Midori Takada (Japanese: 高田みどり) (born December 21, 1951 [1]) is a Japanese composer and percussionist. She has been described as a pioneer of ambient and minimalist music. [2] [3]

Midori Takada is a Japanese composer and percussionist whose output over the past 40 years weaves through solo, group and theatrical practices.

Nov 9, 2021 · Midori Takada’s life changed drastically following the 2017 reissue of her album Through The Looking Glass. The Tokyo-based composer’s once obscure 1983 solo work saw new appreciation after being released by labels Palto Flats and WRWTFWW, resulting in praise for a lost masterpiece and opportunities for the 68-year-old artist to perform abroad.

Mar 20, 2019 · Highly-anticipated reissue of Japanese percussionist Midori Takada's sought after and timeless ambient / minimal album "Through The Looking Glass", originally released in 1983 by RCA Japan.

Apr 3, 2017 · Midori Takada’s Through The Looking Glass almost vanished when released in 1983, but thanks to a quirk of the video streaming platform, it’s been hailed as an ambient masterpiece

May 22, 2023 · Midori Takada’s Through the Looking Glass, which marks its 40th anniversary this year, made little impression on music audiences of its day, but this deeply personal piece of self-produced audio art is now regarded as an essential artifact of Japanese ambient minimalism.

Aug 30, 2018 · Through The Looking Glass is Midori Takada’s masterpiece, and main entry point for the legion of new listeners beguiled by the post-impressionist surrealism of the cover, the music’s transcendent quality, and a sympathetic quirk of the YouTube algorithm.

Mar 13, 2017 · Palto Flats & WRWTFWW Records are excited to announce the forthcoming highly-anticipated reissue of Japanese percussionist Midori Takada's sought after and timeless ambient / minimal album "Through The Looking Glass", originally released in 1983 by RCA Japan.

Sep 17, 2023 · Forty years ago, Takada – the Tokyo-born composer and percussionist – released an album titled Through the Looking Glass, inspired by Alice in Wonderland. Only 2,000 vinyl copies of the...

Apr 12, 2017 · The Japanese percussionist and composer Midori Takada is a totemic figure in avant-garde music, with a 40-year career spanning solo, collaborative and theatre work. Despite this, her...