Chihei Hatakeyama

Chihei Hatakeyama is a musician and organizer from Tokyo. He has been performing for many years under his own name and as part of the duo Opitope. Starting out playing guitar in rock bands, he later transitioned to using a laptop computer as his main instrument. Hatakeyama creates beautiful soundscapes by combining recorded acoustic instruments like guitars, vibraphone, and piano with electronic processing. His debut album Minima Moralia was released by Kranky in 2006.