Sensational meets Kouhei ( tracks list, biography, discography , contact )
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Artist : Sensational and Kouhei
Tittle : Sensational meets Kouhei
Label : Wordsound Recordings
Release date : 16th June 2006
Tracks list
1.Intro
2.666 of my fat
3.Dancefloor Warmer
4.The purple people for future earth
5.Lion of sweaty hand
6.131415
7.Fine wine
8.Dekadance
9.What it be?
10.Skrippin
11.I'm paper
12.Genuine
13.Sensachre 10mix - Remix by Autechre
14.Purple peeps - Remix bt Spectre
and enhanced Video (by Skiz Fernand )
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Sensational 
Sensational Once in an eternity an artist will come along who defies all explanations,breaks all boundaries,
and destroys all preconceived notions as to what music is. In reggae, we were blessed with the maniacal genius of Lee Perry;
in jazz, we had Sun Ra; and in hip-hop no one even comes close to the one they call Sensational.
Hip-hop abounds with eccentric personalities such as Kool Keith, Old Dirty Bastard (R.I.P.),
and Busta Rhymes, but Sensational trumps even these colorful MCs with an abstract flavor and
a charm all his own. Born into the world of beats as Torture, a name perfectly befitting his
dusted productions and not-ready-for-prime-time style, Sens linked up with the world-famous
Jungle Brothers when he was only 15.
Starting off as a back-up dancer , he went on to prove his mettle on the mic,rhyming to records
by the German avant-garde electronic composer, Stockhausen.
In fact, Torture's legendary performances on the Jungle Brothers' album JBeez Wit Da Remedy (Warner Bros., 1994)
on which he rhymes at 180 beats per minute, are still way ahead of their time.
(They may be heard on the Black Hoodz release, Crazy Wisdom Masters (BH006)).
In 1995, Torture came to the attention of WordSound through producer Bill Laswell,
who had worked on the Jungle Brothers sessions. It was a match made in heaven as Torture changed
his name to Sensational and released his solo debut, Loaded With Power (WSCD022),
an album like no other in the annals of hip-hop. CMJ called it, "The most bold and experimental
hip-hop record of the last decade," but even this is an understatement.
The tripped-out flows, broken beats, and lo-fi ambience all created an epic event in hip-hop that
went largely unnoticed by the Puff Daddy-worshipping masses.
And to think, it was all created by one man with a four-track, drum machine,and, of course, headphones used as a mic.
Unlike most rap producers, Sensational has never been one to sample, but plays all his sounds live.
Upgrading to an 8-track for his sophomore effort, Corner The Market (WSCD032),gave the rapper/producer
greater flexibility in recording. He also used a real microphone this time around instead of recording vocals
through his headphones.
Still wowing heads with his blunted, poetry-in-motion sickness, he released two singles for the popular
indie rock label Matador ("Party Jumpin" and "Beats, Rhymes & Styles") before dropping his third full-length,
Heavyweighter (WSCD037) which continues on a trajectory for outer space.
As Timeout NY noted, Sensational is "underground hip-hop's number one upstart-in-waiting.
" Sensational's unique style and personality have been showcased in the semi-biographical film Crooked (WSCD041),
released by WordSound in 2001. The film, which documents the underground hip-hop scene in Brooklyn in the '90s,
became an instant cult classic and is available on DVD along with its companion soundtrack, produced largely by Sensational.
During the filming of Crooked, Sensational recorded Get on My Page for Mike Patton's Ipecac label, before returning to WordSound
for his fifth release, Natural Shine (WSCD044), produced and recorded by DJ KLOS. KLOS also produced the follow-up, Speaks For Itself,
available on Belgium's Quatermass label, as well as the new mixtape, The Best of Sensational (WSDD002) available as a download only on
WordSound Digital. Sensational's latest CD, Sensational Meets Kouhei (WSCD53),is a collaboration with Japan's doyen of noisecore,
Kouhei Matsunaga, recorded in one day in Osaka, Japan while on tour in 2005.
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Kouhei Matsunaga grew up In Osaka, Japan listening to hardcore techno and rap music.
His first release appeared on Electric Ladyland vol. 5 from Germany's Mille Plateaux label.
The track was credited to a unit called Mou, composed of himself and fellow countryman DJ Kuranaka.
After that, Kouhei met Masami Akita (aka Merzbow) in Kyoto, and they started collaborating on a few projects.
1998 also saw the release of Kouhei's first album, Upside down, which included collaborations with Masonna, Natiho Toyota, and Merzbow.
Kouhei also joined Merzbow for a few works on Modulation & Transformation vol. 4 (Mille Plateaux), as well as doing a split CD on Kid606's Tigerbeat6,
and a 12-inch EP on CFET by Berlin's Cristoph de Babalon. Kouhei's first European tour was in 2001 with Masami Akita.
Here he was introduced to and influenced by German music such as Der Plan and Can.
He also met Daniel (aka Aleph Empire/Tochnit Aleph),who introduced him to John Watermann records. then,He started work with Watermann sometime..
His second European tour in 2003 took him through 15 countries and also to New York city with Carlos Giffoni.
Kouhei's third European tour was with Zbigniew Karkowski, John Duncan and Rudolf Eb.er., who also lives in Osaka.
Following that last tour Kouhei started making telepathic collaborations with artists such as Lasse Marhaug, Lesser, Niko Skorpio, Ralf Wehowski
and others. ... Kouhei's Click here,.