Chihei Hatakeyama
Chihei Hatakeyama is an electronic music artist from Tokyo, Japan. He grew up in the suburbs of Fujisawa. He released his first full-length album, Minima Moralia on Kranky in 2006. He is the owner of the record label White Paddy Mountain which he launched in 2010.
Hatakeyama's music is characteristically very slow, composed by repeatedly processing guitars, pianos, and vibraphones on a laptop. The result is a mix of droning chords and sparse single instruments rising above the mix. His music may be classified as either ambient music, experimental music or new-age music. Chihei Hatakeyama has released over 70 albums as of 2020.
Discography
Minima Moralia, KrankyDedication, Magic BookSaunter, Under the SpireAugust, Room40The River, HibernateThe Secret Distance of Tochka, BoidWhite Sun, taâlemLive at Nagoya A Long Journey, Home NormalGhostly Garden, OwnVariations, SoundscapingVoid, White Paddy MountainMirror, Room40Air, Whereabouts – with naphWhite Night, White Paddy MountainRed, White Paddy MountainVoid II, White Paddy MountainNorma, Small FragmentsScale Compositions, Home Normal – with AsunaVoid III, White Paddy MountainBare Strata, WhereaboutsThe Bull Head Emperor, Rural ColoursAlone by the Sea, White Paddy MountainVoid IV, White Paddy MountainMidnight in Hsinking, duennSacrifice for Pleasure, AirplaneVoid V, White Paddy MountainVoid VI, White Paddy MountainIt Is, It Isn't – Chihei Hatakeyama & HakobuneWinter Storm Too Much Sadness Falling Sun, Rural Colours – with Good Weather for an AirstrikeLive at Ftarri Doubtmusic Festival, Meenna – with Kiyoshi Mizutani and HelloMist, White Paddy MountainFrozen Silence, White Paddy Mountain – with Sakana HosomiMoon Light Reflecting Over Mountains, Room40Void VII, White Paddy MountainMagical Imaginary Child, White Paddy Mountain – with Federico DurandFive Dreams, White Paddy MountainVoid VIII, White Paddy MountainMoss, White Paddy Mountain – with Ken IkedaThe Storm of Silence, Glacial Movements – with Dirk SerriesVoid IX, White Paddy MountainYou're Still in It, Constellation TatsuRequiem for Black Night and Earth Spiders, White Paddy MountainEuphotic, White Paddy Mountain – with Corey FullerGrace, White Paddy MountainThe Fall Rises, White Paddy Mountain – with HakobuneCoastal Railroads in Memories, White Paddy MountainAbove the Desert, DronarivmSora, White Paddy Mountain – with Federico DurandVoid X, White Paddy MountainVoid XI, White Paddy MountainVoid XII, White Paddy MountainMirage, Room40Void XIII, White Paddy MountainLunar Eclipse, White Paddy Mountain – with TamaruVoid XIV, White Paddy MountainMaybe, White Paddy MountainHeavy Snow, White Paddy MountainFar From the Atmosphere, Hiss NoiseVoid XV, White Paddy MountainSolitary Universe, Aagoo – with Eraldo BernocchiVoid XVI, White Paddy MountainJourney to the End of August, Hidden VibesScene, Constellation TatsuButterfly's Summer and Vanished, White Paddy MountainFTS002, First Terrace – with Vida VojićAfterimage, White Paddy MountainVoid XVII, White Paddy MountainLive at St Giles, First Terrace – with SpecimensErroribus humanis et antinomy, OTOOTO – with Tetuzi Akiyama and Ken IkedaVoid XVIII, White Paddy MountainJodo, White Paddy Mountain – with Stijn HüwelsVoid XIX, White Paddy MountainGhost Woods, White Paddy MountainForgotten Hill, Room40Illusion Harbor, SubcontinentalCrescent Moon, EndTitlesVoid XX, White Paddy MountainBlue Goat, Longform EditionsStudio Improvisation in June 12th, Ochiai SoupLate Spring, Gearbox Records Magnificent Little Dudes, Vol. 1 - with Shun Ishiwaka, Gearbox Magnificent Little Dudes, Vol. 2 - with Shun Ishiwaka, GearboxLucid Dreams, First Terrace