Takamasa Aoki

(sometimes stylized as AOKI takamasa) (born 1976), is a Japanese electronic musician and producer.

Biography

Aoki Takamasa was born in Osaka in 1976. He began experimenting as a musician in 1993 when he was 17, when he recorded music on a four-track cassette recorder, mixing acoustic guitar, bass and drums together. He continued to experiment with electronic music, and one on musician Yoshihiro Hanno's personal label, Cirque Records, in 2003. In 2011, he returned to Japan, and based his musical career in Osaka again. During his time in Europe, Aoki released the albums Parabolica (2006) and Private Party (2008) in Japan, and also released music with the European music labels Raster-Noton, Stroboscopic Artefacts and Svakt.

Since returning to Osaka, Aoki has released RV8 (2013), his first release to chart in Japan. Since 2013, Aoki has often collaborated with the band Sakanaction. He co-wrote two of the songs from the band's album Sakanaction: "Inori" and "Structure", had remixed several of the band's songs, and has performed at events organized by the band's personal label, NF Records.

In addition to being a musician, Aoki spends much of his time as an amateur photographer.

Released: January 10, 2001 Label: Progressive Form Formats: CD, digital download —

Released: February 20, 2002 Label: Progressive Form Formats: CD, digital download —

Released: December 17, 2002 Label: Progressive Form Formats: CD, digital download —

Released: December 20, 2003 Label: Cirque Records Formats: CD, digital download —

Released: June 25, 2004 Label: Progressive Form Formats: CD, digital download —

Aoki Takamasa + Tujiko Noriko Released: August 18, 2005 Label: FatCat Records, Hostess Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download —

Released: October 1, 2006 Label: Op.Disc Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl —

Released: September 24, 2008 Label: Commmons Formats: CD, digital download —

Released: May 9, 2013 Label: Raster-Noton, P*dis Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl 275

Released: March 7, 2025 Label: Muzan Editions Formats: Cassette, digital download –

Live albums

Title Album details Live Recording 2001-2003 Released: August 11, 2007 Label: Cirque.MAVO Formats: CD

Remix albums

Title Album details Fractalized Released: January 27, 2010 Label: Commmons Formats: CD

Extended plays

Title Album details Simply Funk EP Released: June 17, 2005 Label: Progressive Form Formats: vinyl Aoki / SawaiAoki Takamasa & Taeji Sawai Released: June 17, 2005 Label: Op.Disc Formats: vinyl, digital download Mirabeau EP Released: November 4, 2006 Label: Op.Disc Formats: vinyl, digital download RN-Rhythm-Variations Released: October 5, 2009 Label: Raster-Noton Formats: vinyl, digital download Monad IX Released: August 25, 2011 Label: Stroboscopic Artefacts Formats: digital download Constant Flow Released: March 15, 2013 Label: Svakt Formats: vinyl, digital download ReflectsAoki Takamasa x Ichiro Yamaguchi Released: January 20, 2016 Label: NF Records Formats: Digital download