Foodman
Foodman is the Westernized recording alias of Japanese experimental electronic producer Takahide Higuchi, who is known in his native country as Shokuhin Maturi ("Food Festival"). Based in Yokohama, his music often resembles a deconstructed take on Chicago's juke/footwork sound, further mutating its frenetic bass and off-kilter, rapid-fire samples. His tracks feature very unconventional rhythms and occasional bursts of noise. His usage of sterile, MIDI-like electronic instruments and sporadic elements of J-pop have drawn comparisons to vaporwave as well as the PC Music label. Following several cassette and digital releases throughout the 2010s, Foodman made his vinyl debut with the well-received Ez Minzoku in 2016. Foodman first made an impact in 2012, when his tracks circulated throughout the international juke underground, and Orange Milk Records issued his debut cassette, Shokuhin. Soon after, additional tapes appeared on Noumenal Loom, Digitalis, and Patient Sounds Intl., as well as several online releases, including a split EP with SELA. In 2015, Japanese label Melting Bot released Couldwork, a short compilation including tracks from some of Foodman's digital releases. In 2016, Orange Milk issued Foodman's vinyl debut full-length, Ez Minzoku, which included a vocal cameo from Bo Ningen vocalist Taigen Kawabe. Two years later, Foodman's Pokopoko EP appeared on Container's Plastic Bags imprint. This was followed by the full-length Aru Otoko No Densetsu on Sun Araw's Sun Ark label, and the Moriyama EP on the normally reissue-heavy Palto Flats. ODOODO appeared on Mad Decent in 2019.
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Discografia
20 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Moriyama
Experimental - Lançado por Palto Flats em 30 de nov. de 2018
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Yasuragi Land
Electronic - Lançado por Hyperdub em 9 de jul. de 2021
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Uchigawa Tankentai EP
Electronic - Lançado por Hyperdub em 10 de nov. de 2023
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Sorry I Lost My Glasses In The Public Bathhouse
Dance - Lançado por Hyperdub em 4 de nov. de 2025
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Michi No Eki
Electronic - Lançado por Hyperdub em 24 de jun. de 2021
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Hoshikuzu Tenboudai
Electronic - Lançado por Hyperdub em 15 de abr. de 2021
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Pichi Pichi
Electronic - Lançado por Hyperdub em 3 de out. de 2023
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Elephant (Foodman Remix)
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por SSWB - BAYON PRODUCTION em 23 de mai. de 2020
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Couldwork
Electronic - Lançado por Orange Milk em 27 de mar. de 2015
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Hakimakuri Olympic
Electronic - Lançado por Will Records em 3 de dez. de 2021
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Ez Minzoku
Dance - Lançado por Orange Milk em 13 de mai. de 2016
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Dokutsu
Electronic - Lançado por Highball Records em 6 de mar. de 2020
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Zundoko
House - Lançado por Unknown To The Unknown em 17 de out. de 2025
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Nothing Isn't Very Cool (foodman Remix)
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Sooper Records em 16 de fev. de 2022
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Shokuhin
Electronic - Lançado por Orange Milk em 12 de set. de 2012
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DRUM DESU
Pop - Lançado por Four Finger Distro em 9 de mai. de 2014
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Kazunoko
Electronic - Lançado por Highball Records em 18 de fev. de 2020
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Nameraka EP
House - Lançado por Unknown To The Unknown em 14 de nov. de 2025
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Urouro
Techno - Lançado por Unknown To The Unknown em 31 de out. de 2025
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