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Hyatari is a four-piece drone / doom metal band from Huntington, West Virginia, United States formed in 2004 by Mac Walker and Chris Tackett, both formerly known as creative center of Chum. Current lineup: Chris Tackett - guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, sequencing; Mac Walker - guitar, keyboards, sequencing; Brett Fuller - sounds, programming; Jude Blevins - drums, moog. http://www.myspace.com/hyatari .

Daisuke Miyatani (宮谷大作) was born in 1982 and started composing in 2004. The theme of his music is daily life. He lives on the Awaji Island in Japan and usually works in a bookshop. Maybe that is where he finds the rest and silence to create his fragile compositions. Or it is his Japanese cultural background that leads to the calm, haiku-like miniatures. Daisuke establishes a reduced and minimal approach mostly based on guitars, accompanied by xylophones and other instruments. The songs have an open character, with a lot of silence, and repetition. These elements are contrasted with more ambient-like,...

Texas based chiptune/gabber/skram project of Chris Monica (Hexcrusher, Bishonen Idolpop Genocaust, and Shutting Up) formed in or around 2005. The project utilizes modded NES systems, effects pedals, drum machines, sequencers and other hardware, in addition to vocals, to create a noisy blend of authentic and chaotic, distorted chiptune. .

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Kohachiro Miyata (Jap.: 宮田耕八朗 Miyata Kohachiro) has been recognized in recent years as one of Japan’s leading players of the shakuhachi. He joined the Ensemble Nipponia shortly after its inception and is one of its most prominent members: he has been selected as one of the few to participate in each of the Ensemble’s overseas tours. Mr. Miyata is noted for his playing of contemporary as well as traditional music, and his recital programs are devoted equally to both repertories. .