Songpot · Amsterdam Dance Event 2026
Nory Kimijima
Tokyo bassist-producer with electronic and rock roots
Based in Tokyo, Japan · Plays most in Tokyo
His work sits in the electronic-to-live crossover: detailed programming, broken rhythms, and a bassist’s sense of low-end movement. The recent Surface release leans into electronically built pieces with a polished, atmospheric feel; the ADE bill suggests a set that can drift from listening-mode textures into a clubier pulse.
More about Nory Kimijima
RA lists him as a Tokyo-based bassist and music producer, and his biography says he started on guitar in 2002, switched to bass in 2004, then travelled through Australia, Toronto, and New York playing busks and sessions. He sits in Tokyo’s loose techno-jazz / hybrid live-electronic circuit alongside names like Tonbo, SIGNAL (JP), aixx, Mattia Prete, and REO MATSUMOTO.
A story
He started as a guitarist in 2002, switched to bass in 2004, then spent 2012 travelling and busking in Australia, Toronto, and New York. In their own words
Playing
- 2026-10-23 19:00 · GoodFellas TOKYO/AMSTERDAM · Toekomstmuziek
Labels
Start here
- Surface (2026) · medium
Latest release; electronic pieces with clear melodic shapes. - Substance (2021)
Good earlier snapshot of his solo approach. - SEQUENCE (2019)
Shows the longer-form side of the project.
For fans of
Hiroshi Watanabe, Mattia Prete, Tonbo, SIGNAL (JP)Official links
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