Kazuki Tomokawa

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Kazuki Tomokawa

Background information
Also known as	Tenji Nozoki
Born	February 16, 1950 (1950-02-16) (age 58)
Origin	Japan

Born Tenji Nozoki (February 16, 1950), Kazuki Tomokawa is the stage name of a prolific Japanese poet musician, active in the Japanese music scene since the early seventies. He is often described as a "screaming philosopher" due to his idiosyncratic singing style. His music has been used in the films of cult directors Takashi Miike and Koji Wakamatsu, and he also appears in person in Miike's Izo (2004).

[edit] Discography

Yatto Ichi Mai Me (English title: Finally First Album), 1975
Nikusei (English title: Human Voice), 1976
Senbazuru Wo Kuchini Kuwaeta Hibi, 1977
Ore no Uchi de Nariymanai Uta (English title: Poems That Won't Stop Crying From With Me), 1978
Inu - Tomokawa Kazuki Akita Konsaato Raibu (English title: Dog - Akita Concert Live), 1979
Sakura No Kuni No Chiru Naka O' (English title: Within the Country of Falling Cherry Blossoms), 1980
Umi shizuka, koe wa yami (English title: Sea Is Silent, Voice/Soul Is Suffering), 1981
Muzan No Bi (English title: Beauty Without Mercy), 1986
Hanabana no kashitsu (English title: Fault of Flowers), 1993
Live Manda-La Special, 1994
Maboroshi to asobu (English title: Playing with Phantoms), 1994
Hitori Bon-Odori (English title: Dance A Bonodori Alone), 1995
GO-EN: Live In Nihon Seinenkan, concert with Kan Mikami 1995
Shibuya Apia Document, 1995 (Live)
Zeiniku No Asa (English title: Fat in The Morning Light, 1996
Hoshi no Process (English title: The Process of Stars), 1998 (Compilation)
Yume Wa Hibi Genki Ni Shinde Yuku (English title: Dreams Die Blithefully Day By Day, 1998
Sora no Sakana (English title: Sky Fish), 1999
Akai Polyan (English title: Red Polyanthus), 2000
Elise no me (English title: The Eyes of Elise, 2001
Kenshin no Ichigeki (English title: A Blow By Kenshin), 2002
Box, 2003, a boxset of Tomokawa's previous albums, including 3 bonus CDs of unreleased material (a compilation of his three first albums, Works of Chuya Nakahara and Satoru).
Pistol - Shibuya Apia Live 2003 DVD, 2004
Itsuka toku mite ta, 2004 (Compilation with re-recorded and unreleased songs, including "Pistol", from Izo)
Golden Best, 2004
Satoru, 2005
Live 2005 Osaka Banana Hall, 2005
Nakahara Chuya Sakuhinnshu (English title: Works of Chuya Nakahara), 2006 (including the same tracks as on Ore no Uchide Nariymanai Uta, but with rearranged music)
Blue Water, Red Water, 2008