The cosmos, human life, the act of living, history. And parties and gatherings as their manifestation in the spirit of Be Here Now.
He watches for the fleeting points of contact within this dreamlike, ephemeral existence.
Since 2024, he has co-organized the original project FLIGHT, a community built around people in their 20s and 30s.
Since 2025, he has served on the Harukaze organizing committee. He was also a member of the operating team behind Kiryusha, a counterculture community that closed at the end of 2024, much to many people's regret.
A sound artist who explores the infinite possibilities of sound to create new sonic landscapes.
Her work extends well beyond recorded pieces, including a performance at Prada Extends Tokyo, curated by PRADA and Richie Hawtin.
During a residency at SAT, she created the immersive audiovisual work Metact together with Manami Sakamoto, which premiered at MUTEK Montréal.
She has also handled sound production for the exhibition MATTER'S WHISPER, held at Daigo-ji Temple in Kyoto, among a wide range of other energetic pursuits.
Born in 1995 in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture.
A member of the house music collective CYK, he has also played numerous gigs solo, both in Japan and abroad.
After relocating to Kyoto in September 2020, he had played in 29 cities across Japan and 8 abroad by 2025, continuing to radiate the pure energy of dance music and clubbing on a nationwide scale.
With CYK, he has invited numerous up-and-coming DJs and producers from overseas, and the collective has appeared on club and festival lineups not only in Japan but also in South Korea, Hong Kong, and beyond.
Born in 2001. Began DJing and organizing events in January 2024.
Builds his sets primarily around techno, footwork, and ambient, guided by physical sensation.
Currently organizes the world-music party MINGLE, based on the concept of "traveling the world through music."
Played in a band during the 2000s.
Started DJing around 2015.
Since late 2023, has been a regular DJ at Ponpoko Mountain, a party organized by Tentenko and imagined as a gathering of tanuki deep in the mountains.
Yumi Iwaki is a Tokyo-based electronic sound artist.
Her work traces immersive soundscapes that feel like drifting through imagined landscapes.
Since encountering modular synthesis, she began shaping her practice around organic textures, where her voice, acoustic instruments, field recordings from daily life, and electronic sounds intertwine and dissolve into one another.
Since 2019, she has released works on labels in Japan and abroad, including collaborations and compilation albums.
Her releases include Juniper and Spin a Tale on Muzan Editions, and Nocturnal and Carpet & Sound Rec Vol.2 on Kankyō Records.
Based in Tokyo, she continues to create music and perform live.
Kotaro Horiguchi is an experimental musician based in Gifu, Japan.
Using an iPad as an instrument for embodied improvisation, organic noise and textures emerge with irregular fluctuations and rhythmic movement, forming unpredictable soundscapes.
Released the debut album TAIKUKAI.
Performed five shows in Berlin, Germany, in 2025, followed by 13 performances across seven cities as part of the Seoul & Japan Tour in 2026.
Chie Otomi is an electronic musician based in Osaka.
Albums have been released on the ambient and experimental label Muzan Editions, the techno label Aum Recordings, and the German ambient label Unrush.
Alongside live performances, June 2026 saw the launch of the three-day listening space intimate / inward, a project dedicated to focused listening and creating a space where people can quietly engage with sound.
akii is a Tokyo-based DJ and selector.
Moving fluidly between Roots Dub, Steppers, Dub Techno, Experimental Bass, and Ambient, with a distinctive sound centered on deep bass and expansive spatiality.
Rooted in sound system culture, selections and dub mixing create immersive experiences that blur the boundary between the club and focused listening.
Regular appearances on radio programs and at clubs in Japan and abroad continue to showcase Tokyo's underground bass scene.
Born in 1962, Ken ISODA created Oscillation Circuit in 1984 during the formative years of Japan's ambient music movement.
In the 1990s, he released eight new age albums.
He also worked as a producer for labels including Toshiba EMI and Sony, with albums he produced receiving the Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award.
As a film composer, he has received the Mainichi Film Awards twice.
He is the author of numerous books and is currently working on new material.
