The story
Satoshi Ashikawa (芦川聡) was a Japanese musician, composer, producer and record store owner. He is considered one of the earliest flag bearers of ambient music in Japan.
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Satoshi Ashikawa (芦川聡) was a Japanese musician, composer, producer and record store owner. He is considered one of the earliest flag bearers of ambient music in Japan.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews.
Tap the heart on the board while a song plays and it lands here. Listeners who keep their listening private are counted, never named.
Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.
Is a record missing?
Records by other artists with 芦川聡 in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.
Playlists with 芦川聡 in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.
Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of 芦川聡’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.
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