Kouhei Matsunaga

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Kohei Matsunaga
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Kohei Matsunaga is a musician and illustrator, born in Osaka in 1978. He started drawing at an early age, and went on to study architecture at university. He has been actively making music since 1992, with notable releases on labels such as Raster Noton, Wordsound, Mille Plateaux, Skam Records and PAN. He has collaborated with many artists, including Mika Vainio, Sensational from the Jungle Brothers, Sean Booth from Autechre, Conrad Schnitzler, Merzbow and Asmus Tietchens. He lives in Osaka and Berlin.
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Albums

MPCD-54 Upside Down — Kouhei Matsunaga Kouhei Matsunaga Upside Down(CD, Album) Mille Plateaux MPCD-54 Germany 1998 Sell This Version
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meow041 Merzbow / Kouhei — Kouhei Matsunaga Merzbow / Kouhei* Merzbow / Kouhei* - Merzbow / Kouhei(CD, Album) Tigerbeat6 meow041 US 2001 Sell This Version
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DF-001 Natiho Toyota / Kouhei — Kouhei Matsunaga Natiho Toyota / Kouhei* Natiho Toyota / Kouhei* - Natiho Toyota / Kouhei(CDr, Album, Ltd, Num) Deserted Factory DF-001 Japan 2002 Sell This Version
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PACD-009 Die Gesänge Des Trotzkopf / Fall Out Of Glass With My Owl — Kouhei Matsunaga Rudolf Eb.er & Kouhei* Rudolf Eb.er & Kouhei* - Die Gesänge Des Trotzkopf / Fall Out Of Glass With My Owl(CD) PARA disc PACD-009 Japan 2002 Sell This Version
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WMDA052 Time To Move With Glass — Kouhei Matsunaga Kouhei* Time To Move With Glass (EP) Blade Records WMDA052 Italy 2003 Sell This Version
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HVX001 John Watermann / Kouhei Matsunaga — Kouhei Matsunaga John Watermann / Kouhei Matsunaga John Watermann / Kouhei Matsunaga - John Watermann / Kouhei Matsunaga(CD) Hvexas Records HVX001 US 2004 Sell This Version
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DF015 Kouhei Matsunaga / Niko Skorpio — Kouhei Matsunaga Kouhei Matsunaga / Niko Skorpio Kouhei Matsunaga / Niko Skorpio - Kouhei Matsunaga / Niko Skorpio(CD, Album) Deserted Factory DF015 Japan 2004 Sell This Version
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prl001 Courtis_Matsunaga — Kouhei Matsunaga Courtis*, Matsunaga* Courtis*, Matsunaga* - Courtis_Matsunaga(CD, Album) Prele prl001 France 2005 Sell This Version
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WSCD053 Sensational Meets Kouhei — Kouhei Matsunaga Sensational Meets Kouhei* Sensational Meets Kouhei* - Sensational Meets Kouhei (Album) WordSound, Morphius Urban WSCD053 US 2006 Sell This Version
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mv13 YAK — Kouhei Matsunaga Y-Ton-G, Asmus Tietchens, Kouhei Matsunaga Y-Ton-G, Asmus Tietchens, Kouhei Matsunaga - YAK (Album) Monochrome Vision mv13 Russia 2007 Sell This Version
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WSDD011 e? — Kouhei Matsunaga KOYXEИ* e? (Album) WordSound Digital WSDD011 US 2009 Sell This Version
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none China And Europe — Kouhei Matsunaga Kouhei Matsunaga China And Europe(CDr, MiniAlbum) Not On Label none Japan 2009 Sell This Version
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IMPREC282 Self VA. — Kouhei Matsunaga Kouhei Matsunaga Self VA.(CD, Album) Important Records (2) IMPREC282 US 2010 Sell This Version
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IMPREC281 3. Telepathics Meh In-Sect Connection — Kouhei Matsunaga Mika Vainio, Kouhei Matsunaga, Sean Booth Mika Vainio, Kouhei Matsunaga, Sean Booth - 3. Telepathics Meh In-Sect Connection(CD, Album) Important Records (2) IMPREC281 US 2010 Sell This Version
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ver.2 Panorama Walking With The Birds And The Water Decolative Sound Landscape — Kouhei Matsunaga Kouhei Matsunaga Panorama Walking With The Birds And The Water Decolative Sound Landscape (Album) Tamaki Niime Sound Room ver.2 Japan 2019 Sell This Version
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glk 14 Move Machine With Glass — Kouhei Matsunaga Watermann* / Kouhei* Watermann* / Kouhei* - Move Machine With Glass(CD) Gender-Less Kibbutz glk 14 US Unknown Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs

SCCDR-04 Kouhei Matsunaga This Is Ship's Story(CDr, EP, Ltd) Strange Circus SCCDR-04 Japan 1997 Sell This Version
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SCCDR-02 Kouhei Matsunaga #1 Fish Or Woman Or(CDr, EP, Ltd) Strange Circus SCCDR-02 Japan 1997 Sell This Version
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SCCDR-03 Kouhei Matsunaga Snow(CDr, EP, Ltd) Strange Circus SCCDR-03 Japan 1997 Sell This Version
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none Kouhei Matsunaga Doll Of Wood Speaks For Florist(CDr, EP, Ltd) Strange Circus none Japan 2000 Sell This Version
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PP011 INTO111115&111521849 (Forseeing Reaction Part 4 Tendo Yoshda) / Mode For Value And Intention — Kouhei Matsunaga Kouhei* / Merzbow Kouhei* / Merzbow - INTO111115&111521849 (Forseeing Reaction Part 4 Tendo Yoshda) / Mode For Value And Intention(12") Cross Fade Enter Tainment (CFET) PP011 Germany 2002 Sell This Version
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#002, FELD 002 For Gemini And Back To Heian — Kouhei Matsunaga Kouhei Matsunaga For Gemini And Back To Heian(CD, Mini) Feld, Feld #002, FELD 002 Germany 2005 Sell This Version
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IMPREC280 Mika Vainio / Kouhei Matsunaga — Kouhei Matsunaga Mika Vainio . Kouhei Matsunaga Mika Vainio . Kouhei Matsunaga - Mika Vainio / Kouhei Matsunaga Important Records (2) IMPREC280 US 2010 Sell This Version
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IMPREC334 Asmus Tietchens / Kouhei Matsunaga — Kouhei Matsunaga Asmus Tietchens / Kouhei Matsunaga Asmus Tietchens / Kouhei Matsunaga - Asmus Tietchens / Kouhei Matsunaga Important Records (2) IMPREC334 US 2011 Sell This Version
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FB023 Drawings — Kouhei Matsunaga Kouhei Matsunaga Drawings(7", Boo) Fang Bomb FB023 Sweden 2013 Sell This Version

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roorookangaroo

roorookangaroo

June 27, 2022
Rightful darling of the post-noise set, imo as good as Merzbow in the sonic alchemy stakes, only not as prolific (probs a good thing).  The downside of Masami's sizeable output has been a significant sameness (retreats to comfort zones?) across multiple releases, whereas Kouhei continues to out-manoeuvre expectations despite a much slimmer release schedule.  High up there in the Japanoise pantheon for sure, regardless of which gen we're talking about.

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