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Yann Tomita

Yann Tomita has been played on NTS over 20 times, featured on 21 episodes and was first played on 14 June 2015.

Yann Tomita (ヤン富田, born 1952) is an avant-garde composer based in Tokyo, Japan. He is also the first professional Japanese steelpan player.

During the 1980s, he pioneered various music fields, including Hip Hop, Dub, Acid Jazz, Monde, Exotica, Electronic, lounge, and space age music. He was also part of the band Water Melon Group with Toshio Nakanishi. In the 1990s, he formed bands Doopees and Astro Age Steel Orchestra. Since then, he has also formed Naives in the mid-2000s.

He's even the president of the…

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C-Ya! ~ Memories Of Tape Recorder
Yann Tomita
Audio Science Laboratory2000
C-Ya! ~ Memories Of Tape Recorder
Yann TomitaAudio Science Laboratory2000
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Point Of View Point (Yann Tomita Mix)
Cornelius (Yann Tomita mix)
Matador2003
Point Of View Point (Yann Tomita Mix)
Cornelius (Yann Tomita mix)Matador2003
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We Travel The Spaceways #1
Yann Tomita
Sony Records1992
We Travel The Spaceways #1
Yann TomitaSony Records1992
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Jungle Taitei (Laughter Robot's Hemp Mix)
Boredoms (Yann Tomita mix)
A.K.A. Records, WEA Japan1999
Jungle Taitei (Laughter Robot's Hemp Mix)
Boredoms (Yann Tomita mix)A.K.A. Records, WEA Japan1999
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Talk To Me, Talk To Me (For Biological & Robotical Research)
Yann Tomita
For Life Records1998
Talk To Me, Talk To Me (For Biological & Robotical Research)
Yann TomitaFor Life Records1998
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Dub Invader
Yann Tomita
Sony Records1992
Dub Invader
Yann TomitaSony Records1992
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Refreshing Sound
Yann Tomita
For Life Records1998
Refreshing Sound
Yann TomitaFor Life Records1998
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Magic Journeys
DOOPEES, Yann Tomita Presents
Walt Disney Records2001
Magic Journeys
DOOPEES, Yann Tomita PresentsWalt Disney Records2001
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Synthesis For ARP 2600 & EMS Synthi A
Yann Tomita
Audio Science Laboratory2000
Synthesis For ARP 2600 & EMS Synthi A
Yann TomitaAudio Science Laboratory2000
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We Travel The Spaceways #2
Yann Tomita
Sony Records1992
We Travel The Spaceways #2
Yann TomitaSony Records1992
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