Takagi Masakatsu

Masakatsu Takagi is a Japanese composer and multimedia artist whose prolific output spans albums (often issued with visual components), gallery exhibitions, performances, and soundtrack work for film, television, and contemporary dance. His early releases, such as 2001's Pia, consisted of glitchy, collage-like experimental ambient pieces reminiscent of Oval or Nobukazu Takemura. His sound quickly evolved, with ambitious albums such as 2004's Coieda incorporating brighter melodies, acoustic instruments, and pop-influenced songwriting, as well as influences such as jazz, classic...