2012年05月05日

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阿木 譲     2012.05.05 2:36 AM |

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Agi, Yuzuru

Profile:
Editor, Publisher, Producer and Music Critic.

AGI was regrded as one of "Big Three" critics in Japan in 70~80s. Other critics are: Toyo Nakamura and Yoichi Shibuya. He created the term "Techno Pop" on "Rock Magazine" which he edited and published in mid 70s. He was also founder of "Vanity Records" which regarded as the first independent record label in Japan.
Differ from other music critics, Agi has been focusing on "New music" of the time till now on. For example, He introduced Velvet Underground, Kraftwerk, avant-garde classical music, German experimental, Brian Eno to name few. He introduced "Edgy" music around the world from mid70s to now. He is such a guy like pioneer or explorer. And his atitude stays same still now on. Usually, music critics focused on music category which they love most, but Agi is different from that type.
Agi also wrote books like "Rock End(Kosakusha publishing)", "Iconostesis(impetus)" and "E(neu product)".

Generally speaking, Agi was defined "Rock Music Critics" mainly because he produced "Rock Magazine" and that magazine was so strong impression and great information. But on the Rock Magazine, Agi also introduced many style of music like punk, new wave, industrial, noise, and so on and on because he has been searching for something "new things" in music. Furthermore, his way of editorial was so much ahead of time, it reflected most of Japanese music magazine. This is maybe because stuffs of Rock Magazine was kind a melting pot of young people who want to be with music and many of them works music publishing business. Besides Rock Magazine, Agi produced magazineslike "EGO" "Infra" and "BIT". All works reflected music of the time. His attitude remind me of Miles Davis who wanted to keep his music as fresh as possible.

One more thing make Agi special is that he always researches around music to understand it. He checked art, philosophy and design around music of the time while he check music. So he can find something new or old music but fresh in nowadays so quickly. And such knowledge around music make him possible to edit or design anything he want without spoiling image of the music.
Thus, AGI Yuzuru is something great guy not only categorize music critics but also something big exsistence.

(Jazz trumpeter Tetsuya Tatsumi)