[News Archive]
March 1
'Faraway' on "Hymn" was put on Around the Campfire 3/1/2017.
Around the Campfire (18:00-20:00 PST, every Wednesday), hosted by Diana Smethurst aka Gypsy Witch, is one of the shows on RadioSpiral.
February 24
Juta will pass his 10th debut anniversary this year and release his 11th album after a three-year hiatus. We will let you know once the details are set.
February 15
'Fairy's Blues' on "Angel" was put on Around the Campfire 2/15/2017.
Around the Campfire (18:00-20:00 PST, every Wednesday), hosted by Diana Smethurst aka Gypsy Witch, is one of the shows on RadioSpiral.
February 1
The title track from "Moonlit Flowers" was put on Around the Campfire 2/1/2017.
Around the Campfire (18:00-20:00 PST, every Wednesday), hosted by Diana Smethurst aka Gypsy Witch, is one of the shows on RadioSpiral.
January 31
How sad... John Wetton, great bassist, singer, and composer, has passed away this morning. I heartily love his vocals and bass play on "Exiles" by King Crimson. Goodbye John, RIP
- Juta Takahashi
January 25, 2017
'Dawn' on "Quiet Rain" was put on Around the Campfire 1/25/2017.
Around the Campfire (18:00-20:00 PST, every Wednesday), hosted by Diana Smethurst aka Gypsy Witch, is one of the shows on RadioSpiral.
December 9
'Bright Waters' (edited) on "Angel" is broadcast by HEARTS of SPACE in HOS PGM. 1130 TOWARD THE LIGHT during December 9-16, 2016.
December 1
"Liebesträume", a collaborative album by Juta and Rebekkah Hilgraves, has been broadcast in Zoe's Zen Zone on One World Music Radio.
November 27
The title track from "Silence" has got broadcast in Ultima Thule 1154. You can download MP3 of the program from here.
October 6
The title track from "Silence" has been put on Hypnagogue Podcast 195. You can download the podcast from here.
June 12
'Enlightenment' (edited) on "The Door into Winter" and 'Departure' on "Beyond the Borders: Ultima Thule Ambient Volume 2" have got broadcast in Ultima Thule 1130. You can download MP3 of the program from here.
June 11
This time for sure, 'Departure' (previously unreleased track by Juta) has just been released as part of "Beyond the Borders: Ultima Thule Ambient Volume 2" via Ultima Thule Ambient Media (UTAM). It was a contributory track to Ultima Thule's 25th anniversary in 2014.
May 8
Very sad news. Isao Tomita, the pioneer of synthesizer music, passed away on May 5. Good-bye, maestro. RIP
March 19
The title track from "Moonlit Flowers" has been broadcast in At Water's Edge (on StillStream): "Bloom" on March 19 (14:00-18:00 PST)
March 11
Keith Emerson, one of my synth heroes, has passed away. Of course, I came under his influence, especially in synth sound making. Goodbye, great musician and performer. RIP
- Juta Takahashi
February 13, 2016
'Departure' (previously unreleased track by Juta) has just been released as part of "Beyond the Borders: Ultima Thule Ambient Volume 2" via Ultima Thule Ambient Media (UTAM). It was a contributory track to Ultima Thule's 25th anniversary in 2014.
December 27
'Enlightenment' on "The Door into Winter" has been air played on Night Tides (on KCUR, 20:00-Midnight Sunday CST) 12-27-2015 "Night Tides Retrospective 2015 - Part One" by Renée Blanche.
December 19
The title track from "The Door into Winter" has been broadcast in At Water's Edge (on StillStream): "Winter Solstice" on December 19 (14:00-18:00 PST).
December 12
The title track from "Silence" will be broadcast in At Water's Edge (on StillStream): "The Peaceful Quiet Dark" on December 12 (14:00-18:00 PST).
December 6
'Bright Waters' on "Angel" has been broadcast in Night Tides 12-06-2015 "Enough".
October 17
The title track from "The Door into Winter" has been broadcast in At Water's Edge (on StillStream): "The Warmth of the Dying Sun" on October 17.
July 18
"Liebesträume", a collaborative album by Juta and Rebekkah Hilgraves, has been reviewed by Jose A. on SYNTH CARESSES.
July 16
'Monochrome Sorrow' on "Quiet Rain" has been put on Hypnagogue Podcast 163. You can download the podcast from here.
July 8
'Bright Waters' on "Angel" has been broadcast by Astreaux World Radio in their special program, AMBIENT BLOCK, today (starting at 9:00 PM EST).
June 29
Remastered "The Door into Winter" has been selected as one of Monthly Top 20 Albums for June, 2015 at Galactic Travels.
June 27
Chris Squire, great bassist and co-founder of Yes, has passed away. Since I love Yes, I'm sad anyway. I love his bass play on 'Parallels' on "Yesshows". RIP
- Juta Takahashi
June 4
'Enlightenment' on "The Door into Winter" has been broadcast by Galactic Travels in Show #948.
May 31
Remastered "The Door into Winter" has been reviewed in French by Sylvain Lupari on Guts of Darkness.
May 16
You can download the "Dreams" edition of At Water's Edge on May 16, 2015 as a podcast.
May 9
On May 16, all tracks on "Liebesträume" will be broadcast in At Water's Edge (One of StillStream programs, Saturdays 21:00-00:00 UCT). Please join the show, named "Dreams".
May 6
Remastered "The Door into Winter" has been selected as one of Monthly Top 20 Albums for April, 2015 at Galactic Travels.
April 27
'Awake' on "Liebesträume" has been put on Sequences Podcast No 64. You can download the podcast from iTunes Store.
April 23
'Northern Horizon' on "The Door into Winter" has been broadcast by Galactic Travels in Show #942.
April 20
Remastered "The Door into Winter" has been reviewed by Sylvain Lupari on Synth&Sequences.
April 19
Remastered "The Door into Winter" has been reviewed by Richard Gürtler.
'Enlightenment' on "The Door into Winter" has been broadcast in Night Tides 04-19-2015 "In Waves".
April 15
We're proud to announce that Juta Takahashi and Rebekkah Hilgraves have released their collaborative album, "Liebesträume", via RadHaus US. Rebekkah Hilgraves is an extremely talented voice-over artist from the States. The album consists of Juta's music and Rebekkah's readings of poetry and prose written by her. You can find the details of "Liebesträume" here. It's a digital-only (FLAC and MP3) release and there's no plan for physical one. People can buy it at RadHaus on Bandcamp and CD Baby (soon at iTunes Store, Amazon MP3 and so on).
April 5
The title track from "The Door into Winter" has been broadcast in Night Tides 04-05-2015 "Life After Resurrection".
April 2
Remastered "The Door into Winter" has been selected as one of Monthly Top 20 Albums for March, 2015 at Galactic Travels.
March 29
'Northern Horizon' on "The Door into Winter" has been broadcast in Night Tides 03-29-2015 "Cleansing".
March 21
'Northern Horizon' on "The Door into Winter" has got broadcast by Thought Radio in Show #314.
March 19
The Title track from "The Door into Winter" has been broadcast by Galactic Travels in Show #937.
March 4
We're pleased to announce that Juta's second album, "The Door into Winter", has been reissued as factory-pressed CD on March 4. All tracks were remastered for this reissue. The details are here and the full previews are here.
February 11
Juta has remastered the second album, "The Door into Winter", for its second press. It is on its way and will be reissued as factory-pressed CD soon. We'll inform you, when it becomes available.
January 4, 2015
Juta has been featured on Nev Dorrington's radio program, New Horizons, together with Ryuichi Sakamoto. 'Departure', 'Dawn', and 'Silence' have been broadcast. You can download New Horizons 7 as an MP3 file from here. People can listen to New Horizons (Sundays 9.00pm - 10.30pm AEST) live on Fine Music, Sydney, Australia.
December 18
The title track from "Transcendence" has been put on Hypnagogue Podcast 148. You can download the podcast from here.
October 13
You can read an interview with Juta Takahashi on SYNTH CARESSES. Juta talks about his music.
October 5
'Maitrī' (edited) on "Transcendence" has got broadcast in Ultima Thule 1042. You can download the podcast from here.
September 27
You can download both the "Story Time" edition of At Water's Edge on September 27, 2014 and 'The Girl Who Dreamed', as podcasts.
September 20
A new track, 'The Girl Who Dreamed', will be broadcast on the "Story Time" edition of At Water's Edge (Saturdays 21:00-00:00 UCT on StillStream) on September 27, 2014. It's a collaborative track with Rebekkah Hilgraves, a superb voice performer from the US, and will be one of the tracks of an album with her.
September 12
Four albums of Juta's have got selected as ones of Monthly Top 20 Albums for August, 2014 at Galactic Travels.
August 22
'Bright Waters' (edited) on "Angel" will be broadcast by HEARTS of SPACE in HOS PGM. 988R STRATOSPHERIC [Deep Blue High Summer Electronic Atmospheres] during August 22-29, 2014.
August 1
On Galactic Travels, the Special Focus for August, 2014 is Juta Takahashi. Four albums, "Quiet Rain", "Angel", "Seabound", and "Transcendence", will be fully broadcast. Please tune in.
July 31
'Higurashi' on "Transcendence" has been put on Hypnagogue Podcast 138. You can download the podcast from here.
June 22
The full preview of 'Departure', a contributory track to the 25th anniversary of Ultima Thule by Juta Takahashi, is available now. It'll be available, when "Ultima Thule Ambient Volume 2 - Beyond the Borders" is released.
June 14
The title track from "Moonlit Flowers" has been broadcast in At Water's Edge (on StillStream): "The Rose Moon" on June 14 (14:00-17:00 PST). You can download the podcast from At Water's Edge.
May 8
The ninth album, "Angel", has been selected for Secret Music Top 20 Playlist April, 2014.
April 29
The latest album, "Transcendence", has been reviewed by Terry Wickham on Manta Ray Pictures.
April 27
The latest album, "Transcendence", has got selected as one of Monthly Top 20 Albums for April, 2014 at Galactic Travels.
April 22
The latest album, "Transcendence", has been selected for Secret Music Top 20 Playlist March, 2014.
April 13
'Bright Waters' on "Angel" has got airplayed by Secret Music on April 13, 2014.
April 11
'Stratosphere' on "Hymn" has got airplayed by The Blind Flight on April 11. You can download MP3 of the show from here.
April 3
'Higurashi' on "Transcendence" has been broadcast by Galactic Travels in Show #887.
March 26
The latest album, "Transcendence", has been reviewed by Jose A. on SYNTH CARESSES.
March 10
'Bright Waters' on "Angel" has been put on Sequences Podcast No 44. You can download the podcast from iTunes Store.
March 9
Ultima Thule is celebrating their 25th anniversary with a three-program series of original and unreleased compositions by ambient artists. Juta's contributory track, entitled 'Departure', will be broadcast in the last (3rd) episode, Ultima Thule 1012, on March 9, 2014. The podcast will be also available soon.
The latest album, "Transcendence", has been reviewed by John Shanahan on Hypnagogue.
March 2
'Maitrī' on "Transcendence" will be broadcast by STAR'S END on March 2, 2014 (1-6AM Eastern SatNight-SunMorning).
'Higurashi' on "Transcendence" has got airplayed by Secret Music on March 2, 2014.
March 1
The title track from "The Door into Winter" will be broadcast in At Water's Edge (on StillStream): "Recollect the Snow" on March 1 (14:00-17:00 PST). You will be able to download the podcast from At Water's Edge.
February 3
The latest album, "Transcendence", has got selected as one of Monthly Top 20 Albums for January, 2014 at Galactic Travels.
January 19
The latest album, "Transcendence", has got selected as one of December 2013 Top 15 STAR'S END Releases.
The latest album, "Transcendence", has got selected as one of Significant Releases of 2013 at STAR’S END.
January 4
The title track from "Transcendence" has got broadcast by Thought Radio in Show #264.
January 2, 2014
'Maitrī' on "Transcendence" has been broadcast by Galactic Travels in Show #874.
December 27
The title track from "Transcendence" has got airplayed by The Blind Flight on December 27. You can download MP3 of the show from here.
December 15
'Higurashi' on "Transcendence" will be broadcast by STAR'S END on December 15, 2013 (1-6AM Eastern SatNight-SunMorning).
December 13
'Northern Horizon' on "The Door into Winter" has got airplayed by The Blind Flight on December 13. You can download MP3 of the show from here.
December 9
The title track from "Hymn" (excerpt) has been put on Sequences Podcast No 38. You can download the podcast from iTunes Store.
December 8
'Maitrī' on "Transcendence" will be broadcast by STAR'S END on December 8, 2013 (1-6AM Eastern SatNight-SunMorning).
November 12
The title track from "Transcendence" (excerpt) has been put on Sequences Podcast No 36. You can download the podcast from iTunes Store.
November 3
'Higurashi', 'Nirvana Électronique' and 'Maitrī' on "Transcendence" have got broadcast in Ultima Thule 944, together with tracks from "Sojourner" by Phillip Wilkerson.
The title track from "Transcendence" has been broadcast in Night Tides 11-03-2013 "November Eclipse".
November 1
'Maitrī' on "Transcendence" has been put on Hypnagogue Podcast 119. You can download the podcast from here.
October 31
Ultima Thule will be celebrating their 25th anniversary on February 2, 2014. Juta will contribute a new track to it.
The latest album, "Transcendence", has got selected as one of Monthly Top 20 Albums for October, 2013 at Galactic Travels.
'Nirvana Électronique' on "Transcendence" has been broadcast by Galactic Travels in Show #865.
October 20
The latest album, "Transcendence", has been reviewed by Richard Gürtler.
'Nirvana Électronique' on "Transcendence" has been broadcast in Night Tides 10-20-2013 "Back Roads".
October 13
The latest album, "Transcendence", has been reviewed also in French by Sylvain Lupari on Guts of Darkness.
'Maitrī' on "Transcendence" has been broadcast in Night Tides 10-13-2013 "Within 2013".
October 9
The latest album, "Transcendence", has been reviewed by Sylvain Lupari on Synth&Sequences.
October 6
'Higurashi' on "Transcendence" has been broadcast in Night Tides 10-06-2013 "Snuggle".
September 27
The latest album, "Transcendence", has been reviewed by Bert Strolenberg on Sonic Immersion.
September 25
Juta Takahashi will be featured on At Water's Edge, 28 September 2013. Brand new album, "Transcendence", will be fully broadcast for the first time.
September 21
We proudly announce that Juta's new (tenth) album, entitled "Transcendence", has been released on September 21. The details are here and the full previews are here.
September 19
The second album, "The Door into Winter", has been reviewed by Bert Strolenberg at Sonic Immersion.
September 1
Juta Takahashi has been featured as September Artist of the Month on StillStream.
They say:
Juta Takahashi
Emotion and Melody
Such sublime and serene music is that of Japanese artist Juta Takahashi. Inspired by Eno, Budd, and Namlook, you can hear their influences in his music within a framework that is uniquely Juta's. Lush calm is often the landscape of Juta's work, but occasionally the music steers into zones a bit more frentic and experimental.
Takahashi's compositions mainly consist of improvisation, rather than programming. Juta says he enjoys using both analog and digital synthesizers to compose, but prefers the warm sound of analog. His first commercial album was released in 2007. Takahashi now has nine albums under his belt. Truly a must-listen, check out the music of Juta Takahashi!
August 31
'The Azure Dragon' on "Quiet Rain" has been broadcast in At Water's Edge (on StillStream): "The Dragons". You can download the podcast from here.
August 30
'Bright Waters' (edited) on "Angel" will be broadcast by HEARTS of SPACE in HOS PGM. 988R STRATOSPHERIC [Deep Blue High Summer Electronic Atmospheres] during August 30-September 6, 2013.
August 12
The first album, "Across the Flow", has been reviewed by Bert Strolenberg at Sonic Immersion.
July 21
Phillip Wilkerson will release his new album, "Sojourner", on July 30.
You can pre-order the CD on Phillip's Store.
June 22
'Enlightenment' on "The Door into Winter" will be broadcast in At Water's Edge (on StillStream): "Seeking Enlightenment" on June 22 (21:00-23:00 PDT). You will be able to download the podcast from At Water's Edge.
June 19
CD Baby artists' music now available in FLAC, MP3-320, or Standard MP3. The whole catalog. New and old. For further details, click here.
Also, if you had purchased digital music from CD Baby previously, you can log back into your order history and download any past purchases in a higher quality format for free.
Juta Takahashi is a CD Baby artist!
May 26
The fifth album, "Seabound", has been reviewed by Richard Gürtler.
Juta has joined Facebook.
May 6
The fifth album, "Seabound", has been reviewed by Sylvain Lupari at Synth&Sequences.
The fifth album, "Seabound", has been reviewed also in French by Sylvain Lupari at Guts of Darkness.
May 5
'Seabound' on "Seabound" has been broadcast in Night Tides 05-05-2013 "Keepin' It Real".
May 3
'Quiet Rain' on "Quiet Rain" has been put on Hypnagogue Podcast 106. You can download the podcast from here.
May 1
The fifth album, "Seabound", has got selected as one of Monthly Top 20 Albums for April, 2013 at Galactic Travels.
April 28
Juta Takahashi has been featured on Hypnagogue Half-Hour Spotlight 22. The podcast consists of excerpt editions of following tracks:
01. Poseidon (< Seabound)
02. The Azure Dragon (< Quiet Rain)
03. Hymn (< Hymn)
You can download the podcast from here.
April 25
'Poseidon' on "Seabound" has been broadcast by Galactic Travels in Show #838.
April 21
'Poseidon' on "Seabound" has been broadcast in Night Tides 04-21-2013 "Emerge".
April 6
The fifth album, "Seabound", has been remastered and re-released as factory-pressed CD. Available from Lunisolar Records and soon from CD Baby.
March 24
Remastered "Seabound" will be released within this April.
March 16
'Fairy's Blues' on "Angel" has been broadcast in At Water's Edge (on StillStream): "Welcome the Sun". You can download the podcast from here.
March 14
Juta has remastered the fifth album, "Seabound", for its second press. It is on its way and will be re-released as factory-pressed CD soon. We'll inform you, when it becomes available.
February 16
'Monochrome Sorrow' on "Quiet Rain" has been broadcast in At Water's Edge (on StillStream): "Regret". You can download the podcast from here.
February 10
'Monochrome Sorrow' on "Quiet Rain" has been broadcast in Night Tides 02-10-2013 "Inner Sanctum".
February 9
'Daydream' on "Remembrance" has been broadcast in At Water's Edge (on StillStream): "Dreams". You can download the podcast from here.
January 27
'Wet Dream' on "Silence" has been broadcast in Night Tides 01-27-2013 "Restoration".
January 13
'Fairy's Blues' on "Angel" has been broadcast in Night Tides 01-13-2013 "Swing".
January 6
'The Azure Dragon' on "Quiet Rain" has been broadcast in Night Tides 01-06-2013 "Trooff".
January 3
'Monochrome Sorrow' on "Quiet Rain" has been broadcast by Galactic Travels in Show #822.
January 1, 2013
The ninth album, "Angel", has got selected as one of Significant Releases of 2012 at STAR'S END.
December 28
'Bright Waters' on "Angel" has got airplayed by The Blind Flight on December 28. You can download MP3 of the show from here.
December 23
'Stratosphere' on "Hymn" has been broadcast in Night Tides 12-23-2012 "Tis the Season".
'The Door into Winter' on "The Door into Winter" has been broadcast in At Water's Edge (on StillStream): "Winter Solstice". You can download the podcast from here.
December 21
'The Door into Winter' on "The Door into Winter" has got airplayed by The Blind Flight on December 21. You can download MP3 of the show from here.
December 16
'Quiet Rain' on "Quiet Rain" has been broadcast in Night Tides 12-16-2012 "Heartfelt".
December 9
'Angel' on "Angel" has been broadcast in Night Tides 12-09-2012 "The New World".
December 2
The sixth album, "Quiet Rain", has been reviewed by Sylvain Lupari at Synth&Sequences.
The sixth album, "Quiet Rain", has been reviewed also in French by Sylvain Lupari at Guts of Darkness.
'Silence' on "Silence" has been broadcast in Night Tides 12-02-2012 "Hear".
November 29
The sixth album, "Quiet Rain", has been reviewed by Richard Gürtler.
November 25
'Faraway' on "Hymn" has been broadcast in Night Tides 11-25-2012 "Shadows".
November 20
All four tracks on "Angel" keep being broadcast by Drone Zone on SomaFM since November 20, 2012.
November 18
'Ararat' on "Silence" has been broadcast in Night Tides 11-18-2012 "Le Mystere".
November 16
Very, very sad news. Pete Namlook, one of the maestri of electronic/ambient music, passed away on November 8.
His music has been enormous inspiration to me. On the other hand, I've been encouraged by his success as an independent musician and a producer. I feel I've lost a pillar of support...
Thank you so much, Pete. RIP
My top 3 favorites from him:
1. Silence V
2. Namlook V
3. Seasons Greetings - Winter
And, I must refer to a superb collaboration with Tetsu Inoue:
2350 Broadway 4
- Juta Takahashi
November 11
'Bright Waters' on "Angel" has been broadcast in Night Tides 11-11-2012 "Service".
November 4
'Bright Waters' and 'Fairy's Blues' on "Angel" have got broadcast in Ultima Thule 942. You can download MP3 of the program from here.
'Dawn' on "Quiet Rain" has been broadcast in Night Tides 11-04-2012 "Over and Over Again".
October 28
'Hymn' on "Hymn" has been broadcast in Night Tides 10-28-2012 "Let There Be Sound".
October 21
'Continua Shift' on "Silence" has been broadcast in Night Tides 10-21-2012 "My Tribe".
October 20
'Undercurrent' on "Seabound" and 'Across the Flow' on "Across the Flow" have been broadcast in At Water's Edge (on StillStream): "Flow". You can download the podcast from here.
October 8
The ninth album, "Angel", has been reviewed by Koos van Wijngaarden at EMPortal.
October 7
The ninth album, "Angel", has been reviewed by Terry Wickham at MantaRay Pictures.
October 6
The sixth album, "Quiet Rain", has been remastered and re-released as factory-pressed CD. Available from Lunisolar Records and soon from CD Baby.
October 1
The ninth album, "Angel", has been reviewed by Sylvain Lupari at Synth&Sequences.
The ninth album, "Angel", has been reviewed also in French by Sylvain Lupari at Guts of Darkness.
September 10
Juta is remastering the sixth album, "Quiet Rain", for its second press. It'll be re-released as factory-pressed CD. We'll inform you, when it becomes available.
September 6
The fifth album, "Seabound", has been reviewed by Joseph Hutchings, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
September 1
The ninth album, "Angel", has got selected as one of August 2012 Top 10 STAR'S END Releases.
August 26
'Fair Wind' on "Angel" will be broadcast by STAR'S END on August 26, 2012 (1-6AM Eastern SatNight-SunMorning).
August 18
The ninth album, "Angel", has been reviewed by Richard Gürtler.
August 17
'Bright Waters' (edited) on "Angel" will be broadcast by HEARTS of SPACE in HOS PGM. 988 STRATOSPHERIC [Deep Blue High Summer Electronic Atmospheres] during August 17-24, 2012.
August 12
'Bright Waters' on "Angel" will be broadcast by STAR'S END on August 12, 2012 (1-6AM Eastern SatNight-SunMorning).
August 10
'Quiet Rain' on "Quiet Rain" has got airplayed by The Blind Flight on August 10. You can download MP3 of the show from here.
August 9
'Fair Wind' on "Angel" has been put on Hypnagogue Podcast 87. You can download the podcast from here.
'Fairy's Blues' on "Angel" has been broadcast by Galactic Travels in Show #801.
August 8
The ninth album, "Angel", has been reviewed by John Shanahan at Hypnagogue.
August 3
'Fairy's Blues' and 'Fair Wind' on "Angel" have got airplayed by The Blind Flight on August 3. You can download MP3 of the show from here.
July 31
The ninth album, "Angel", has been reviewed by Bert Strolenberg at Sonic Immersion.
July 27
'Dawn' on "Quiet Rain" has got airplayed by The Blind Flight on July 27. You can download MP3 of the show from here.
July 16
The ninth album, entitled "Angel", has been released.
June 23
The seventh album, "Hymn", has been reviewed by Richard Gürtler.
June 8
Forrest Fang, a multi-instrumentalist and composer from US, will release his latest album, "Animism" on June 19, 2012 from Projekt. The music fuses timeless acoustic instruments with a modern fractal ambient sound. Highly recommended.
I'd like to recommend "Unbound", large-scale ambient soundscapes, to you as well.
Please visit his website, and you'll find supreme ambient music.
Juta Takahashi
May 20
The eighth album, "Silence", has been reviewed by Richard Gürtler.
May 4
On this week's special edition of The Blind Flight on Mushroom FM, the Navigator, Scott Lawlor, will be featuring the works of Juta Takahashi. He will be featuring tracks from all eight albums which have been released since 2007, with "Seabound" being the featured album of the week. Juta will do a voiceover on the show. Please listen to not only his music, but also his voice. You can listen to this special artist profile edition of The Blind Flight on Friday, May 4.
It will start at 8 PM Eastern and go until 1 AM Saturday morning on Mushroom FM.
The details of the show - http://mushroomfm.com/content/juta-takahashi-featured-weeks-blind-flight
The playlist of The Blind Flight for May 4, 2012
00. Voiceover by Juta Takahashi
01. Synthetic Rainbox (< Across the Flow)
02. Stratosphere (< Hymn)
03. Hymn (< Hymn)
04. Sadder Shore (< Moonlit Flowers)
05. Pagan Chant (< Moonlit Flowers)
06. Dawn (< Quiet Rain)
07. Monochrome Sorrow (< Quiet Rain)
08. Quiet Rain (< Quiet Rain)
09. Outward (< Remembrance)
10. Remembrance (< Remembrance)
11. Undercurrent (< Seabound)
12. Poseidon (< Seabound)
13. Seabound (< Seabound)
14. Continua Shift (< Silence)
15. Silence (< Silence)
16. Enlightenment (< The Door into Winter)
You can download MP3 of the show from here.
March 23
Phillip Wilkerson, fellow ambient musician from US, has introduced and recommended my albums, "Silence" and "Hymn", on his webpage. Thank you, Phillip!
I own his "Still Point", which consists of beautiful and serene ambient musical compositions. Highly recommended.
Please visit his website to come across other great works.
Juta Takahashi
February 26, 2012
'Ararat' and 'Wet Dream' on "Silence" keep being broadcast by >Drone Zone on SomaFM since February 18, 2012.
December 16
Hypnagogue Podcast 70 has included 'Faraway' on "Hymn". You can download the podcast from here.
October 30
We have renewed our website with a new domain name. Please renew your bookmark for our new site.
September 30
"Silence" and "Hymn" have been reviewed by Sylvain Lupari at Synth&Sequences.
"Silence" and "Hymn" have been reviewed also in French by Sylvain Lupari at Guts of Darkness.
April 20
The eighth album, "Silence", has got selected as one of Monthly Top 20 Albums for March, 2011 at Galactic Travels.
April 15
'Silence' on "Silence" has got broadcast by HEARTS of SPACE in HOS PGM. 943 TSUNAMI on April 15, 2011. They broadcast the program as a tribute to the Japanese people in this crisis time. We thank HEARTS of SPACE and the American people for their thoughtfulness and support.
March 31
Since CDs in stock were not damaged by the earthquake at all and we can ship them as usual, people still can buy "Silence" and "Hymn" directly from us by secure payment via PayPal. Please visit Outlet page.
March 24
'Ararat' on "Silence" was broadcast by Galactic Travels in Show #728.
'Silence' on "Silence" was broadcast in Ultima Thule 856, in memory of all those affected by the terrible events in Japan. You can download MP3 of the program from here. We thank Ultima Thule and the Australian people for their thoughts and prayers.
Dear ambient music lovers,
The Northeast of Japan was struck by huge earthquakes on March 11. Many cities and towns along the coastline were completely destroyed and nearly twenty thousand of people were sacrificed by huge tsunamis. Very fortunately, I am safe.
Lunisolar Studio and its instruments were damaged. However, I will certainly return to music someday at any cost!
Thank you very much for your deep thoughts and prayers for us. They make us so reassured and brave!
Best wishes,
- Juta Takahashi
February 23
The eighth album, "Silence", has been reviewed by John Shanahan at Hypnagogue.
February 19
Hypnagogue Podcast 47, "Lazy Podcast 2", has included 'Continua Shift' on "Silence". You can download the podcast from here.
February 5
'Wet Dream (excerpt)' on "Silence" has got broadcast by Galactic Travels in Show #722.
January 30
'Ararat' and 'Continua Shift' on "Silence" has got broadcast in Ultima Thule 850. You can download MP3 of the program from here.
January 8
'Ararat' on "Silence" has got broadcast by Thought Radio in Show #189.
January 1, 2011
The seventh album, "Hymn", has got selected as one of Significant Releases of 2010 at STAR'S END.
December 26
'The Door into Winter' on "The Door into Winter" has got broadcast as one of tracks for Regional Winter Holiday themed show by STAR'S END.
December 18
Since full previews by Last.fm music player are no longer available, we have deleted [Streaming] page.
December 13
The eighth album, "Silence", has been reviewed by Bert Strolenberg at Sonic Immersion.
December 12
The eighth album, "Silence", has been reviewed by Koos van Wijngaarden at EMPortal.
December 11
We have restocked CD Baby with enough CDs, after Japan Post resumed accepting air parcels to USA that weigh over 16 oz (453 g). However, people still can buy "Silence" and "Hymn" directly from us by secure payment via PayPal. Please visit Outlet page.
November 29
Since Japan Post is now stopping accepting air parcels to USA that weigh over 16 oz (453 g) as a counter-terrorism, we can't restock CD Baby with enough CDs. Sorry for the inconvenience. However, people can buy "Silence" and "Hymn" directly from us by secure payment via PayPal. Please visit Outlet page.
November 19
The eighth album, entitled "Silence", has been released via CD Baby.
November 9
Amazon MP3 Japan has just been open! People in Japan can download MP3s from Amazon.co.jp now. Please visit Juta Takahashi Page.
October 10
Full previews via Last.fm music players on [Streaming] page are no longer available (only 30 sec. previews are available), but you can fully preview all tracks by visiting each track (not album) page at Last.fm. Please click "Play direct from Juta Takahashi" link on each track page at Last.fm, after enabling cookies in your browser.
September 25
CD Baby has restocked the seventh album, "Hymn", as factory-pressed CD.
September 24
'Faraway' on "Hymn" has got broadcast by HEARTS of SPACE in HOS PGM. 924 DISTANT STARS on September 24, 2010.
September 18
The seventh album, "Hymn", is currently out of stock at CD Baby. Since the second press as manufactured CD has already been completed, it is coming soon. Sorry for the inconvenience.
September 12
'Faraway' on "Hymn" has got broadcast in Ultima Thule 830. You can download MP3 of the program from here.
July 23
Hypnagogue Podcast 32, "A Distorted Message", has included 'Hymn (excerpt)' on "Hymn". You can download the podcast from here.
July 19
The seventh album, "Hymn", has been reviewed by John Shanahan at Hypnagogue.
July 18
'Faraway' on "Hymn" has got broadcast by STAR'S END on July 18, 2010.
June 15
EMPortal has released their original compilation album, "Joint Efforts - The Album", which is filled with the essence of electronic music.
Highly recommended. Some previews are available here.
March 8
The seventh album, "Hymn", is now available as CD quality FLAC in combination with high resolution artwork, at MusicZeit.
February 26
'Stratosphere' and 'Hymn' on "Hymn" keep being broadcast by Drone Zone on SomaFM since February 26, 2010.
February 9
The seventh album, "Hymn", has been reviewed by Bert Strolenberg at Sonic Immersion.
February 1
The seventh album, "Hymn", has got selected as Featured Release at StillStream, an ambient net radio station, for this month. We thank them for the support.
January 12, 2010
The seventh album, entitled "Hymn", has been released via CD Baby.
October 25
Ultima Thule featured Juta Takahashi in their program, "Ultima Thule 784". 'Outward', 'Pagan Chant' and 'Monochrome Sorrow' were broadcast in the program. You can download MP3 of the program from here.
September 22
'Dawn' on "Quiet Rain" keeps being broadcast by Mission Control on SomaFM.
September 9
'Monochrome Sorrow' and 'Quiet Rain' on "Quiet Rain" keep being broadcast by Drone Zone on SomaFM since September 9, 2009.
August 25
'Poseidon' on "Seabound" keeps being broadcast by Drone Zone on SomaFM since August 25, 2009.
July 7
The sixth album, "Quiet Rain", has been reviewed by Bert Strolenberg at Sonic Immersion.
June 30
The sixth album, entitled "Quiet Rain", has been released via CD Baby.
April 8
People in Japan can buy all physical CDs via Amazon.co.jp now.
April 4
The forth album, "Moonlit Flowers", has been reviewed by Bert Strolenberg at Sonic Immersion.
March 16
Site renewal.
March 15
Ultima Thule featured Juta Takahashi in their program, "Ultima Thule 752". 'Evensong', 'Undercurrent', 'Poseidon' and 'Enlightenment' were broadcast in the program. You can download MP3 of the program from here.
March 11
The fifth album, "Seabound", has been reviewed by Bert Strolenberg at Sonic Immersion.
March 3, 2009
The fifth album, entitled "Seabound", has been released via CD Baby.
October 6
The third album, "Remembrance", has been reviewed by Bert Strolenberg at Sonic Immersion.
September 30
StillStream has started to broadcast the tracks of Juta Takahashi on September 29, 2008.
September 29
'Moonlit Flowers' on "Moonlit Flowers" keeps being broadcast by Drone Zone on SomaFM since September 28, 2008.
August 25
The fourth album, entitled "Moonlit Flowers", has been released via CD Baby.
May 25
Our official Last.fm page is available now. Hi-fi full previews for broadband connections are available there.
April 17
The third album, entitled "Remembrance", has been released via CD Baby.
April 7, 2008
All three tunes on "The Door into Winter" keep being broadcast by Drone Zone on SomaFM since April 7, 2008.
December 12
The second album, entitled "The Door into Winter" has been released via CD Baby.
September 15
'Synthetic Rainbox' on "Across the Flow" keeps being broadcast by Drone Zone on SomaFM since August 29, 2007.
August 1, 2007
The first album, entitled "Across the Flow" has been released via CD Baby.