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Simon Hutchinson : den gen
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Experimental ambient electronic music fusing minimalism, Japanese instruments, and dance music.
Genre: Electronic: Chill out
Release Date: 2008
den gen Record Label: Simon Hutchinson
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Towa: June 1st, 2004 - pt. 1 2:28 $0.99
Love Algorithm 2:34 $0.99
Hibernation 4:01 $0.99
lament0110 5:06 $0.99
Master Ninja vs. The Fusion Reactor 3:09 $0.99
One Bad Day 4:42 $0.99
Dynamite-Lightning-Attack! 4:23 $0.99
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Moog Monster 2:03 $0.99
Snow on the Seventeenth 4:11 $0.99
Tragic Beauty 5:05 $0.99
Robot Slow Dance (2005) 9:15 $0.99
&#@+% 2:30 $0.99
Like a Bullet Through the Hand 5:36 $0.99
Towa: June 1st, 2004 - pt. 2 2:13 $0.99
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Album Notes

Simon Hutchinson\'s music is an eclectic mix of a number of media and genres ranging from performance art to classical music.

In 2002, Simon traveled to Northern Japan to work for the town of Towa in Iwate prefecture as a translator and teacher. In 2003, Simon began studying Northern Japanese folk music and the shamisen with virtuoso Satou Asao (Satou Chouei). This study had a significant impact on Simon’s rhythmic and melodic approach to his own compositions.

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REVIEWS

Excellent Stuff...
author: Skamasutra
Combining elements of Japanese folk music and electronic music, Den Gen manages to blaze new ground and create a synthesis of Eastern and Western styles of composition. Every track pushes the envelope in what a composer can do with disparate styles of music, all the while retaining one of the most important aspects of recorded music; each track is extremely listenable. Without a doubt, this album transcends the rules that most composers feel the need to conform to. Simon Hutchinson is truly a unique voice in the musical landscape, whether that landscape be avant garde compositions, or electronic pop music.
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Great album
author: David Brusie
I love this record. Every song has a different feel, and you can tell by the intricate arrangements that Simon has put a lot of work into each track. My personal favorite is \"Dynamite-Lightning-Attack!\".
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I know this guy, and
author: E. Tenki
this album is as awesome as he is. But to be more descriptive, let me first say that this kind of music isn't what I usually listen to, but I found myself hooked on many of the tracks that struck me as mesmerizing. I made a couple music videos for Simon (like one for Moog Monster), consequently spending a good deal of time listening to several of these pieces over and over in detail, and I was still entranced by tracks like One Bad Day and Hibernation, despite the severe risk of ultra-overplay. So although it's quite possible I'm doing Simon a favor by writing this review, the music speaks for itself; the variety and uniqueness of these works is likely unlike what music you've encountered before, and you might really like that or some of that.
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