Goth-Trad Explained

Goth-Trad
Birth Name:	Takeaki Maruyama
Genre:	Dubstep
Occupation:	Producer, DJ
Label:	Deep Medi, Body Electric Records, Popgroup Recordings
Website:	Official Website

Takeaki Maruyama, better known by his stage name Goth-Trad, is a Japanese dubstep musician.^[1] He began composing dubstep in 2005 after being inspired by Wiley's "Morgue".^[2] As of 2022, he has released 6 studio albums. His last album New Epoch was released on Mala's Deep Medi label.^[3] Goth-Trad also runs an underground music night in Shibuya, Tokyo, called "Back To Chill".^{[4] [5] [6]} He has also experimented with other genres and styles in more recent years.^{[7] [8]}

Discography

• 2003 - GOTH-TRAD I
• 2005 - The Inverted Perspective
• 2005 - Mad Raver's Dance Floor
• 2012 - New Epoch
• 2016 - PSIONICS
• 2021 - SURVIVAL RESEARCH

External links

• Official Website
• Official Discography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Goth-Trad - Two Face . Ryce . Andrew . Resident Advisor . 6 January 2011 . 5 April 2012.
2. Web site: Goth-Trad Interview . McBride . Blair . Kmag . 9 February 2010 . 5 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407113637/http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/goth-trad-interview.html . 7 April 2014.
3. Web site: Goth Trad - New Epoch . Fintoni . Laurent . FACT . 18 March 2012 . 5 April 2012.
4. Web site: Goth-Trad: the interview . Hadfield . James . Time Out Japan . 26 January 2012 . 5 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318194725/http://www.timeout.jp/en/tokyo/feature/5376/Goth-Trad-the-interview . 18 March 2012.
5. Web site: Japan's dubstep forges own path . McBride . Blair . The Japan Times . 19 March 2010 . 5 April 2012.
6. Web site: Goth-Trad reveals new album, Psionics. Ryce. Andrew. 10 June 2016.
7. Web site: Goth-Trad on finding his sound, and life after dubstep. 2021-02-19. www.ableton.com. en.
8. Web site: Goth-Trad hatches postdisaster pop. Jansson. Arni. 2012. The Japan Times.