TAKAAKIRA 'TAKA' GOTO
TAKAAKIRA 'TAKA' GOTO
Genres: post-rock, instrumental, experimental, japanese, post rock
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About TAKAAKIRA 'TAKA' GOTO
Takaakira "Taka" Goto is a composer based in Tokyo, Japan, who is also known as the lead guitarist and composer for Japanese instrumental rock band MONO. MONO was originally formed in 1999 and has released a total of 9 albums since, including a live album with the Wordless Music Orchestra of New York City. Their intense and dynamic live performances have stunned audiences across the globe, from North America to Europe, Asia and Oceania, and the band continues to expand their loyal following every year. 16 years on, Taka feels it was the right time to launch his solo career. His debut album “Classical Punk and Echoes Under the Beauty” was originally written and recorded in 2003, but was never completed and ready for general release. Much like the album title insinuates, his music carries the dignity and grandeur of classical music, with its big orchestrations of piano and strings... yet at the same time, there is the rawness and the high-energy impact of punk rock, with wails of electric guitars and shrouds of noise. Taka adopted his unique compositional style not only through his work with MONO but also through his experience in scoring for films such as Snow Angels (2007)All God's Children Can Dance (2010), and the WOWOW TV Drama Kanata No Ko (2013). MONO have collaborated with the legendary Japanese animator Koji Morimoto (Akira, The Animatrix), and have recently contributed the soundtrack to the short film Where We Begin, which was named after a MONO song.
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