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This track-the second official release from IKA, the creative unit formed by TOMC, wheelchair dancer Kenta Kambara, and human-augmentation researcher Ryoichi Ando-was composed with the theme of exploring physical diversity.

Blending sleek synthesizers, gospel-inspired choral textures, and voices with a folkloric timbre, it unfolds as an intelligent, futuristic dance piece-like stepping into the world of science fiction. The music takes "gaze and self" as its central theme, channeling the tension, thrill, and dramatic qualities that arise from the relationship between the individual and their surrounding environment.

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Gaze and Self

iTunes Store • Techno TOP SONGS • Japan • TOP 34 • 25 Sep 2025

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Gaze and Self

Spotify • New Music Everyday - tuneTracks (curated by TuneCore Japan) • 17 Sep 2025

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  • TOMC

    TOMC is a beat and ambient producer whose works have been released on acclaimed labels such as Inner Ocean Records (Canada), Insert Records (Sweden), and Kankyō Records, Local Visions, and Kakubarhythm (Japan). His 2023 album True Life was praised as 'a Nujabes for the 2020s' and was selected as one of the Best Albums of the Year by international music outlet Small Albums. In recent years, he has joined the legendary Japanese experimental collective Taj Mahal Travellers (now STONE MUSIC), touring with them in India. At the same time, his wide-ranging activities -- providing a monthly DJ mix for J-WAVE, engaging in dialogues with artists such as Tetsuya Komuro and tofubeats, and performing at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai -- have drawn attention for transcending the boundaries between mainstream and underground. Beyond his music, TOMC is also active as a writer. His recent book J-POP no Ongaku-teki Bouken (The Musical Adventures of J-POP) explores Japanese pop music from a unique, groove-oriented perspective.

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