| Dj Salmon ( WC Recordings) |
 WC Recordings主宰。DJ/LIVE Artist/プロデューサー。04年salmon名義での活動を始め同年WCより1stアルバム「skeleton jp」をリリース。 翌05年には、ASA-CHANG&巡礼の超絶タブラ奏者"U-zhaan"とのユニット"salmon cooks U-zhaan"のアルバムをリリース。 100%タブラのサンプリングで作られたクリック・テクノが高く評価される。 06年5月にはNY「tora tora tora」とフランクフルト「RAUMMUSIK」から12インチをリリースし話題に。 同年9月にはドイツ「karmarouge noir」からEPをリリース、10月にはGONNOと共にUK「perctrax」からスプリットEPをリリース。 07年WCの新企画「週間少年WC」始動。 BEATPORTなど国内外でのデジタル・リリースを開始。 同時にWCの兄弟レーベルKAWAYA Soundsも発足。08年はWCでのリリース他、perctrax第二弾EP、ジェノバVANINAHANINから2枚組12インチEPもリリース予定。
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Kenji Kikuchi, the Tokyo based DJ/producer, started his electronic music career as Salmon in 2004.
In the same year, he did a debut with the live performance at the Nike’s fashion show and his first full- length alubum 'skelton.jp’, which is a lounge minimal techno album used JMX rhythm box for all tracks, released on his own label WC recordings. In the followingyear, he released a click techno album ‘Salmon cooks U- zhaan’ with thetranscendence tabla player U-zhaan from the ‘Asa-chang & Junray’. This unique click techno album which were 100% made by sampling tabla sound wasgarnering positive reputation. Apart from his release on WC recordings, hecontinues multiple activities such as the electronica/breakbeats project‘Metro 999’ which is a duo composed of a live drum and a sampler, and also he writes tracks for the MIXMEDIA PERFORMING ART GROUP “SALVANILLA” and has performed at their national and international tour in Tokyo, Korea and Singapore. Many release 12" from the techno label of Europe and the fan is acquired by the activity of the world wide. 2007,The regular party of my label "WC" is started and it organizes it.A lot of domestic and foreign top DJ played. And, a unique performance was done and it became a popular party. Salmon is the most remarkable artist in Tokyo underground scene who is gonna leap techno to the NEW STAGE POP ART!
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