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Becker & Mukai is a collaborative music project formed by friends and producers Jean-Gabriel Becker and Susumu Mukai. Since 2016, they have been meeting for regular recording sessions at Sounds And Sons studio in Shoreditch. Susumu Mukai, hailing from Kanagawa, Japan, has a diverse musical background, contributing as a producer and multi-instrumentalist to projects such as Zongamin, Stalactite, and Off World. He is also a member of bands like Fimber Bravo, Vanishing Twin, and Floating Points. Jean-Gabriel Becker, originally from Paris, France, has been creating music under various names and in multiple projects, including Jeanga And George, Economy Wolf, and Lux Prima. He also composes extensively for films and television under his own name. Their recording sessions are characterized by a musical dialogue that unfolds organically, starting as experimental and improvisational. The duo explores a range of electronic instruments, guitars, and unusual acoustic instruments such as trombone and exotic percussion. While their music draws from influences like acid-house, krautrock, jazz, and psychedelia, it ultimately resists easy categorization.
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