Tampopo is a French producer based in the south of France who created the Sumodehouse sound consisting in different layers of electro, house and techno with a heavy dose of distorted manga ghetto bass. Tampopo was first brought to the public attention by DJ Hell via his Gigolo label when he released the 'Sumo Da House' 12".
Late 2003 sees a new collaboration starting with the Japanese performing artist Yuki Kawamura (also known as Venus Fly Trapp). This collaborate project is called Quartier Rouge.
Meanwhile, Tampopo has created his own net label called Sweet Smelling Surfaces that is proposing an ever-growing selection of high quality electronic musics - mp3 format, free download - produced by a wild bunch of artists.