- Toshiyuki Yasuda
Japanese electronic artist and composer Toshiyuki Yasuda (安田寿之, "YASUDA Toshiyuki") was born in 1973 in
Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture inJapan , and is a former member of Fantastic Plastic Machine.Background
Yasuda graduated in civil engineering from
Ritsumeikan University , and began Fantastic Plastic Machine in 1994 while at college. After dealing with many projects includingPizzicato Five ,Towa Tei , andCombustible Edison —and following the release of the debut self-titled album for Fantastic Plastic Machine in 1997—he left the unit.He has subsequently released several albums, including "Robo*Brazileira" (2000), "Electro Bits Indeed" (2004), featuring Towa Tei, and "With Robo*Brazileira" (2005), as well as the collaborative "Monophonic Ensemble" release in 2006.
Recent Work & Megadolly
More recently, Yasuda has performed collaboratively with
Senor Coconut ,Isabelle Antena ,Little Nobody ,Mika Nakashima ,Bonnie Pink ,Kirinji and somewhat extensively withTowa Tei - such as on the latter's album Flash (2005).Yasuda also runs his own label, [http://www.megadolly.com/ Megadolly] , through which he has released music by
Towa Tei ,Si Begg , Morgan Fisher,Kazuhisa Uchihashi , Pecombo, Meu Coracao, Satoru Wono, Akira Yamasaki, Bajune Tobeta, and the Monophonic Ensemble.He performed at [http://www.les-siestes-electroniques.com/ Les Siestes Electronique] in Toulouse, France, in the summer of 2006 (with
Chicks on Speed ), and performs live periodically at Apple stores in Japan.On his album "Robo*Brazileira" (2000), there's bossa nova, the typical
Shibuya-kei obsession for the genre, and robots singing about love in fake Portuguese.Toshiyuki Yasuda links
* [http://www.ysd-to.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/toshiyukiyasuda Toshiyuki Yasuda @ MySpace]
* [http://www.sonore.com/artist/Yasuda+Toshiyuki/ Toshiyuki Yasuda records @ Sonore]
* [http://www.megadolly.com/ Megadolly site]External links
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Toshiyuki+Yasuda Toshiyuki Yasuda @ discogs]
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