Ametsub is making music based in Tokyo.
He is also a backpacker who loves polar exploration, Icyland / Arctic Circle.
Last year, he played at Sonar Reykjavik / Iceland, it was chosen as one of best moments of second days. And he played at Taicoclub Festival in japan. Line-up with Boredoms, Nosaj Thing, Autechre etc. Also he played at Priceless Festival / Gray Area in San Francisco.
In 2016 Spring, Ametsub released "Sky Droppin' EP" from Blueberry Recordings run by Falty DL (Ninja Tune).
And he joined UK’s electronic label Serein’s 10th anniversary compilation.
He played live at L.E.V. Festival 10th Anniversary 2016 in Spain again.
New EP "Mbira Lights 1 EP" which is featuring his new musical instrument Array Mbira (custom made) will be released in July 2017. With the momentum of his recent EU tour featuring shows in Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels and London, Ametsub has always separated himself from the trend, and he’s going to prove his unique vision once again with this concept EP. It’s completed with 2 superb remixes from Seefeel (Warp Records) and Austin Cesear (Opal Tapes, Proibito).
The album “The Nothings of The North” continues to grow acclaim in the undercurrent of the alternative electronic music scene. It was chosen as Best Disk in 2009 of Ryuichi Sakamoto and built a firm unique position in the scene. Last year, he was suggested from Ryuichi Sakamoto, and they did improvisation session with the installation of fog at Noda-shrine. Yello's Boris Blank also picked up Ametsub album on his "10 Favorite Electronic Records" in FACT Magazine.
In SonarSound Tokyo and HanoiSoundStuff Festival Vietnam, he played show with Daito Manabe.
In Japan he has supported for oversea artist’s in japan. Such as Plaid, Actress, Tim Hecker, Floating Points, Bonobo, Loscil, Matmos etc.
And he has remixed Awake of Tycho (Ghostly).
He performs activity also outside Japan across a border. He played at Caffe Laugavegur 22 Reykjavik in Iceland. He appeared on lot of big festival of the world. L.E.V. Festival 2011 (Spain), FLUSSI Festival (Italy) with Ryoichi Kurokawa/Raime, STROM Festival (Denmark) with Sherwood&Pinch/Ital Tek, Mind Camp Festival (Netherlands) with Kettel/Arovane, MiRA Festival (Spain) with Actress/Lone. The tour in Ukraine also HanoiSoundStuff Festival (Vietnam) with Daito Mababe.
His newest Album “All is Silence” was released in 2012. It also has gotten massive response in world. A succession of feeling of floating drifting melodies that seems to remind an endless trip. The sound-scape like a spectacular nature, the solemn horizon of landscape, the silence of the evening, fluttering reminiscence in the old tape, the sound of reverb from snow landscape.
His enormous individuality and wide strong soundscape widen a fan all over the world.
