Browse by Artist: KOSS

Artist:	KOSS
Title:	Ring
Label:	MULE ELECTRONIC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	MULE 002CD

"Koss is based in Sapporo. Started his musical activities in 1985. Being significantly impacted by German progressive and noise, the brothers' unit 'DRP' was formed. The style of its live performance at that time produced hardcore sound with the fusion of metal percussion, noise and electro. In the late '80s to the early '90s, its works released from major labels in Europe that electro music was popular such as Body record, Antler Subway records, KK records and so on. Since the middle of '90s, he has performed live frequently under some names and started his musical activities as the unit 'Mask' presenting the fusion of native musical factor that world music has got and electro. He also started the production of the tunes absorbed acoustic sound such as percussion, piano and so on that he plays in his own person. Then, he took part in the unit of Haruomi Hosono (a.k.a Yellow Magic Orchestra member) as percussionist at the big event 'Rainbow 2000 Japan' in 1998. Furthermore, he started producing his works under his field recordings. In 2000, his first album Ring under the name 'Koss' was released. This epic downbeat album including the tunes extended to 40 minutes was highly appreciated by many artists including Larry Heard and Plaid and also Media. His tunes are experimental yet to musical and establish his vision of the world on a constant basis at the high level. In 2001, by taking part in the festival 'Big Chill' in Naxos, Greece he started his live performance with his laptop energetically and even now the tunes of Koss have been mutating and evolving. The album Live Ring released in 2002 that he absorbed the element of dub differed from his original tune 'Ring' raised his visibility."

Artist:	KOSS
Title:	Four Worlds Converge As One
Label:	MULE ELECTRONIC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	MULE 010CD

Originally released by Mule Electronic in 2006, now distributed outside of Japan for the first time. Kuniyuki Takahashi (aka Koss) is a producer and sound designer from Sapporo, Japan. In contrast to his deep house projects released under his natural name, Koss seeks to musically embody ambience and thematic continuity: each track must have one theme and 4 ways to express that theme. With synths that hover in space, gently zig-zagging strings and small clicking beats that bounce against organic tribal percussion, this meditative recording charts the course to some unknown destination in the mind. Listeners to Koss' second full-length release on Mule Electronic will be able to feel influences from some of Koss' favorite artists: Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno and Harold Budd. If all four tracks on the album are played simultaneously, another song will be instantly created, which is another strange feature of this album... four worlds converging as one, indeed. This album is much treasured by Koss' peers, and has received high praise from Carsten Nicolai.

Artist:	KOSS
Title:	ra1030in
Label:	MULE ELECTRONIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MULE 015EP

Japanese artist, based in Sapporo. "In 2000, his first album Ring under the name 'Koss' was released. This epic downbeat album including the tunes extended to 40 minutes was highly appreciated by many artists including Larry Heard also musical and establish his vision of the world on a constant basis at the high level. In 2001, by taking part in the festival 'Big Chill' in Naxos, Greece he started his live performance with his laptop energetically and even now the tunes of Koss have been mutating and evolving. The album Live Ring released in 2002 that he absorbed the element of dub differed from his original tune 'Ring' raised his visibility."

Artist:	KOSS
Title:	Ancient Rain
Label:	MULE ELECTRONIC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	MULE 018CD

This is the fourth album by Koss -- the experimental sound project of Kuniyuki Takahashi. Kuniyuki is well-known as a deep house producer who has released on labels such as Spiritual Life, 2000 Black, Lifeline and his home Mule Musiq. His releases have been supported by F. Kevorkian, Joe Claussell, Larry Heard, David Mancuso, Luciano, Minilogue and Carsten Nicolai. After the splendid Four Worlds Converge As One (MULE 010CD), Koss returns with this beautiful ambient album. The album kicks off with the floating ambient song "Dream," and goes deeper with "Ocean Wave," which features a recorded wave sound mixed with dark, slow house with the pulse of a beating heart. More introspective ambient follows with "Jumoku," "Ancient Rain," and "Memory Mapping." Koss expresses his thoughts about the ambient music of the past and present on "1978to2008." The album finishes with the illusory, classical sound of "Beauty," "Odyssey," and "Dream," which features an Oriental harp sound. These are very still, gauzy, ambient creations that will lull you into a preternatural dream-state.

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