Rei Harakami レイ・ハラカミ
Harakami in 2009
Background information
Birth name	原神 玲
Born	(1970-12-10)10 December 1970 Hiroshima, Japan
Origin	Kyoto, Japan
Died	27 July 2011(2011-07-27) (aged 40)
Genres	Electronic Ambient
Occupation(s)	Record producer
Years active	1995–2011
Labels	Sublime Records

Rei Harakami (原神 玲, Harakami Rei, 10 December 1970 – 27 July 2011)^[1][2] was a Japanese record producer from Hiroshima.^[3] He was based in Kyoto.^[4] He was one half of the duo Yanokami along with Akiko Yano.^[5]

Biography

Rei Harakami released his debut EP, titled Rei Harakami EP, in 1997.^[6] His first studio album, Unrest, was released in 1998.^[7] It was followed by Opa*q (1999), Red Curb (2001), and Lust (2005).^[7]

He died of a brain hemorrhage on 27 July 2011.^[6]

Discography

Studio albums

• Unrest (1998)
• Opa*q (1999)
• Red Curb (2001)
• Lust (2005)
• Wasuremono (2006)
• The World of Kawagoe Rendezvous (2011) (with U-Zhaan)

Compilation albums

• Wide world (1990–1991)
• Small world: rei harakami selected works 1991–1993 (1991–1993)
• Trace of Red Curb (2001)
• Colors of the Dark (2006) (featuring Ikuko Harada)
• Asage: Selected Re-Mix & Re-Arrangement Works 1 (2009)
• Yūge: Selected Re-Mix & Re-Arrangement Works 2 (2009)

Soundtrack albums

• Tennen Kokekkō (2007)

EPs

• Rei Harakami EP (1997)
• November EP (1998)
• Blind / Swap EP (2000)
• Joy for Joy EP (2005)
• Evaporater EP (2006)

Singles

• "Red Curb Again" (2001)