- Biography -
Ippu Mitsui is an Indie Electronic Music Producer and solo artist based in Tokyo, Japan. He is also a self-taught multi-instrumentalist. He began producing electronic music exclusively using computers and programming (DAW) around 2010. He now also plays and uses various MIDI-Pads, Drum Machines, Sampling Machines and other electronic software and hardware tools. He has been particularly impressed by the music works, musical sense and personality of some female music producers and DJs and their influences have gradually altered his musical style and worldview. He continues to explore a wide genre of electronic music. Ippu has been producing all his music including collaborative works from his home-based studio in suburban Tokyo since 2012. He launched his own independent record label Pure Spark Records in June 2019.
Born: Koganei, Tokyo, Japan on 2nd October 1976.
Years active: 2010s - present.
Music genres: Electronic music, drum and bass, experimental music.
Music styles: Breakbeats, downtempo, trip hop, instrumental, etc.
Influenced music genres: Jazz, hip-hop, electronic, alternative, etc.
Affiliation: PRS for Music, Pure Spark Records and others.
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Releases
3 track Single "Resonance U" (2017), 2 track Single "After Effects Eb" (2017). Split Album title "Ippu Mitsui / Annie & The Station Orchestra" (2016) and Album "L + R" (2017) released from Bearsuit Records (UK). 4 track EP "Shift Down" (2018) released from Submarine Broadcasting Company (UK). 2 track Single “The Laughing House” (2018) as part of “Black Bear Catapult” released from Bearsuit Records. “Black Bear Catapult” are Jimmy F and Ippu Mitsui. 5 track EP “Pure Spark” (2018), Single “Melting Pot” (2019) collaborated with Senji Niban (co-artists of Bearsuit Records) released from his imprint label Pure Spark Records (Reissued). Latest: 12 track album “Break Through 50 Watts” (2020) released from Pure Spark Records.
Additional Information
Review of album "L + R"
Monolith Cocktail, Aural Aggravation, Yeah I Know it Sucks and more.
Additional information
Split Album titled "Ippu Mitsui / Annie & The Station Orchestra" released on February 27, 2016 via Bearsuit Records. His four tracks: 01: Lalanona 02: Doramyu-Kick Off 03: Dodedin Odori 04: Impurities. And other four tracks produced by Annie & The Station Orchestra (UK).
“Bearsuit Records” is an Independent Record Label based in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Bearsuit Records' Website
Bearsuit Records’ Facebook Page
Album "L + R" released from Bearsuit Records.
Digital Album “L + R” on Bearsuit Records’ Bandcamp (Link)