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Chihei Hatakeyama is a sound artist and musician living on the outskirts of Tokyo. He has performed for years under his given name and also as one half of the electroacoustic duo Opitope, along with Tomoyoshi Date. Hatakeyama polychromes memory-evoking soundscapes with various recorded materials of electric, acoustic instruments such as electric guitars, vibraphone, and piano. his releases is on Kranky, Room 40, Under the Spire, Hibernate Records, Magic Book Records, Home Nomal, OwnRecords and Spekk (as Opitope)..
music works
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ALBUM
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1. white mountain
2 .bird above the ocean
3. chair and acoustic guitar
4. light of the sun
5. illusion of memory I
6. illusion of memory II
7. illusion of memory III
8. quiet morning
9. dedication
1. a white cloth falling from the
snow branches
2. trees reflecting on the surface of the lake
3. a goat's horn
4. a far room
5. a quiet morning arriving to the valley
6. bird standing on the fall
7. coral sand's backside
8. mist on the sea
9. a place under the paired sal tree
1.
bonfire on the field
2. swaying curtain in the window
3. starlight reflecting on the surface of the river
4. towards a tranquil marsh
5. granular haze
6. inside of the pocket
7. beside a well
Live act:
All The Frogs Are Our Weekend
(Toru ohara,Takanishi tomoyashu,Eriko takahashi,chihei hatakeyama)
yo ishikawa(GROUP)
hanauo
oono yuuki ..............................................
Live act:
neohachi (TOKYO) × Jeremy Slater(NEW YORK)
soundworm (TOKYO) × Nick lesley (NEW YORK)
Chihei Hatakeyama (TOKYO) × Brendon Andergg (NEW YORK)
SYNCHROBOT
Kazuhiro Nakamura (Tokyo Version)
SYNCHROBOT
Tomoyuki Kage (New York version)
September
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26(sat) Greg Davis & His Friens
at name:Soup Tokyo
open:18:30 start:19:00
1,500yen
Live act:
Greg Davis
Fourcolor+Tetsuro Yasunaga
Chihei Hatakeyama
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August
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23(sun) LAWRENCE ENGLISH JAPAN TOUR 2009
at name:soup Tokyo
start 19:00
Live act:
Lawrence English
FourColor
miclodiet
chihei hatakeyama
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21(fri) ensemble of resets&small town #1
at name:cafe salut Sendai
open18:30 start 19:30
Live act:
Lawrence English
tsutomu satachi
chihei hatakeyama
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9(sun) Red six planet? vol.1
at sabaco waseda Tokyo
open17:30 start 18:00
Live act:
networks
Hisato Higuchi
neohachi
All The Frogs Are Our Weekend
(Toru ohara,Takanishi tomoyashu,Eriko takahashi,chihei hatakeyama)
July
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11(sat)
DEEP LISTENING CHAIR FESTIVAL 2009.
at loop line Sendagaya Tokyo
open17:00 close 22:30
Live act:
christophe charles
Tetsuo Furudate
ENG/electronoise group with Cal Lyall,
Taishin Inoue, Kelly Churko, Blackphone666,
Daisuke Kitabayashi
Darren McClure
enormous O'clock
Moze (ex-PROVOKE)
Yuji Kondo
a snore
Chihei Hatakeyama
PAST LIVE
2009 23 JAN.[AFTERWARDS vol.2 ] at SuperDeluxe Nishiazabu Tokyo
w /Akio Suzuki + Jim O'Rourke, ASUNA+Chihei Hatakeyama, Hiromitu Shoji + Makoto Oshiro
2008 9 DEC.at SABACO Music&Cafe
w /flyline, Tatsuhisa Yamamoto, Tomonobu Fujii, Makoto Oshiro+Chihei Hatakeyama 15 NOV.[ Magical Mystery Hour Vol.9 〜November Flavor〜 ] at koenji salon by marbletronTOKYO
w /hosomi , kenji fujita , trico! , shibata & asuna , chihei hatakeyama 7 NOV.[ radysann ] at Nakano HEAVY SICK ZERO TOKYO w / ILLMURA, a.z session, DJ miho+key mc, NAG, migoren, chihei hatakeyama 9 OCT.[aen no Kansinkukan ] at UPLINK FACTORY TOKYO w / Atsuhiro itou, Sonir, Chihei Hatakeyama
4 Oct.[ Magical Mystery Hour Vol.8 ] at ENBAN Kouenji Tokyo 23 SEP.[ radysann ] at Bobtail Ikenoue Tokyo
w / Yuzo Suzuki(ArtLaB), Taishin Inoue(Orasp), Ladi9 + Supecial Guest, Chihei Hatakeyama 21 SEP.at loop-line Sendagaya Tokyo
w / Shintaro Miyazaki, analogic+chihei hatakeyama 03 SEP.[ Herve Boghossian (List/Raster-noton) Japan Tour ] at gendaiheights Setagaya Tokyo
w / Herve Boghossian (List/Raster-noton), Tetuzi Akiyama, Chihei Hatakeyama 28 AUG.[ Herve Boghossian (List/Raster-noton) Japan Tour ] at loop-line Sendagaya Tokyo
w / Herve Boghossian (List/Raster-noton), niflam (Pakchee+KousukeMatsumoto), Chihei Hatakeyama 27 AUG.[ Akinori Yamazaki 2days ] at ENBAN Kouenji Tokyo w / Akinori Yamazaki, YUTAKAWASAKI, Chihei Hatakeyama 15 AUG. [ POINT VOL.2 ] at HEAVY SICK ZERO Nakano Tokyo 5 JUNE.[ AFTERWARDS vol.1 ] at SuperDeluxe Roppongi Tokyo w / d.v.d, Fuyuki Yamakawa, Makoto Oshiro, Chihei Hatakeyama
29 APR.[ Takutrujuk Vol.1 ] at salon by marbletron Koenji Tokyo
w / miroque, helll, Masato Mannen, Luis Nanuk 12 APR.[ LIVE ] at
loop line Sendagaya Tokyo
w / analogic, midoriyama , Luis Nanuk 20 MAR. [ kuala mute geeks Vol.13 - DO Japan Tour 2008 - ] at salon by marbletron Koenji Tokyo
w / DO (from Spain), Samurai Jazz, asuna, opitope
16 FEB. [ Luis Nanuk Live ] at PARADA-CAFE
& GALERIA- Kichijoji Tokyo
w / Luis Nanuk ( Tsutomu Satachi
and Chihei Hatakeyama ), aen
23 FEB. [
kuala mute geeks Vol.12 ] at Koenji
ENBANTokyo
w / Toshimaru
Nakamura, opitope
27 JAN. [ Door ] at Contemporary Art Factory
Higashimukoujima Tokyo
w / Yoshihoro Ogura(dance), enamel Kodama(dance), Jyunji Koyanagi(sound),
Satoshi Yashiro(sound), Megumi Simoda(lighting), Chihei Hatakeyama(sound) 26 JAN. [ Magical Mystery Hour Vol.3 ]
at salon by marbletron koenji Tokyo
w / Kenji Fujita, Moskitoo, Ryousuke Saito, kaneko yuki, Chihei Hatakeyama
2007
17 NOV. [ kuala mute geeks Vol.11 ] at salon
by marbletron kouenji Tokyo
w / Akinori Yamazaki, NoBlue, Makoto Oshiro, Tsutomu Satachi, kuukoka
(Corey Fuller, Tomoyoshi Date, Chihei Hatakeyama), Parallel muse 16 NOV. [ pebblestone tour -Tokyo- ] at
loop line Sendagaya Tokyo
w / Bears, analogic, KEI'DROCK, Akinori Yamazaki 11 NOV. [ OTOONE ] at WINDS CAFE 131 in
sangenjyaya Tokyo
w / Tsutomu Satachi, Chihei Hatakeyama, Masato Mannen 04 NOV. [ kuala mute geeks Vol.10 ] at
loop line Sendagaya Tokyo
w / aspidistrafly, Naph, opitope 07 SEP. [ Ensemble of Rests#3 ] at PANGAEA
Sendai
w / Tsutomu Satachi, Chihei Hatakeyama, FUKUFUKUboys, FUTUREDAYS, TEKTAKKA
24 SEP. [ SOUNDROOM Vol.13 ] at Super-Deluxe
Roppongi Tokyo
w / soundworm + nakaban, onnacodomo+Ai Tshutikawa+Nijikamataro, Chihei
Hatakeyama+Makoto Oshiro, 137+aen 11 AUG. [ cokiyu "Mirror Flake"
release party ] at shibuya LASH Tokyo
w / cokiyu, miroque, gutevolk, opitope, miyauchi yuri 28 JUL. [ Opitope Release Live ] at aoyama
book center Roppongi Tokyo
w / opitope 06 JUL. [ KOTONOHOKORA Vol.3 ] at loop
line Sendagaya Tokyo
w / Makoto Oshiro, cottonioo, Chihei Hatakeyama, KEI'DROCK 23 JUN. [ Opitope Release Party ] at salon
by marbletron kouenji Tokyo
w / Opitope, helll, Hidenobu ito, Subliminal Echoes 20 MAY. [ DREAMTIME Vol.1 ] at salon by
marbletron kouenji Tokyo
w / Yoshio Machida, musicguitar, No name trio 22 MAY. at Grapefruit Moon Sangenjaya Tokyo
w / Tsutomu Satachi (Guest: Chihei Hatakeyama), matsueri, 歌歩, 神部冬馬 28 MAY. at Mandala Kichijoji Tokyo
w / Tsutomu Satachi (Guest: Chihei Hatakeyama), 伊藤秀一, まえじまゆうすけ, 吉田あきら,
伊藤羅針 29 APR. [ persepolis festival Vol.1 ] at
salon by marbletron kouenji Tokyo
w / chib, aen, Taishin Inoue, Hidenobu Ito, Takumi Toki, chihei hatakeyama 10 MAR. at Bora Bora Kashiwa Chiba
w / ITO, SHIMA, WADA, SATO, BASSY, IMACHI, and more 12 FEB. [ kuala mute geeks Vol.9 ] at and
ZONE Shinjuku Tokyo
w / Philip Samartzis, Seiichi Yamamoto, Christophe Charles, ou, Clock(Tomoyoshi
Date, Yusuke Date, asuna, chib), Chihei Hatakeyama, opitope
2006
06 DEC. at Cafe Du Nord San Francisco
w / Roger O'Donnell, Christopher Willits, Chihei Hatakeyama 30 NOV - 3 DEC. [ Bellingham Electronic
Arts Festival ]
w / Prefuse 73, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Barry Truax, Greg Davis, Sebastien
Roux, Koen Park, Son of Rose, Snowowl , Chihei Hatakeyama, etc... 28 OCT. [ kuala mute geeks Vol.8 ] at alleyhall
Shimokitazawa Tokyo
w / Corey Fuller, moom瑠, opitope 08 SEP. at APPEL Tokyo
w / The Medium Necks, aen, Chihei Hatakeyama