Rei Harakami Explained

Rei Harakami
Background:	non_performing_personnel
Native Name:	レイ・ハラカミ
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Name:	原神玲
Birth Date:	10 December 1970
Birth Place:	Hiroshima, Japan
Origin:	Kyoto, Japan
Genre:	Electronic Ambient
Occupation:	Record producer
Years Active:	1995–2011
Label:	Sublime Records

^[1] ^[2] was a Japanese record producer from Hiroshima.^[3] He was based in Kyoto.^[4] He was one half of the duo Yanokami along with Akiko Yano.^[5]

Biography

Rei Harakami released his debut EP, titled Rei Harakami EP, in 1997.^[6] His first studio album, Unrest, was released in 1998.^[7] It was followed by Opa*q (1999), Red Curb (2001), and Lust (2005).^[7]

He died of a brain hemorrhage on 27 July 2011.^[6]

Discography

Studio albums

Unrest (1998)
Opa*q (1999)
Red Curb (2001)
Lust (2005)
Wasuremono (2006)
The World of Kawagoe Rendezvous (2011)

Compilation albums

Wide world (1990–1991)
Small world: rei harakami selected works 1991–1993 (1991–1993)
Trace of Red Curb (2001)
Colors of the Dark (2006)
Asage: Selected Re-Mix & Re-Arrangement Works 1 (2009)
Yūge: Selected Re-Mix & Re-Arrangement Works 2 (2009)

Soundtrack albums

Tennen Kokekkō (2007)

EPs

Rei Harakami EP (1997)
November EP (1998)
Blind / Swap EP (2000)
Joy for Joy EP (2005)
Evaporater EP (2006)

Singles

"Red Curb Again" (2001)

Notes and References

Web site: レイ・ハラカミ誕生日会にU-zhaan、イルリメ、大野松雄ら. Natalie. ja. 10 November 2011. 31 January 2020.
Web site: 音楽家のレイ・ハラカミさんが脳出血で死去. Oricon News. ja. 28 July 2011. 31 January 2020.
Web site: 広島から福島思う場に横川シネマ音楽イベント. Hiroshima Peace Media Center. ja. 9 August 2012. 31 January 2020.
Web site: レイ・ハラカミ41歳の"お誕生会" 「広い世界」が京都METROにて開催. Pia. ja. 21 November 2011. 31 January 2020.
Web site: 矢野顕子&ハラカミ、yanokamiラストアルバム2作同時発売. Natalie. ja. 8 November 2011. 31 January 2020.
Web site: rei harakamiが急逝. Natalie. ja. 28 July 2011. 31 January 2020.
Web site: Rei Harakamiの時代. Red Bull Music Academy. ja. 5 February 2016. 31 January 2020.