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Synopsis

The world has Warp and Squarepusher… Here in Japan, we have Revirth and Numb!!!

Revirth, the label that supported the golden age of the domestic breakbeat/electronic music scene, was born in 1997. Although forced to suspend operations in 2006 due to various circumstances, it relaunched in 2011 with the reissue of three masterpiece titles. And now, the man synonymous with Revirth has finally completed his long-awaited new work, his first in six years since "Kuu" released in 2006. A one-of-a-kind, overwhelming sound, polyrhythmic development, depth, and a dangerous undercurrent lurking beneath the stoic sound. The aggressive sound, more entirely covered in electronic sounds than ever before, is, without exaggeration, a landmark work of electronic music that will resonate worldwide.

About the Artist

【Numb】 Graduated from the New York Institute of Audio Research, Engineering Department. He began his career as a manipulator for the hip-hop group "Buddah Brand." In 1995, he co-founded "Karma Musik" with musician/DJ "Calm" and started his artistic career under the name Numb. After releasing several singles, he launched the label "Revirth" in 1997. To date, Revirth has released 20 CDs and 34 vinyl records, including Numb's own works. After a hiatus since 2006, he made a comeback in 2010 with the release of reissues of his past works. In 2011, he released Sokif, an artist with a classical background. Since the late 1990s, he has also been active in many performances using electronic devices such as synthesizers and controllers, as well as laptops. In the past, he has performed at festivals such as "Fuji Rock Festival" and "Metamorphose," as well as overseas at "Batofar" in Paris, "Sonic Light" in Amsterdam, and the "Future Sound Of Jazz Festival" and "Roskilde Festival" in Denmark. He is also active in collaborations with other musicians, participating in "Tokyo Zawinul Bach," a group formed by Naruyoshi Kikuchi and Masayasu Tsuboguchi; "Draco," a unit with tabla player Masaki Yoshimi and sitar player Kenji Inoue; "numbxichiro," a session with former Yura Yura Teikoku drummer Ichiro Shibata; and handling the dub parts for the dub band "DRY & HEAVY," which miraculously reunited this year.