He's a legend, period. And not just as a DJ! His productions were SO ahead of its time. I remember watching and listening to his masterpiece "extra" in 1995 on MTV as a kid - it just blew my mind.
A lot of people are completely unaware of the absolutely wonderful japanese techno scene from the late 80s to early/mid 90s and all the amazing acts to come from it. Glad to see this set here, makes me want to go through my cd collection right now and listen to an old interferon, mind design, or from time to time cd! (ps if you like Ishii's set, his productions are just as good)
Exactly my thoughts.. I remember when Jeff Mills and Dave Clark used to tour Japan almost every other month. Back IN the 90's the Japanese used to be massive techno heads... I've only partied once in Japan but I still remember the fluorescent green lol that almost everyone was wearing..
goemon4 raginraven31 Exactly my thoughts too :D Sadly, I assume (I might be wrong too), many modern Techno fans won't know much about Ken Ishii as he is not covered/mentioned/promoted in the media as much as other artists. I was going through some old Ken Ishii stuff & came across this & am pleasantly surprised :)
ifordefouw No dramas mate, I am now an accountant and my life is boring. But I'm grateful for having been involved in techno's budding years so to speak. Never too late to get into good music. As I've gotten older my techno taste has changed, I dont listen to the upbeat stuff anymore. Artists like Rodhad are slightly more appealing!
***** I could write up a whole history of the scene in japan, but it is kind of a chore. Just remember, japan had its own Kraftwerks and Jean michel jarres (YMO and Isao Tomita) along with a huge synth scene in the 70s. But when techno came in japan, so did (acid) house and trance in a very big way. It was a very experimental scene, lots of influences (from early prog rock, to early synth experiments in italy/US to the KLF to Telex) and a lot of unique sounds. A lot of which wound up shaping the sound of the amazing video game music in the 90s as well. (Its hard to ignore the strong rotterdam and detroit techno influence in the Namco sound team, not to mention a lot of the techno artists wound up employed by sega and konami) That's where Ishii came from, the amazing label Sublime was home to a lot of amazing artists back then and all his early works as Flare. Same with people like Marin (Yoshinori Sunahara) who were starting early techno labels IE Trigger (which became the hugely influential Transonic Records which closed in 2004 and rebirthed in 2007 as ExT Recordings which is still ongoing). Marin ofc gave Trigger away to a young Kazunao Nagata/Organization when Denki Groove formed which is one group which really brought a lot of new sounds to japan. But as did a lot of people, guys like Hiroshi Watanabe/Quadra, DJ Wada/Co-Fu, CMJK/Jun Kitamura (Ex denki groove), the brains behind Denki Groove (as well as techno pioneer) Takkyu Ishino, Fumiya Tanaka, the japanese invasion of Tresor led by DJ Shufflemaster and Chester Beatty (amongst others), Ken Inaoka/Drawing Future Life, groups like Mind Design releasing on Detroit labels in the early 90s, I mean I could sit here and name names all day but I gotta mention Ishino as I feel he gained a lot more popularity in the west than Ishii did. His albums are just phenomenal and I think he still headlines major techno festivals in Germany all the time. Granted, the japanese side of things was never a pure techno scene, I don't think it wanted to be confined to one sound, so everyone went off and made their own. It gave rise to completely different musicians though, like Ishii, which I kinda feel sad never got the recognition they deserved. Though I blame the language barrier, others have said sometimes the scene is too out there. But idk, it is all pretty awesome. The late 80s/90s electronic scene in japan is one I pretty much spent my life admiring, if you want to follow suit and start from the earlier techno/house/trance roots check out Transonic Records, Frogman Records, Syzygy Records, Sublime and you should find a lot of good starting points. There is a whole world of sound in the east, it mirrors the west in quality and in quantity (with very little bad).
this is next level shit. and people who are saying berghain plays this sunday morning -- i've been and they don't play this. this is absolutely hands down the best futuristic sounding techno i have ever come across.
I remember seeing him as the headliner at a party in Chicago in 1997 or 1998. It was a crazy night in the best way possible. Thanks for providing the soundtrack to one of my treasured memories Ken, it is greatly appreciated.
let's not forget the 3 vinyls. plus the 5 cdj's I think it's about right. aahahha I've seen less known dj's doing more with just one vinyl. nevertheless, i appreciate this dj set. but it makes laugh. laugh a lot lololol
Cyborgs? Only the plebs. Basically the one's without one iota of ability to think freely. The hamburguer-chomping, instagram-scrolling, loud, dumb masses.
Had the pleasure to see this hero perform in a little basement club called "Perron" in Rotterdam near the central station for just a few bucks. I was so hyped and delighted, his set was amazing. Alot of skills and energy once he took over from another dj.
I found Ken Ishii from one of the comments in richie hawtin boiler room videos. I'm so glad I found him. Actually, not just glad but very very happy. This music is awesome.
WTF? Why mention Steve Aoki? Because they are both Japanese? What the fuck do these two have in common otherwise? Nothing. Totally different styles of music.
i like how boiler room is chaining there djs together in these vids, makes it easier to seamlessly move from one bomb ass set to the next keep it up friends
I remember when i was in high school he did a remix on a Schwein album.... i haven't heard from him since... but i remember that remix was fucking awesome.
I bet most folks doesn't realize who was playing there... I would freak out if I got the opportunity to see this guy live. But my time is quite limited due to my kids. He just love his style.
I hope he is still djing, creating music, and doing well. I miss him in the west! From Ca, USA, Peace and God Bless You! And may Buddha keep you in the present moment! J H Lindsey
I was busy working away and youtube just decided I needed to hear this next - pretty happy about it! Reminds me of Frankie Bones - Army of One. Good stuff!!
Toujours aussi génial que la première fois que je l'ai vu à I Love Techno à Gand en 98 ou 99....Folie pure pour tout le monde à ce moment-là....Souvenir si bon!
A Legend in what he is doing. I listen to his Work since 1996. Victims of House by Nathalie de Borah, Remember???Definitly in one Class with Sven Väth, Carl Cox...Techno at its finest.
This mix is great. Only problem is there's quite a nasty scratchy sound throughout this mix, especially after the 2nd half. Sounds like some digital distortion of some kind.
simon burgin The main vol is too high and it is clipping the input max on the stream. They put up the recording with vol straight from the stream as opposed to from the mixer (with a mic attached set to low so you hear the crowd). The music quality suffers a bit but you get to hear the crowd and, unfortunately it is quite easy to clip the stream without realising.
Well it was originally a Dreamcast game, it still plays better there, and Ken only did 2 tracks for the soundtrack - they're pretty cool ofcourse. Also did tracks for Lumines on PSP, and japanese playstation game LSD. And IIRC also made tracks for Ghost in The Shell both anime and video game
Never heard of him until the Switch presentation. Looked at my Rez OST that I've had for years and realized his name has followed me around for over a decade. Now I'm here.
Thanks Japan for Roland, Akai, Korg, Technics, Pioneer, KEN ISHII amo
YumYum Noodles ^^D
My 1210 Mk2's, my Kork Electribe And my Mitsubishi Evo 8 Xxxxxx Big up Japan, Bushido, RESPECT
Oh, nearly forgot, and my silk Kimono
Sony, Yamaha....
Don’t forget Satoshi Tomie
Ken Ishii is among the oldskool techno masters (R&S records 1992). Extremely talented and a fine list of productions and mixes.
He's a legend, period.
And not just as a DJ!
His productions were SO ahead of its time.
I remember watching and listening to his masterpiece "extra" in 1995 on MTV as a kid - it just blew my mind.
Yes I remember his amazing "extra" video on MTV's amp back in 97 when I was 15. He is a legend!
Talking about albums ahead of their time, I got to know Ken by his album Daybreak Sunrise, what a god, that album is insane!
A lot of people are completely unaware of the absolutely wonderful japanese techno scene from the late 80s to early/mid 90s and all the amazing acts to come from it.
Glad to see this set here, makes me want to go through my cd collection right now and listen to an old interferon, mind design, or from time to time cd!
(ps if you like Ishii's set, his productions are just as good)
Exactly my thoughts.. I remember when Jeff Mills and Dave Clark used to tour Japan almost every other month. Back IN the 90's the Japanese used to be massive techno heads...
I've only partied once in Japan but I still remember the fluorescent green lol that almost everyone was wearing..
goemon4 raginraven31 Exactly my thoughts too :D
Sadly, I assume (I might be wrong too), many modern Techno fans won't know much about Ken Ishii as he is not covered/mentioned/promoted in the media as much as other artists.
I was going through some old Ken Ishii stuff & came across this & am pleasantly surprised :)
Thanks man, I missed it because I was too young to even go clubbing at that time, but I most definitely like this type of techno. Thanks for sharing.
ifordefouw No dramas mate, I am now an accountant and my life is boring. But I'm grateful for having been involved in techno's budding years so to speak. Never too late to get into good music.
As I've gotten older my techno taste has changed, I dont listen to the upbeat stuff anymore. Artists like Rodhad are slightly more appealing!
***** I could write up a whole history of the scene in japan, but it is kind of a chore. Just remember, japan had its own Kraftwerks and Jean michel jarres (YMO and Isao Tomita) along with a huge synth scene in the 70s. But when techno came in japan, so did (acid) house and trance in a very big way. It was a very experimental scene, lots of influences (from early prog rock, to early synth experiments in italy/US to the KLF to Telex) and a lot of unique sounds. A lot of which wound up shaping the sound of the amazing video game music in the 90s as well. (Its hard to ignore the strong rotterdam and detroit techno influence in the Namco sound team, not to mention a lot of the techno artists wound up employed by sega and konami)
That's where Ishii came from, the amazing label Sublime was home to a lot of amazing artists back then and all his early works as Flare. Same with people like Marin (Yoshinori Sunahara) who were starting early techno labels IE Trigger (which became the hugely influential Transonic Records which closed in 2004 and rebirthed in 2007 as ExT Recordings which is still ongoing). Marin ofc gave Trigger away to a young Kazunao Nagata/Organization when Denki Groove formed which is one group which really brought a lot of new sounds to japan. But as did a lot of people, guys like Hiroshi Watanabe/Quadra, DJ Wada/Co-Fu, CMJK/Jun Kitamura (Ex denki groove), the brains behind Denki Groove (as well as techno pioneer) Takkyu Ishino, Fumiya Tanaka, the japanese invasion of Tresor led by DJ Shufflemaster and Chester Beatty (amongst others), Ken Inaoka/Drawing Future Life, groups like Mind Design releasing on Detroit labels in the early 90s, I mean I could sit here and name names all day but I gotta mention Ishino as I feel he gained a lot more popularity in the west than Ishii did. His albums are just phenomenal and I think he still headlines major techno festivals in Germany all the time.
Granted, the japanese side of things was never a pure techno scene, I don't think it wanted to be confined to one sound, so everyone went off and made their own. It gave rise to completely different musicians though, like Ishii, which I kinda feel sad never got the recognition they deserved. Though I blame the language barrier, others have said sometimes the scene is too out there. But idk, it is all pretty awesome.
The late 80s/90s electronic scene in japan is one I pretty much spent my life admiring, if you want to follow suit and start from the earlier techno/house/trance roots check out Transonic Records, Frogman Records, Syzygy Records, Sublime and you should find a lot of good starting points. There is a whole world of sound in the east, it mirrors the west in quality and in quantity (with very little bad).
this is next level shit. and people who are saying berghain plays this sunday morning -- i've been and they don't play this. this is absolutely hands down the best futuristic sounding techno i have ever come across.
uh what? www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?306327
easily one of the best Boiler Room sets ever
Can you believe he is 46 yrs old (Born in 1970)? Literally old techno. I like it.
I remember seeing him as the headliner at a party in Chicago in 1997 or 1998. It was a crazy night in the best way possible. Thanks for providing the soundtrack to one of my treasured memories Ken, it is greatly appreciated.
I saw him in Chicago 5 years ago, probably one of the best underground events I’ve been to in Chicago.
Cheers to all my techno heads around the globe!
Love from Ishii’s home ground Japan!!
kenji komari We love you Japan👌❤and I love you Ishii, but I love my Toyota more.👌
I'm not sure they had enough CDJs for this night. Probably should have set up a couple more just to be sure.
;>
ya just a few more should be good
for real i mean shit you gotta have at least 20 cdjs to get a proper mix going every one knows that lmao
tjbwhitehea1 I think he would have, but ran out of room...
let's not forget the 3 vinyls. plus the 5 cdj's I think it's about right.
aahahha I've seen less known dj's doing more with just one vinyl.
nevertheless, i appreciate this dj set. but it makes laugh. laugh a lot lololol
Ken Ishii, Really great Mix from already a Veteran of Techno ...
Great skill demonstration!!! Respect!!
I haven't heard techno like this for about 15 years ! What a pleasure to know that there are still artists like Ken Ishii. Awesome :-)
Your damn right.
this is berghain techno every sunday morning; do yourself a favour sometime and go
bd604 are you for real ??? do you think for one second we would watch boiler room on utube if we had berghain next door?! lol this nonsense
totally agree! missed this shit!
leieau
I got Berghain, Tresor, Watergate etc. close (I live in Berlin) and I still watch this^^
Open with LFO as tribute. RIP Mark Bell
wobblebits
haven't heard that name is years. Sad it's to hear it is about him passing
rip idd
Ken Ishii is a Techno Master for real !
This sounds exactly like how I imagine the clubs will sound in a hundred years when we're all cyborgs.
Timeless set.
One of the best i've ever heard.
Cyborgs? Only the plebs. Basically the one's without one iota of ability to think freely. The hamburguer-chomping, instagram-scrolling, loud, dumb masses.
Had the pleasure to see this hero perform in a little basement club called "Perron" in Rotterdam near the central station for just a few bucks. I was so hyped and delighted, his set was amazing. Alot of skills and energy once he took over from another dj.
I envy that. Sweet memories bro. Music like this better than any TV program
According to his mixing table i can surely say that Ken Ishii is one is the (if not THE) most skilled dj in the world
Ken Ishi is together with Josh Wink one of my fav DJs. This is what is about. Stellar tracks and you create that groove to dancefloor devastation.
I found Ken Ishii from one of the comments in richie hawtin boiler room videos. I'm so glad I found him. Actually, not just glad but very very happy. This music is awesome.
Definitely one of my favorite Boiler Room sets. Excellent use of gear to get across his vibe. Top notch!
Watching this after see him on the Nintendo Switch presentation. Damn he is amazing! Great beats!
I love how he opens with LFO
Ken Ishii such a 90s legend. Pity the West doesn't really know him
Seong Buk-Gu Yes they do.
You reckon? Oh well, good to know then:)
'Haze' is still my favourite Ishii track.
wish hed come and play here more often
Trust me we know him :)
Ken Ishi. Magic. One of the old school. Many of the current generation probably don't have a clue who this is.
one of the best sets in boiler room !!...
1st time hearing it very good indeed but hard to say it's the best
Thank God - haven't seen a MacBook during the Play-Time...delicious!
Ishii-SkillZ
One of the best sets I've ever heard in my life.
The bit where he played the music was the best
Hadn't listen to Ken Ishii in probably 10 years but then heard his single with Jeff Mills and got hooked again. The man is a legend!
Oh my days kraftwerk at 17:10
fucking love ken ishii
ca 1:40 boing bumchack ^^
Andreas Sabien LFO
morg ala Leeds warehouse mix
They are fantastic
and at 1:39:50
One of the best, groove, alchemists.
Steve Aoki, take note. THIS is how to DJ!
You're so right bro !!!! :))))
Psh steve aoki. plz dont ever mention his name again lol
James yoyoyoyo lol
Exactly.
WTF? Why mention Steve Aoki? Because they are both Japanese? What the fuck do these two have in common otherwise? Nothing. Totally different styles of music.
seen Ken Ishi a few times back in the end 90's and begin 00's. back then a master. now a master
His record selection is just perfect.
Yep, and thats why we love him.👌
Ken Ishii,one of the most special Techno dj of the 90's!!!That is for sure!!!!!Yep!
Ohw,don't forget Dave Angel,Billy Nasty ect...!!!
Timeless music by the legend Ken Ishii, one of my fav Boiler Room sets ever ...
ken ishi is by far one of the most iconic old school techno legends. he's unique and unrivaled. GOAT.
I wish I was there for this one. It sounds great coming through my speakers.
Oh my fucking god I'm blown away with this set. Wish I was there, man
It's all so seamless, through the whole set, fkn wow!
2 years late bro but yessss amazing...
Ken Ishii, you're awesome! I've been listening to you since the 90s. Amazing sound you got. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
earned a spot on my dj sets list. def will listen again. vibes crushing it.
only 3 years late!!! lol
The legendary dj Ken Ishii of Japan, this is a magic session
KI is the dopest. The crowd always look a bit like they are just there for whoever is playing? What do I know. Respect!
This man still got his skills !!! FANTASTIC JOURNEY
i like how boiler room is chaining there djs together in these vids, makes it easier to seamlessly move from one bomb ass set to the next
keep it up friends
No one reacts to the opening with LFO!!! what is this audience?
I know right!!!
I don't think they know who LFO is! lol
Ken look like, "Just don't none of you Gaijin touch me. We'll be cool. just DON'T sweat on me", please!
Looks like I learned a new word today
found the gaijin
:D
A legend!
His song "extra" was one main influence in the 90s that actually get me into electronic music.
And to open the set with "LFO"... wow!
KaMui1987 my first contact was on ltj‘s legendary album „logical progression“ with „strech“.
このプレイ好きすぎてずっと流してる
wow, amazing to see a performance like this. not like many dj's today to live mix w/ vinyl
this is a fukin sad fakt!
2022 still bangin wax my friend. True underground soldier 25 years and couting. (im fucking old)
@@BangWax Age is just a state of mind tho. Your state seems pretty dope :)
Hes not playing Vinyl.
The Japanes Master sharing his magic for nearly 3 decades👌.. just made his debut for boiler room..?😂
流石 ケン イシイ めちゃくちゃかっこいい！
個人的に20分過ぎ辺りから
現代テクノよりこの頃のテクノが一番カッコイイ！
石井さんのプレイスタイルもカッコイイ！！
the samurai on the deck
Yeah man.... Techno NINJA
that made me laugh out loud so bad lol
YEAH I LOVE THIS GUYS TECHNO GOOD TO SEE HE STILL GOING LIKE BACK IN THE 90S
Man Ken Ishii snapped on this, this is so good. Respect 🔥🔥😈
Batman flies on this one!!!! best set Ken!!
Great set, but am I the only one here that noticed the ticking/clipping of the audio or what????
Yeah it sucks
the legends tend to have 'issues' a lot with the audio. I remember the chicago sets. Ugh.
who is this guy, best ive heard in a while
legend
he is the best japanese techno dj
I remember when i was in high school he did a remix on a Schwein album.... i haven't heard from him since... but i remember that remix was fucking awesome.
Who is this guy, lmao. Seriously? I know people who don't even like electronic music who know him.
***** big problem with todays scene. anything older than 2 years old doesn't matter at all lol.
I bet most folks doesn't realize who was playing there... I would freak out if I got the opportunity to see this guy live. But my time is quite limited due to my kids. He just love his style.
just after 49mins, playing his own old classic- extra.
what a tune!
it just flows
eargasm and awesome skilllzz! all hail mr. ishii
Ishii ging früher schon mega.....lange nix mehr von ihm gehört.....bombe!💃🕺💥
Great set!
Love how he threw in one of his own remixed tracks at 48:30 (EXTRA - Luke Slater Remix) :P
9:46 hahahahhaha Aphex Twin - Windowlicker... At least small part of the track...
TheParanoiddd sharp ears, bro.👌😁
THANK YOU Ken Ishii! I LOVE THIS SET...
I hope he is still djing, creating music, and doing well. I miss him in the west! From Ca, USA, Peace and God Bless You! And may Buddha keep you in the present moment! J H Lindsey
🤛fist bump
I was busy working away and youtube just decided I needed to hear this next - pretty happy about it! Reminds me of Frankie Bones - Army of One. Good stuff!!
true master of techno on the decks, full respect !
great set
Toujours aussi génial que la première fois que je l'ai vu à I Love Techno à Gand en 98 ou 99....Folie pure pour tout le monde à ce moment-là....Souvenir si bon!
I use to bump Jelly Tones constantly back in the day. Dude is legendary.
Respect to a techno king
Nippon Legend. This man came a long way!
Ken Ishii is a badass
24:36 - the moment I had to stop the car, volume to the max and just let my body release the energy! Love it!
any ID ?????
@@イレー Jewel Kid - Strange Days
@@samirmodidoc Thanks¡¡
Yes. Too bad the set kind of looses me after that very tune.
this guy is so cool
It's a riding set. Berlin, Berlin, Berlin.
A Legend in what he is doing. I listen to his Work since 1996. Victims of House by Nathalie de Borah, Remember???Definitly in one Class with Sven Väth, Carl Cox...Techno at its finest.
Killed it. Major props to Ishii
Fantastic, Ken
I became a fan of him from this video. sooooo good
Totally good. Great set of a great techno japanese DJ.
Great set :D
OMFG. Bring me back😁 Ken is an absolute Legend.
Beautiful set
👍
This mix is just f-ing awesome! I didn't know that he played the same stuff kinda like, Beyer, Capriati, Carassi! great!
This mix is great. Only problem is there's quite a nasty scratchy sound throughout this mix, especially after the 2nd half. Sounds like some digital distortion of some kind.
Worn down vinyl?
i thought that at first but it's over a few different tracks. Sounds like the recording of the set might have got a bit of digital distortion on it.
simon burgin The main vol is too high and it is clipping the input max on the stream. They put up the recording with vol straight from the stream as opposed to from the mixer (with a mic attached set to low so you hear the crowd). The music quality suffers a bit but you get to hear the crowd and, unfortunately it is quite easy to clip the stream without realising.
Just adds to the nostalgia..
makes it all the better for me: ]
A true ledgend. Takes me back to the 90s :-) It's like Tunnel, Limelight, Palladium, Twilo... awesome.
The guy with the gray shirt seems to enjoy the set ! dancing all the time and smilin !
He nailed it man
What an amazing mix!!!
some brilliant tracks in this set.. :)
God is a Dj they say... hell yeah, the Dj is a (living) God !
mind you all...Ken Ishii produced music for the PS2 music phase shoot named REZ.......
Well it was originally a Dreamcast game, it still plays better there, and Ken only did 2 tracks for the soundtrack - they're pretty cool ofcourse. Also did tracks for Lumines on PSP, and japanese playstation game LSD. And IIRC also made tracks for Ghost in The Shell both anime and video game
Never heard of him until the Switch presentation. Looked at my Rez OST that I've had for years and realized his name has followed me around for over a decade. Now I'm here.
Watching it in 2022 and enjoying that Berlin had much less freaks 7 years ago
That dude with the long hair and moustache is in like every single fucking Boiler Room video.
+Dan Nusdeo haha
nice profile pic :D
Magnificent mix !