Nobukazu Takemura

Nobukazu Takemura

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Real Name:
竹村延和 (Takemura Nobukazu)
Profile:
Japanese electronic DJ, producer, and artist.

Born: 26 August 1968 in Osaka, Japan.

Takemura 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", and 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; trying to create melodies that musically capture a sense of wonder, a childlike innocence and curiosity.

He also has a huge catalog of collaborations with critically acclaimed artists from every corner of the world. From designer Issey Miyake, who had him create music for two seasons of designs, to company Sony who had him create all the sounds for their futuristic "Aibo" toy dog.

From artists 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.

He was managed by Shinsuke Yamada (2).
Sites:
nobukazutakemura.com, childisc.com, thrilljockey.com
Aliases:
Assembler, Bullfrog 1000 BPM, Child's View, DJ Kool Jazz
In Groups:
Artwank, Audio Sports, Kool Jazz Productions, Spiritual Vibes, TNTN
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BLR-2131 Child's View — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura Child's View (Album) Bellissima Records BLR-2131 Japan 1994 Sell This Version
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TFJC-38203 Child's View Remix — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura Child's View Remix (Album) Idyllic Records TFJC-38203 Japan 1995 Sell This Version
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TFCK-87551 Changing Hands — Nobukazu Takemura Jansen* / Barbieri* / Takemura* Jansen* / Barbieri* / Takemura* - Changing Hands (Album) Medium Productions Limited, Flavour of Sound, Medium Productions Limited TFCK-87551 Japan 1997 Sell This Version
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WPC6-8399 Child And Magic — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura Child And Magic ‎(CD, Album) WEA Japan, A.K.A. Records (2) WPC6-8399 Japan 1997 Sell This Version
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THRILL 068 Scope — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura Scope (Album) Thrill Jockey THRILL 068 US 1999 Sell This Version
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WPC6-10017 Milano : For Issey Miyake Men By Naoki Takizawa — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura Milano : For Issey Miyake Men By Naoki Takizawa (Album) WEA Japan, A.K.A. Records (2) WPC6-10017 Japan 1999 Sell This Version
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WPC6-10062 Finale : For Issey Miyake Men By Naoki Takizawa — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura Finale : For Issey Miyake Men By Naoki Takizawa ‎(CD, Album) WEA Japan, A.K.A. Records (2) WPC6-10062 Japan 1999 Sell This Version
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thrill 12.20 Sign — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura Sign (Album) Thrill Jockey thrill 12.20 US 2000 Sell This Version
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TKCA-72283 Songbook — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura Songbook (Album) Childisc TKCA-72283 Japan 2001 Sell This Version
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thrill094 Hoshi No Koe — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura Hoshi No Koe (Album) Thrill Jockey thrill094 US 2001 Sell This Version
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TKCA-72391 10th — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura 10th (Album) Childisc TKCA-72391 Japan 2002 Sell This Version
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CHCD-030 Animate — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura Animate ‎(CD, Album) Childisc CHCD-030 Japan 2002 Sell This Version
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XLTD 005 Water's Suite — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura Water's Suite ‎(CD, Album) Extreme XLTD 005 Australia 2002 Sell This Version
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EN/OF 017 Etude — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura Etude En/Of EN/OF 017 Germany 2003 Sell This Version
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HEADZ 14 Turntables And Computers — Nobukazu Takemura Otomo Yoshihide + Nobukazu Takemura Otomo Yoshihide + Nobukazu Takemura - Turntables And Computers ‎(CD, Album) Headz HEADZ 14 Japan 2003 Sell This Version
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ALP-JP 1, 91 Identification With The Enemy: A Key To The Underworld — Nobukazu Takemura Zu & Nobukazu Takemura Zu & Nobukazu Takemura - Identification With The Enemy: A Key To The Underworld (Album) Atavistic ALP-JP 1, 91 Japan 2007 Sell This Version
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CMCD-002 Kobito No Kuni (Unreleased Tracks ~1999) — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura Kobito No Kuni (Unreleased Tracks ~1999) ‎(CD, Album) Moonlit CMCD-002 Japan 2007 Sell This Version
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Happened-01 East Facing Balcony — Nobukazu Takemura Tujiko Noriko + Nobukazu Takemura Tujiko Noriko + Nobukazu Takemura - East Facing Balcony ‎(CD, Album) Happenings Happened-01 Japan 2012 Sell This Version
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Happened-02, DQC-1229 Zeitraum — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura Zeitraum ‎(CD, Album) Happenings, BounDEE By SSNW Happened-02, DQC-1229 Japan 2014 Sell This Version
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Happened-05 Einheit — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura Einheit ‎(CD, Album, Ltd) Happenings Happened-05 Japan 2015 Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs
GDR 001 Hoping For The Sun — Nobukazu Takemura DJ Takemura*, Kool™ Jazz Productions* DJ Takemura*, Kool™ Jazz Productions* - Hoping For The Sun ‎(12") Global Dept Records GDR 001 UK 1992 Sell This Version
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MW 012 Hoping For The Sun — Nobukazu Takemura DJ Takemura* Hoping For The Sun Mo Wax MW 012 UK 1993 Sell This Version
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NACL 1101 The Quest Is A Reward — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura Featuring Spiritual Vibes Nobukazu Takemura Featuring Spiritual Vibes - The Quest Is A Reward ‎(CD, Maxi) Big Chameleon, NEC Avenue NACL 1101 Japan 1993 Sell This Version
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TFCC-88311 For Tomorrow — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura For Tomorrow (EP, Maxi) Bellissima Records TFCC-88311 Japan 1994 Sell This Version
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BLR-0002 Crescent EP — Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura Crescent EP ‎(12", EP) Bellissima Records BLR-0002 UK 1994 Sell This Version

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mimic_robot

mimic_robot

November 28, 2021
There was a 7-inch in 2019, a collaboration with Tujiko Nuriko:
https://www.discogs.com/release/14758838-TNTN-7-Heavens-Your-Face

One of the two tracks is quite beautiful.
japanese-rarities

japanese-rarities

October 6, 2020
Anyone know what Nobukazu has been up to since 2015? Would love to hear more from him.
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