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Rosé Sets Herself Free, and 8 More New Songs
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Sakura Tsuruta - GEMZ: Come for the dense and detailed melodies. Stay for the cathartic bass drops.
A few years ago, Sakura Tsuruta was fast on her way to becoming the next darling of Tokyo's ambient underground. A classically trained pianist, she left Japan to study music therapy and electronic production at Berklee College of Music. One of her first jobs was working for the legendary experimental musician Scanner. After returning to Tokyo and immersing herself in electronic music, her 2022 debut LP, ℅, was the culmination of her alternative apprenticeship. Dainty, neon melodies waft over its feather-light drum patterns. There, she added impressionistic hints of the dance floor that put her in conversation with other producers making hyper-detailed, not-quite club music, such as Salamanda, upsammy and Tristan Arp.
Sakura Tsuruta announces debut album follow-up 'GEMZ', shares first single
The body of work is inspired by vibrancies and intricacies of gemstones, and is housed on Seb Wildblood's all my thoughts.
私たちは未来の「よりよき祖先」になれるのか 新起業家たちが起こす「希望の共振」
国や業界の分断を越えて、多様なアントレプレナーシップが社会に変革をもたらしている。時代を動かすライジングスターたちが語る、希望の未来と新たな「成功」の定義とは。
Electronic Music Artist Sakura Tsuruta Talks Being a Woman in a Tech-Related Field: Billboard Japan Women in Music Interview
Billboard Japan spoke to the multi-hyphenate creative who shared how she perceives the current state of gender imbalance in the music industry.
＜わたしたちと音楽 Vol.19＞Sakura Tsuruta 電子音楽の分野で少数派として見つめた世界
国や業界の分断を越えて、多様なアントレプレナーシップが社会に変革をもたらしている。時代を動かすライジングスターたちが語る、希望の未来と新たな「成功」の定義とは。
Premiere: Sakura Tsuruta ‘Obsidian’
Tokyo-based producer Sakura Tsuruta debuts on All My Thoughts with eight colourful collages of sound.