Takeo Suzuki: Buddhist Inspired

I’d like to introduce you to the music of Takeo Suzuki, a Japanese composer from Tokyo that I have been enjoying for the last several months. Takeo’s collection on BandCamp includes five albums that he calls “Ambient Buddhism”, music inspired by the teachings of the Buddha. In his words:

Ambient Buddhism
Ambient music, as proposed by Brian Eno, is defined as “music that blends into the surrounding environment.” It also has the ambiguity of music that is interesting but negligible. I believe this is similar to the Buddhist concept of “awareness,” which expands our consciousness and encourages us to become more deeply aware of our surroundings.
Buddhist thought places emphasis on letting go of personal ego and attachment, and ambient music also aims to blend into the background without attracting too much attention from the listener. This shows that both share an attitude of not pushing the ego or personal presence to the forefront.
Ambient music also provides the listener with a meditative experience. This has similarities with Buddhist meditation practices, indicating that both can function as a means of promoting inner calm and awareness.
I resonate with Buddhist thought in terms of harmony with the environment, transcending the ego, and expanding consciousness, and release music as “Buddhism that blends into the surrounding environment” as “Ambient Buddhism.”
I created this album as a presentation to the extremely chaotic modern society”

Besides these five albums, Takeo has produced a huge range of high quality music in electronic, techno, jazz, and psychill styles. The full range of his production is available on his BandCamp site: https://takeosuzuki.bandcamp.com

From his Ambient Buddhism collection, I am currently enjoying his latest album in the series: “Atmosphere in October”:https://takeosuzuki.bandcamp.com/album/atmosphere-in-october-ambient-buddhism-hi-res-audio

I find Takeo’s music by searching in BandCamp for “Takeo”. That brings up two artists, Takeo Suzuki and Takeo Watanabe. Watanabe is also a Japanese ambient composer who focuses on composing with field recordings. Watanabe is also very good, but I prefer Takeo Suzuki’s electronic approach.