it's a great thing about making music.
In your opinion, what is the future of music?
...is what people will be?
What's the future of your music - what do you hope to do next?
Cannot tell my future. I don't plan anything at all. But I will make music.
What, aside from music, is most important to you?
I grew up near nature. Nature is very important for me.
Short and sweet. What's the saying? Still waters run deep? Does that apply here? I don't know. Maybe it does. You could say that his answers reflect simple-yet-effective minimalism that is the building blocks for many of his songs - you could also say that his brevity is yet more evidence (along with his musical style) of someone who won't be reigned in by any conventions. Not least my questions! But despite this, you can see that he is an honest person: he certainly doesn't mince his words.
There will be more music from this guy, thankfully. Alongside the Kidsuke stuff (which was confirmed by Kidkanevil in his interview), which Daisuke obviously enjoyed as he said "London is my second home", he also told me that he is "making a new album (finally)" which will be out "hopefully early next year". Looking forward to it! ありがとう！
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