Takashi Kokubo

Takashi Kokubo

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小久保隆 (Takashi Kokubo), born in 1956, is a Japanese musician and sound designer who mainly produces electronic ambient music. His career began with the release of Digital Soundology #1 - Volk Von Bauhaus = バウハウスの詩人たち in 1985, marking his entry into the music scene. Throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, Kokubo released a series of albums, including Get • At • The • Wave (I'd Like To Live In That Atmosphere) (1987), and 「都市生活者へおくる音風景」 バルセロナ~ガウディの夢~(1992). Notable collaborations include working with Ryūichi Sakamoto. Kokubo's compositions have been featured in various contexts, notably the alert for earthquakes on Japanese mobile phones and the confirmation sound for credit card payments. In 2020, the compilation 環境音楽 = Kankyō Ongaku (Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980 - 1990) (2019), which includes Kokubo's work alongside other notable artists, was nominated for a Grammy Award. His album Digital Soundology #1 - Volk Von Bauhaus = バウハウスの詩人たち was reissued in 2020, highlighting his enduring influence.

Top tracks

03
Cassiopeia's Lady
Takashi Kokubo
Music For A Cosmic Garden
10:02
Composers: Takashi Kokubo - Andrea Esperti
04
Sunlight Streaming Through the Leaves of Trees
Takashi Kokubo
Forest
04:43
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
01
Dawn of the Forest
Takashi Kokubo
Forest
03:00
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
08
Painted in the Color of a Sun Set
Takashi Kokubo
Forest
05:27
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
03
Soft Breeze
Takashi Kokubo
Forest
05:36
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
02
White Ambient ll
Takashi Kokubo
Gaia
04:59
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
06
To Live with Water
Takashi Kokubo
Healing Collection: Quiet Comfort
07:05
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
05
Gaia's Love Theme
Takashi Kokubo
Music For A Cosmic Garden
12:10
Composers: Takashi Kokubo - Andrea Esperti
02
Morning Haze
Takashi Kokubo
Forest
05:02
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
07
Cooling Down in the Sun Set
Takashi Kokubo
Forest
04:57
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
06
Shade of a Tree
Takashi Kokubo
Forest
06:22
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
03
The Legend of Water
Takashi Kokubo
Healing Collection: Quiet Comfort
06:06
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
01
Thousand Bells, Pt. 1
Yui Onodera
Thousand Bells
03:50
Writer: Yui Onodera - Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Yui Onodera - Takashi Kokubo
07
Veil of the Night
Yumiko Morioka
Gaiaphilia
05:53
Composers: Yumiko Morioka - Takashi Kokubo
05
O-KA-GU-RA
Yumiko Morioka
Gaiaphilia
03:59
Composers: Yumiko Morioka - Takashi Kokubo
02
Forest Full of Life
Takashi Kokubo
Healing Collection: Quiet Comfort
05:51
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
03
Elegant Spiral
Yumiko Morioka
Gaiaphilia
07:08
Composers: Yumiko Morioka - Takashi Kokubo
04
Acrylic Winds
Takashi Kokubo
Gaia
06:38
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
02
Changes in Nature
Takashi Kokubo
Water
05:45
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo

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  • Discography
Albums
Gaiaphilia
℗ 2025 Métron Records
12-03-2025
Gaiaphilia
01
Birds of Borneo
Yumiko Morioka
Gaiaphilia
03:29
Composers: Yumiko Morioka - Takashi Kokubo
02
Gaiaphilia
Yumiko Morioka
Gaiaphilia
08:27
Composers: Yumiko Morioka - Takashi Kokubo
03
Elegant Spiral
Yumiko Morioka
Gaiaphilia
07:08
Composers: Yumiko Morioka - Takashi Kokubo
04
Ancient Beach
Yumiko Morioka
Gaiaphilia
05:24
Composers: Yumiko Morioka - Takashi Kokubo
05
O-KA-GU-RA
Yumiko Morioka
Gaiaphilia
03:59
Composers: Yumiko Morioka - Takashi Kokubo
06
Sanukite
Yumiko Morioka
Gaiaphilia
02:39
Composers: Yumiko Morioka - Takashi Kokubo
07
Veil of the Night
Yumiko Morioka
Gaiaphilia
05:53
Composers: Yumiko Morioka - Takashi Kokubo
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Music For A Cosmic Garden
WRWTFWW
13-01-2023
Music For A Cosmic Garden
01
Travelling Through The Stars To Gaia
Takashi Kokubo
Music For A Cosmic Garden
11:30
Composers: Takashi Kokubo - Andrea Esperti
02
Whales Of Sirius
Takashi Kokubo
Music For A Cosmic Garden
07:21
Composers: Takashi Kokubo - Andrea Esperti
03
Cassiopeia's Lady
Takashi Kokubo
Music For A Cosmic Garden
10:02
Composers: Takashi Kokubo - Andrea Esperti
04
A Calm & Elegant Utopia
Takashi Kokubo
Music For A Cosmic Garden
08:31
Composers: Takashi Kokubo - Andrea Esperti
05
Gaia's Love Theme
Takashi Kokubo
Music For A Cosmic Garden
12:10
Composers: Takashi Kokubo - Andrea Esperti
06
Valley Of Wind In A Cosmic Garden
Takashi Kokubo
Music For A Cosmic Garden
07:07
Composers: Takashi Kokubo - Andrea Esperti
07
Melting Clocks
Takashi Kokubo
Music For A Cosmic Garden
10:49
Composers: Takashi Kokubo - Andrea Esperti
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Sound Scapes
STUDIO ION
30-07-2021
Sound Scapes
01
Spring Valley
Takashi Kokubo
Sound Scapes
09:19
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
02
Plum and Sakura
Takashi Kokubo
Sound Scapes
08:47
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
03
Fresh Green Walk
Takashi Kokubo
Sound Scapes
07:13
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
04
Milky Way
Takashi Kokubo
Sound Scapes
08:37
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
05
Mountain Stream
Takashi Kokubo
Sound Scapes
07:42
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
06
Aerial Autumn Leaves
Takashi Kokubo
Sound Scapes
06:32
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
07
Autumn Valley
Takashi Kokubo
Sound Scapes
07:34
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
Healing Collection: Quiet Comfort
STUDIO ION
28-09-2007
Healing Collection: Quiet Comfort
01
Dawn of the Forest
Takashi Kokubo
Healing Collection: Quiet Comfort
16:04
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
02
Forest Full of Life
Takashi Kokubo
Healing Collection: Quiet Comfort
05:51
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
03
The Legend of Water
Takashi Kokubo
Healing Collection: Quiet Comfort
06:06
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
04
Breathing Earth II
Takashi Kokubo
Healing Collection: Quiet Comfort
07:04
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
05
Forest Forest of Light
Takashi Kokubo
Healing Collection: Quiet Comfort
07:26
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
06
To Live with Water
Takashi Kokubo
Healing Collection: Quiet Comfort
07:05
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
07
Sound Journey with the Stream
Takashi Kokubo
Healing Collection: Quiet Comfort
06:33
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
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Ear Vacance Malaysia Borneo No Mori
℗ 2004 Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
01-12-2004
Ear Vacance Malaysia Borneo No Mori
01
Yume Utsutsu
Takashi Kokubo
Ear Vacance Malaysia Borneo No Mori
06:53
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
02
Akatsuki Ni Sasowarete
Takashi Kokubo
Ear Vacance Malaysia Borneo No Mori
07:08
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
03
Seimei No Mori
Takashi Kokubo
Ear Vacance Malaysia Borneo No Mori
08:05
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
04
Mitsurin No Solist
Takashi Kokubo
Ear Vacance Malaysia Borneo No Mori
10:04
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
05
Seisei Ruten
Takashi Kokubo
Ear Vacance Malaysia Borneo No Mori
05:54
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
06
Yami Ni Hisomu
Takashi Kokubo
Ear Vacance Malaysia Borneo No Mori
07:35
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
07
Epilogue
Takashi Kokubo
Ear Vacance Malaysia Borneo No Mori
04:32
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
Winds
Takashi KOKUBO
01-07-2001
Winds
01
The Blue Planet Seen Far Away
Takashi Kokubo
Winds
18:01
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
02
Dawn of Tropical Rain Forest
Takashi Kokubo
Winds
06:45
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
03
Breathing Earth I
Takashi Kokubo
Winds
05:55
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
04
Sound Scape of Monet “Forest of Vetheuill”
Takashi Kokubo
Winds
09:26
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
05
Sound Scape of Monet “Giverny, the Water Lilly Pond”
Takashi Kokubo
Winds
08:33
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
06
Breathing Earth II
Takashi Kokubo
Winds
07:04
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
Water
Takashi KOKUBO
01-07-2001
Water
01
Dawn of the Forest
Takashi Kokubo
Water
16:04
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
02
Changes in Nature
Takashi Kokubo
Water
05:45
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
03
Shiny Sand
Takashi Kokubo
Water
08:32
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
04
Sound Scape of Monet: Seine, on the Side of a Spring
Takashi Kokubo
Water
09:11
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
05
Sound Scape of Monet: Seashore of Etretat
Takashi Kokubo
Water
08:46
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
06
To Live with Water
Takashi Kokubo
Water
07:02
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
Jpan / Minami Alps: Tachinoboru Seirei
℗ 2001 Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
19-05-2001
Jpan / Minami Alps: Tachinoboru Seirei
01
Yume Utsutsu
Mineral Sound Orchestra
Jpan / Minami Alps: Tachinoboru Seirei
08:04
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
02
Mezame...
Mineral Sound Orchestra
Jpan / Minami Alps: Tachinoboru Seirei
07:05
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
03
Midori No Asatsuyu
Mineral Sound Orchestra
Jpan / Minami Alps: Tachinoboru Seirei
06:43
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
04
Kiyorakana Mori
Mineral Sound Orchestra
Jpan / Minami Alps: Tachinoboru Seirei
06:11
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
05
Tachinoboru Seirei
Mineral Sound Orchestra
Jpan / Minami Alps: Tachinoboru Seirei
07:25
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
06
Yugure No Shirabe
Mineral Sound Orchestra
Jpan / Minami Alps: Tachinoboru Seirei
06:54
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
07
Epilogue
Mineral Sound Orchestra
Jpan / Minami Alps: Tachinoboru Seirei
05:22
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
Serenity
Takashi KOKUBO
01-09-1999
Serenity
01
Yakushima-Forest Full of Life
Takashi Kokubo
Serenity
05:51
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
02
Dancing Lights
Takashi Kokubo
Serenity
06:33
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
03
Songs for Water
Takashi Kokubo
Serenity
06:02
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
04
Sunlight Streaming Through the Leaves of Trees
Takashi Kokubo
Serenity
06:28
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
05
Whispering Colors
Takashi Kokubo
Serenity
05:33
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
06
Dancing Winds
Takashi Kokubo
Serenity
05:28
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
07
Sweet Winds
Takashi Kokubo
Serenity
04:02
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
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Gaia
Takashi KOKUBO
01-09-1999
Gaia
01
Daydream (Cyber Phonic Introduction)
Takashi Kokubo
Gaia
04:57
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
02
White Ambient ll
Takashi Kokubo
Gaia
04:59
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
03
Landscape of Watermill
Takashi Kokubo
Gaia
03:29
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
04
Acrylic Winds
Takashi Kokubo
Gaia
06:38
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
05
Sanctuary
Takashi Kokubo
Gaia
05:05
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
06
Catalyzer
Takashi Kokubo
Gaia
06:26
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
07
Infinite Sunset
Takashi Kokubo
Gaia
04:33
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
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Forest
Takashi KOKUBO
01-09-1999
Forest
01
Dawn of the Forest
Takashi Kokubo
Forest
03:00
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
02
Morning Haze
Takashi Kokubo
Forest
05:02
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
03
Soft Breeze
Takashi Kokubo
Forest
05:36
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
04
Sunlight Streaming Through the Leaves of Trees
Takashi Kokubo
Forest
04:43
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
05
Forest of Light
Takashi Kokubo
Forest
07:22
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
06
Shade of a Tree
Takashi Kokubo
Forest
06:22
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
07
Cooling Down in the Sun Set
Takashi Kokubo
Forest
04:57
Writer: Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Takashi Kokubo
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Taikyou No Tame No Mineral Music Totsuki Toka 1: Shizen No Yuragi
℗ 1995 Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
19-08-1995
Taikyou No Tame No Mineral Music Totsuki Toka 1: Shizen No Yuragi
01
Provence No Mori
Takashi Kokubo
Taikyou No Tame No Mineral Music Totsuki Toka 1: Shizen No Yuragi
08:09
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
02
Shiosai: Fiji Nite
Takashi Kokubo
Taikyou No Tame No Mineral Music Totsuki Toka 1: Shizen No Yuragi
07:27
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
03
Haru, Tori No Uta: Minani Alps Nite
Takashi Kokubo
Taikyou No Tame No Mineral Music Totsuki Toka 1: Shizen No Yuragi
08:05
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
04
Andalucia No Sougen
Takashi Kokubo
Taikyou No Tame No Mineral Music Totsuki Toka 1: Shizen No Yuragi
07:44
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
05
Seseragi: Loire No Kojou Nite
Takashi Kokubo
Taikyou No Tame No Mineral Music Totsuki Toka 1: Shizen No Yuragi
07:15
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
06
Yugure: Montego Bay Nite
Takashi Kokubo
Taikyou No Tame No Mineral Music Totsuki Toka 1: Shizen No Yuragi
08:04
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
07
Kaeru No Gasshou: Bali-Tou Nite
Takashi Kokubo
Taikyou No Tame No Mineral Music Totsuki Toka 1: Shizen No Yuragi
06:47
Composers: Takashi Kokubo
Taikyou No Tame No Mineral Music Totsuki Toka 3: Karoyaka Na Yuragi
℗ 1995 Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
19-08-1995
Taikyou No Tame No Mineral Music Totsuki Toka 3: Karoyaka Na Yuragi
01
Je Te Veux
Takashi Kokubo
Taikyou No Tame No Mineral Music Totsuki Toka 3: Karoyaka Na Yuragi
07:22
Composers: Erik alfredi Le Satie
02
Humoresky Ges Dur Op. 101: No. 7 in G-Flat Major
Takashi Kokubo
Taikyou No Tame No Mineral Music Totsuki Toka 3: Karoyaka Na Yuragi
06:59
Composers: Antonín Dvořák
03
The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Marche / Dance Des Mirlitous / Valse Des Fleurs
Takashi Kokubo
Taikyou No Tame No Mineral Music Totsuki Toka 3: Karoyaka Na Yuragi
05:52
Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
04
Serenata No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"
Takashi Kokubo
Taikyou No Tame No Mineral Music Totsuki Toka 3: Karoyaka Na Yuragi
07:21
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
05
Concerto Op. 8: No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "La primavera" 1,3
Takashi Kokubo
Taikyou No Tame No Mineral Music Totsuki Toka 3: Karoyaka Na Yuragi
07:24
Composers: Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
06
Reverie
Takashi Kokubo
Taikyou No Tame No Mineral Music Totsuki Toka 3: Karoyaka Na Yuragi
10:26
Composers: Claude Achille Debussy
07
Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunt
Takashi Kokubo
Taikyou No Tame No Mineral Music Totsuki Toka 3: Karoyaka Na Yuragi
07:06
Composers: Maurice Ravel
Get at the Wave 2023 Remaster Edition (Remastered)
Studio ION
01-01-1987
Get at the Wave 2023 Remaster Edition (Remastered)
01
A Dream Sails out to Sea Scene 1 :Symphony of Glory and Wind (Remastered)
Takashi Kokubo
Get at the Wave 2023 Remaster Edition (Remastered)
09:57
Writer: Takashi Kokubo
02
A Dream Sails out to Sea Scene 2 :Underwater Dreaming (Remastered)
Takashi Kokubo
Get at the Wave 2023 Remaster Edition (Remastered)
09:40
Writer: Takashi Kokubo
03
A Dream Sails out to Sea Scene 3​:​Breath of Blue Water (Remastered)
Takashi Kokubo
Get at the Wave 2023 Remaster Edition (Remastered)
09:09
Writer: Takashi Kokubo
04
Ocean Breeze (Remastered)
Takashi Kokubo
Get at the Wave 2023 Remaster Edition (Remastered)
16:03
Writer: Takashi Kokubo
05
Highland Whispers (Remastered)
Takashi Kokubo
Get at the Wave 2023 Remaster Edition (Remastered)
14:51
Writer: Takashi Kokubo
EPs
Thousand Bells
℗ 2023 Constellation Tatsu
26-09-2023
Thousand Bells
01
Thousand Bells, Pt. 1
Yui Onodera
Thousand Bells
03:50
Writer: Yui Onodera - Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Yui Onodera - Takashi Kokubo
02
Thousand Bells, Pt. 2
Yui Onodera
Thousand Bells
03:08
Writer: Yui Onodera - Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Yui Onodera - Takashi Kokubo
03
Thousand Bells, Pt. 3
Yui Onodera
Thousand Bells
01:17
Writer: Yui Onodera - Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Yui Onodera - Takashi Kokubo
04
Thousand Bells, Pt. 4
Yui Onodera
Thousand Bells
05:27
Writer: Yui Onodera - Takashi Kokubo / Composers: Yui Onodera - Takashi Kokubo