Susumu Mukai (born c.1974, Osaka, Japan),Colley, Claire (2003) "Zongamin Zongamin ", musicOMH, retrieved 2010-06-25 better known as Zongamin, is a UK-based Japanese-born musician and producer.
Biography Mukai was born in Japan and moved to East Anglia at the age of eleven.Walton, Matt (2003) "Zongamin ", BBC, 28 March 2003, retrieved 2010-06-25 He attended Summerhill School where he started playing bass guitar and other instruments. He went on to study at the Royal College of Art, and was signed to Mike Silver's Flesh Records label.
Mukai explained his stage name: "When I started this imaginary band I wanted to name it with a new word."
Zongamin live band was formed in 2000. Past and current members : Nathalie Fowler. Mao Yamada. Leon Harris. Leo Taylor. Will Sweeney. Robert Green.
His self-titled debut album was released in 2003 by XL Recordings, and met with a positive critical response; Allmusic gave it a three-star rating, commenting on the "wealth of ideas" and an "endearing 'anything goes' playfulness" on the album. Pitchfork Media gave it 7.3/10,Bryant, Andrew (2003) "Zongamin Zongamin", Pitchfork Media, 28 May 2003, retrieved 2010-06-25 Gigwise.com also gave the album an enthusiastic review, calling it "a lo-tech electro-fuzz monster".Bruzon, Tim (2003) "Zongamin 'Zongamin'", Gigwise.com, 24 September 2003, retrieved 2010-06-25
He has also acted as a remixer for Air,"Air Remixed by Zongamin", aversion.com, 12 March 2004, retrieved 2010-06-25 Playgroup, Graffiti, John Cale, Mickey Moonlight, Headman, Sandro Perri, Alexis Taylor and Seelenluft.Kellman, Andy "[ Zongamin Biography]", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-06-25
Since 2015, he has been a member of Vanishing Twin.Vanishing Twin
Mukai is currently also a member of Becker & Mukai, Off World, Stalactite and School Of Hypnosis.
Musical style His music has been described as "incorporating left-field disco, funk, hip-hop, and house, along with good old sloppy garage rock and spaghetti Western soundtracks",Kellman, Andy "[ Zongamin Review]", Allmusic, Retrieved 25 June 2010 and "post punk, somewhat cheesy funkdom interspersed with droning catchy dance hooks". Gigwise.com described his debut album as "a schizophrenic shot of spaghetti western mayhem, angular foot-stamping menace, and made-in-the-kitchen-sink funk".
Discography Albums
"O!" (Vinyl EP; 12"; total 4 tracks). Multi Culti. 2018.
Singles "Serious Trouble" (2000), Flesh "Tunnel Music" (2001), Flesh "Spiral" (2002), XL "Serious Trouble" (2003), XL "Hotel 17" (2004), Kitsuné "Bongo Song" (2005), Ed Banger
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