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Listen to Yasuaki Shimizu, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!

Yasuaki Shimizu

Electronic

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Top Songs By Yasuaki Shimizu

Listen to Umi No Ue Kara by Yasuaki Shimizu, see lyrics, music video & more!
Umi No Ue KaraYasuaki Shimizu
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KakashiYasuaki Shimizu
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Seiko 3Yasuaki Shimizu
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SuirenYasuaki Shimizu
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Kono Yo Ni Yomeri #1Yasuaki Shimizu
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Yume DewaYasuaki Shimizu
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Semitori No HiYasuaki Shimizu
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Kono Yo Ni Yomeri #2Yasuaki Shimizu
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Latest Release

Listen to Owakare Hospital (Original TV Soundtrack) by Yasuaki Shimizu
ALBUMOwakare Hospital (Original TV Soundtrack)Yasuaki Shimizu

More albums from Yasuaki Shimizu

Listen to Kaminoko wa Tsubuyaku / Dokyumento “Shukyo Nisei” o Ikiru (Original TV Soundtrack) by Yasuaki Shimizu
ALBUMKaminoko wa Tsubuyaku / Dokyumento “Shukyo Nisei” o Ikiru (Original TV Soundtrack)Yasuaki Shimizu
Listen to NHK Saturday Drama 「Kuhaku wo Mitashinasai」 (Original Tv Soundtrack) by Yasuaki Shimizu
ALBUMNHK Saturday Drama 「Kuhaku wo Mitashinasai」 (Original Tv Soundtrack)Yasuaki Shimizu
Listen to Kiren by Yasuaki Shimizu
ALBUMKirenYasuaki Shimizu
Listen to NHK Doyou Drama Ima Koko Ni Aru Kiki To Boku No Kokando Ni Tsuite (Original Soundtrack) by Yasuaki Shimizu
ALBUMNHK Doyou Drama Ima Koko Ni Aru Kiki To Boku No Kokando Ni Tsuite (Original Soundtrack)Yasuaki Shimizu
Listen to CELLO SUITES by Yasuaki Shimizu
ALBUMCELLO SUITESYasuaki Shimizu
Listen to Seventh Garden by 清水靖晃
ALBUMSeventh Garden清水靖晃
Listen to IQ-179 by Yasuaki Shimizu
ALBUMIQ-179Yasuaki Shimizu
Listen to X Original Soundtrack by Yasuaki Shimizu
ALBUMX Original SoundtrackYasuaki Shimizu
Listen to Sound Track for the Film Pao Jan Hoo by Yasuaki Shimizu
ALBUMSound Track for the Film Pao Jan HooYasuaki Shimizu
Listen to Aduna by YASUAKI SHIMIZU
ALBUMAdunaYASUAKI SHIMIZU
Listen to Dementos by YASUAKI SHIMIZU
ALBUMDementosYASUAKI SHIMIZU
Listen to Subliminal by YASUAKI SHIMIZU
ALBUMSubliminalYASUAKI SHIMIZU
Listen to Music For Commercials by Yasuaki Shimizu
ALBUMMusic For CommercialsYasuaki Shimizu
Listen to Kakashi by Yasuaki Shimizu
ALBUMKakashiYasuaki Shimizu
Listen to Berlin by Yasuaki Shimizu
ALBUMBerlinYasuaki Shimizu
Listen to FAR EAST EXPRESS by Yasuaki Shimizu
ALBUMFAR EAST EXPRESSYasuaki Shimizu
Listen to LAST SUMMER by Yasuaki Shimizu & Yasuko Nagamine
ALBUMLAST SUMMERYasuaki Shimizu & Yasuko Nagamine

About Yasuaki Shimizu

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Hometown
Shimada, Shizuoka JP
Born
August 9, 1954
Genre
Electronic
Alongside Yellow Magic Orchestra and Plastics, Yasuaki Shimizu helped define the sound of '80s Japan. Decades later, he is still a first-call sessionman, bandleader, producer, and recording artist with a catalog that combines jazz, rock, and classical minimalism with musical traditions adapted from African, Middle Eastern, Ethiopian, and Jamaican sources. He founded experimental prog rock band Mariah in 1978 and issued their eponymous album in 1979. Solo, 1982's Kakashi and 1983's Utakata No Hibi (by Mariah), framed the aesthetics of his future music, as evidenced by the 1987 album Subliminal's lush, post-new wave pop. Shimizu wrote and soundtracked the hit animated film X in 1996 and began releasing his globally acclaimed recordings of of J.S. Bach's six cello suites rearranged for saxophone. 2007's Pentatonica (with Saxophonettes) showcased 2000s classical compositions. 2022 finally saw the release of Kiren (recorded in 1984) and NHK Saturday Drama (the soundtrack to Kuhaku wo Mitashinasai).
Yasuaki Shimizu has also released music as a member of Mariah.

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