Clive Tanaka is probably one of the most talented - and certainly one of the most mysterious - electronic musicians around. By day, this former hikikomori (“recluse”) from Hokkaido, Japan owns and operates the manufacturing conglomerate Tanaka Heavy Industries, LTD. In his free time, however, he makes intricate, immaculately arranged electronic music. His impressive debut album, Jet Set Siempre 1° , was one of 20112s finest releases. A striking feature of Tanaka's music is how evocative it manages to be without relying heavily on vocals. "TV Dream," a recent [...]

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TV DREAM ft. Clive Tanaka ◘ ᘐᖇ〇ᕰᘉᗪᓰᔕᒪᗩ Ⅴᗩ from The Great Nordic Sword Fights on Vimeo . Enjoying this latest vid from LA beatmaker Groundislava , which hones in on a particular technological ground-zero moment with its over-saturated footage of CD-ROM manufacturing. The aptly named "TV Dream" is spectral and woozy in its understated way, repurposing a synth-heavy richness towards a bright-eyed temporally-ambiguous utopia. Stream the TV Dream EP here .
Groundislava - TV Dream (feat. Clive Tanaka ) Here’s the brand new video for the title track of Groundislava’s new EP TV Dream . Watch this weird CG robot computer man twists and warps like some foreign tour guide to the worlds weirdest manufacturing plant s. But at least we have a soundtrack as smooth as this. Directed by The Great Nordic Sword Fights . And don’t forget, Groundislava is playing at the Art House Live & Smoke [...]
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Check out the title track from the latest Groundislava EP, which features Clive Tanaka. That's the 3 minutes and 55 seconds of summer. Love it. Get the whole EP here for $5. ( thnks GvB )

Groundislava 's much-anticipated TV Dream EP is out now on the eclectic Friends of Friends imprint and, as per usual, the album comes equipped with some bonus treats as well. Earlier today, Jasper Patterson premiered the video for the title track as well as a remix, courtesy of FoF affiliate Tomas Barfod . Patterson commissioned The Great Nordic Sword Fights , a multimedia story-telling duo, to bring his sound to image and we suspect that the result is more than he could have hoped for. [...]
Here's the video for Groundislava 's wistful Clive Tanaka -assisted nostalgia trip " TV Dream ." Visual vibes absolutely nailed by The Great Nordic Sword Fights . Groundislava's label Friends of Friends also sent over Tomas Barfod 's extended take on "TV Dream," so check that below. The TV Dream EP is out now on FOF .