Risa Taniguchi is arriving at the forefront of the dark techno wave that haswashed over the underground in recent years. The Tokyo born - and based -artist has spent recent years cultivating her own signature sound of distortedtextures, fizzing synths and a quietly burning energy, which consumes all whohear it. Delivering shocks and surprises with a curious motif or unpredictableelement on her set, for those who like to cut loose in a dark environment, she isthe perfect selector.In the studio as well as the club, Risa focuses on the drums, programming kicksthat bring visceral and often aggressive thrills next to a uniquely addictive layerof well designed snares and hi hats. Her signature has become her own subtleand intriguing vocal samples, best heard on Slipped My Mind and This Guy.She adds layers of acid bass and an always raw, edgy aesthetic. Havingexperienced them first hand whilst living in London, in 2010, Risa also has anenduring love of underground UK bass sounds, which can be heard in many ofher tracks.
The multi-talented act is also formally trained and a skilled player ofthe piano, who continues to play daily.Since her first release back in 2018, Risa has attracted high profile interest fromA-list players Charlotte de Witte, Amelie Lens, Chris Liebing, Pan Pot, Dense &Pika, and Radio Slave; has hit the Top 5 of the Beatport's Leftfield TechnoChart and played everywhere from De Marktkantine in Amsterdam to Watergatein Berlin, while setting herself regularly at her resident Womb Tokyo, and ofcourse all the most revered spaces all across Japan including Vent, and JouleOsaka.Despite the pandemic, the recent years have proven to be a high watermark forRisa as she has delivered a continuous flow of new music, primarily on PanPot’s Second State, Dense & Pika’s Kneaded Pains, and Chris Liebing’s CLR.With the support from those honchos, she has constantly been touringworldwide. Additionally, Risa has emerged as a prominent voice in the industry,hosting her own radio show on Japan’s major radio station J-WAVE, and wasrecently selected as a "Beatport Next" artist by Beatport, highlighting her as afuture leader in electronic music.