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Susumu Makai (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== Makai grew up in rural Japan and moved with his family 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 learned to play bass guitar and went on to play in several bands.〔 He went on to study at the Royal College of Art and began experimenting with sampling and recording, and was signed to his friend Mike Silver's Flesh Records label.〔 Makai explained his stage name: "When I started I wanted it to sound like a band from another dimension. So I came up with a different word for it."〔 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, Grafiti, and Seelenluft.〔Kellman, Andy "(Zongamin Biography )", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-06-25〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zongamin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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