Akiko Kiyama
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Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Techno / Electronica / Other
Label:
Contexterrior/District of Corruption/Lick My Deck
---Booking contacts-------------------------------
booking@akikokiyama.com
iboldr@hotamil.com(italy)
www.elektraxmusic.com/book-akiko-kiyama/ (australia)
---Dates--------------------------------
03.11 Ritter Butzke / Berlin
06.11 Uzine / Geneve
13.11 TBA / Moscow
19.11 20V Party / Bergamo
30.11 RTS.FM
02.12 Chez Jacki / Berlin
10.12 Zur Seuten Deern / Hamburg
18.12 LilaWunderland Showcase @ Weekend / Berlin
---Out Now !!--------------------------------
Remix / Dejavu / King Street Sounds
Remix / House Marque / Adjunct
Remix / Grayish Sands / Descanso
Remix / Sem Tempo / Kalimari
Single / Queen Momo / Adjunct
Single / Flesh Got Spirit / Lick My Deck
---1st Album "7 YEARS" on District of Corruption--------------------------------
---Biography---------------------------------
Japanese, Tokyo born Akiko Kiyama has been a prominent figure on the minimal techno scene since her first released productions in 2004. The first female minimal tech producer to have come out of Japan now lives and works from Berlin, Germany.
Akiko grew up with an education dominated by music, a classically trained pianist and guitar player by the age of twelve, she went on to explore and teach herself how to fuse her classic skills with sounds created by electronic equipment. Over the years that followed Akiko fell deeper into dance music, eager to evolve and create electronically manipulated sounds and atmospheres, she began producing in 2002. Kiyama’s first works were released in 2004; her debut ep “Dimension” on London’s Sud Electronic received outstanding support from the industry and names such as Richie Hawtin, Sven Vath and Ricardo Villalobos. Inspired by such an overwhelming debut Akiko went straight back into the studio, the result of which was her “Like Ancient” track
being licensed by M-nus Records and going on to appear on Richie Hawtin’s DE9 Transitions Compilation.
Akiko’s sound is a complex pattern of sounds. Raw and industrial, dark and moody, her signature sits firmly within the minimal style, but with a melodic structure that gives shape and structure. It’s rare that a sound so minimal results in something so engrossing, something that sucks you in and keeps you listening intently on
what’s going to happen next. Akiko’s tracks feel like stories, captivatingly told through her experimentation with sound.
Now based in Berlin, Akiko holds a hefty 15 releases to her name on world renowned labels such as Contexterior, Thema, Lick My Deck and Safari Electronique amongst others. “7 Years”, Akiko’s first solo album, released in 2008 on District of Corruption is an eleven track showcase of this artists complex talent. Live performances in London’s Fabric, Berlin’s infamous Berghain and many more worldwide; Akiko Kiyama continues to develop, produce and release as well as pushing the boundaries of minimal techno with her live set’s performed around the world.
---Releases---------------------------------
2004 / Newdays / Süd Electronic
2004 / Dimension / Süd Electronic
2005 / no compromise mini comp 2 / Contexterrior
2006 / in vitro / Contexterrior
2006 / Akiko Kiyama & yoshiki / op.disc
2006 / Sampler EP / Safari Electronique
2007 / Anchor EP / District of Corruption
2007 / Juniper Solo EP / Safari Electronique
2007 / Pathouli / Contexterrior
2007 / Venus, Deliciously Eaten by a Cat / Thema
2007 / Fungi / Lick My Deck
2007 / Cutting Tears / Neopren
2007 / Get What You Deserve / District of Corruption
2008 / Be at Half / Sun Play
2008 / Hub Solo & Collaboration / op.disc
2008 / Fungi Remix EP / Lick My Deck
2008 / 7Years A+B / District of Corruption
2008 / 7Years C+D / District of Corruption
2009 / Werkmas / Flexible Audio
2009 / Hub Opus Tokyo / op.disc / op.disc
2009 / Flesh Got Spirit / Lick My Deck
2010 / Queen Momo / Adjunct
---Remixes---------------------------------
2007 / Revolver Remix Collection / Revolver
2008 / Circus FM / Doxa Records
2009 / Angel / Resound Records
2009 / Chicks & Cuts / Neopren
2009 / Sub / Rubber Band
2010 / Sem Tempo / Kalimari
2010 / House Marque / Adjunct
2010 / Grayish Sands / Descanso
2010 / Dejavu / Kingstreet Sounds
---Tracks Appear on---------------------------------
2005 / Like Ancient (m_nus) / DE9 Transitions - Richie Hawtin
2006 / Dune(contexterrior) / Mindin Business: Part 1 - Jay Haze
2007 / The Misidia Monarchy(lick my deck) / DJ Kicks -Booka Shade
2009 / Hakobi(district of corruption) / The Lab01- Loco Dice
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