Nobukazu Takemura

Real Name:
竹村延和 (Takemura Nobukazu)
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Born August 26th, 1968 in Osaka, Japan. Started his DJ career during high school, spinning in the clubs of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. In 1987, he formed the DJ Team "Cool Jazz Productions", & in 1988, joins "Audio Sports" the now legendary hip-hop unit headed by Eye Yamatsuka of the Boredoms. Around 1993 Takemura first branched out as a solo artist under the moniker "Child's View". The name highlighted one of the key themes in his music that is still prevalent today. He tries to create melodies that musically capture a sense of wonder, a childlike innocence and curiosity. He has a huge catalog of collaborations with critically acclaimed artists from every corner of the world. From Issey Miyake, who had him create music for 2 seasons of designs, to Sony who had him create all the sounds for their futuristic toy Aibo. From Steve Reich to DJ Spooky from Yo La Tengo to Tortoise. His wide range of collaborative partners reflect the wide range of his musical talents.
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Child's View

(7 versions)
Toy's Factory, Bellissima Records 1994

Child's View Remix

(4 versions)
Toy's Factory 1995

Jansen* · Barbieri* · Takemura* - Changing Hands (2 versions)

Medium Productions Limited, Medium Productions Limited, Flavour Of Sound Ltd 1997

Child & Magic

(CD)
Warner Music (Japan) 1997

Scope

(2 versions)
Thrill Jockey 1999

Finale : For Issey Miyake Men By Naoki Takizawa

(CD)
Warner Music (Japan) 1999

Milano : For Issey Miyake Men By Naoki Takizawa

(CD)
Warner Music (Japan) 1999

Hoshi No Koe

(2 versions)
Thrill Jockey 2001

Songbook

(5 versions)
Childisc 2001

Sign

(CD, Album + CD-ROM)
Thrill Jockey 2001

Sign

(CD)
Tokuma Japan Communications 2001

10th

(3 versions)
Childisc 2002

Animate

(CD)
Childisc 2002

Water's Suite

(CD, Album)
Extreme 2002

Etude

(LP, Ltd)
En/Of 2003

Otomo Yoshihide + Nobukazu Takemura - Turntables And Computers (CD, Album)

Headz 2003

Kobito No Kuni (Unreleased Tracks ~1999)

(CD, Album)
Moonlit 2007

Zu & Nobukazu Takemura - Identification With The Enemy: A Key To The Underworld (CD, Album)

Atavistic 2007

Singles & EPs

DJ Takemura* & Kool Jazz Productions - Hoping For The Sun / Kool Jazz Scene (12")

Global Dept Records 1992

Nobukazu Takemura Featuring Spiritual Vibes - The Quest Is A Reward (CD, EP)

NEC Avenue 1993

Hoping For The Sun

(12")
Mo Wax 1993

For Tomorrow

(3 versions)
Toy's Factory 1994

Crescent EP

(12", EP)
Bellissima Records 1994

Unreleased Remixes

(12" + Vinyl, Promo)
Toy's Factory 1996

Unreleased Remixes

(12", Promo)
Toy's Factory 1996
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