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Dream Dolphin
Dream Dolphin (Noriko) in 1997
Dream Dolphin (Noriko) in 1997
Background information
Also known asDD, Noriko, Non, Non-U, Angel-N
Born (1979-06-27) June 27, 1979 (age 45)
Tokyo, Japan
Genres
Years active1995–Present
Labels
Websitewww.u-canent.jp/dd

Dream Dolphin (stylized in all caps) is the performance name of Japanese model and ambient music and acid trance musician Noriko Kodera (小寺法子), who is also known as Noriko Okamoto (岡本法子). She was born on June 27, 1979 in Tokyo, Japan.[1][2][3]

Dream Dolphin's career began in 1995, before going on hiatus in 2003. She was a prolific artist during her career, releasing over 20 albums during that time, beginning with the album Love Eating Alien. She released her latest album Modern Blue Ambient in 2003. She worked with the artist Yoshiaki Ochi during his live performances.[4][5]

She came to renewed attention in the 2020s, following the release of the 2021 Heisei no Oto compilation on Music from Memory.[6][7] Music from Memory later released a compilation of Dream Dolphin's music on Gaia: Selected Ambient & Downtempo Works.[8][9] In August 2024, she announced a live performance in Tokyo, Japan, where her latest single "The Roads" (2024) was performed for the first time.[10]

Discography

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Studio albums

  • Love Eating Alien (1996)
  • Cosmic Blue (1996)
  • Atmospheric Healing (1996)
  • 2001 / D.D. Since 1969 (1997)
  • Photosynthesis 光合成 (1997) (with Yukinori Fukushima)
  • Visions / Rebirth / Underwater 地球最後のはかなくて美しい夢 (1997)
  • The Seventh Dream (1997)
  • Angelic Conversation II 月の癒し、海の魔法 (1998)
  • A Great Mother and a Shadow (1998)
  • The Sun Always Shines… (1998)
  • The Days with the Earth 遠い海の記憶 (1998)
  • Aeon～孤独の虹、もう一つの月～ (1999)
  • Angel13: From the Hyper Speed Forest 聖なる森へ～天河の詩～ (1999)
  • Ultra: Space Age Psychedelic Trance Music (2000)
  • Forest Songs (2000)
  • Earth Music Cafe～A Place of Ambient Healing (2002) (with Yoshiaki Ochi)
  • Modern Blue Ambient (2003)

Compilation albums

  • Crystal Moon (1997)
  • 12DolphinsLeavethePlanet (1999)
  • Cloudy Sky, Rain and the Rainbow 空に虹かけて (1999)
  • Rebirth 2 Frontiers 風と宇宙の夢 (2000)
  • Healing Tracks～Dolphin Thinking Music～ (2001)
  • Gaia: Selected Ambient & Downtempo Works (1996-2003) (2023)

Singles & EPs

  • Dolphins Talk to You (1995)
  • Folk-Roots of Tokyo 東京の民族音楽 (1996)
  • Donald Mania (1996)
  • One Love, One Truth (1996)
  • Happy★Doo★LuLu★Dee! (1996)
  • Dive to the Future (1998)
  • The Roads (2024)

References

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  1. ^ "Gaia: Selected Ambient & Downtempo Works (1996-2003)". Bandcamp. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. ^ Cho, Phil. "Dream Dolphin: Selected Ambient & Downtempo Works w/ Eiji Taniguchi (Revelation Time)". In Sheep's Clothing Hi-Fi. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ^ "LOVE EATING ALIEN". Tower Records. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  4. ^ "DD Profile". U-CAN.
  5. ^ "PROFILE~open your Ambient". FOA Records. Archived from the original on 7 May 2004. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  6. ^ Hadfield, James (25 February 2021). "'Heisei no Oto': A sonic trip to the golden age of CDs". The Japan Times. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  7. ^ Thompson, Shy (6 March 2021). "Heisei No Oto: Japanese Left-field Pop From the CD Age, 1989-1996". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  8. ^ Fritz, Maxiilian (26 April 2023). "Gaia: Selected Ambient & Downtempo Works 1996-2003". HHV Mag. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Dream Dolphin / Gaia: Selected Ambient & Downtempo Works / Music From Memory". Ban Ban Ton Ton. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  10. ^ MoonRomantic-Channel (2017-05-06). "2024.08.28 |【観覧】Anbient Theater ~月見ル君想フ20周年記念公演~". 青山月見ル君想フMOONROMANTIC (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-08-12.
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