Rei Harakami
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Biography

Rei Harakami released his debut EP, titled ''Rei Harakami EP'', in 1997. His first studio album, ''Unrest'', was released in 1998. It was followed by ''Opa*q'' (1999), ''Red Curb'' (2001), and ''Lust'' (2005). He died of a brain hemorrhage on 27 July 2011.


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)


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harakami, Rei 1970 births 2011 deaths Japanese electronic musicians Musicians from Hiroshima Prefecture 20th-century Japanese musicians Kyoto University of the Arts alumni People with lower case names and pseudonyms