Ryo Utasato is a Japanese composer and singer/songwriter with a rich body of work that runs the gamut from electronica to ambient to world to rock and beyond. Being raised by parents who were both musicians themselves, Ryo has had no shortage of inspiration and has been creating music from a very young age. Her range of talent and unique experimental style is immediately striking and listening to one of her pieces will undoubtedly transport you to another place. Her soundtracks have appeared in a variety of film and TV, and she's worked in such genres as sci-fi, drama, horror and action. Her work was also chosen for the theme of World Heritage series. Ryo's incredible musical sense combined with her genuine interest in world culture has opened her mind and pushed her to experiment with different types of sounds and instruments. Her music often features a mixture of seemingly contrasting sounds which collide at different points and produce unexpectedly moving results. On top of some of the more conventional instruments which Ryo has used in her music, she has also experimented with a number of others from different parts of the world such as the duduk (Armenia), the erhu (China) and the shamisen (Japan). The expanse and tremendous scale of her music is capable of taking us from one part of the globe to another, just by closing our eyes.

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Tagged as: World, Electronica, Ethereal, Space Music, World Electronic.

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2. Sasha Merkulov: Ethnic New Age, Groove, Meditation, Sitar, Ambient
3. Ustoz: emotive electronica formed from the modern world
4. Mijo: catchy electronic music dosed with world influences
5. hands upon black earth: solid, sensual, organic, languorous electronic music
6. Robert Otto: Ambient Electronic and Neoclassical Soundscapes
7. Un-Kai: super sonic sound adventures
8. Roe: A journey into the deep, beyond the bounds of ambient music
9. Mogilalia: surrealist, modern classical ambient with tranquil trascendence
10. Intersonic Subformation: Deep Space auditory exploration as seen through a prism of primeval human emotions
11. Sandeep Bhandari: Ethnic ambiance combined with electronic moods and grooves
12. Alexander Lisenkov: Lounge and dance electronic music with elements of jazz and ethnic
13. Indidginus: n. Riddims (Music. Dubstep, dub, dancehall and global bass music, incorporating slide didgeridoo in live performances ~ DidgeriDubstep)
14. The Headroom Project: Vivid world-electronica grooves
15. Francois Couture: Canadian composer, musician, orchestrator, arranger and sound designer
16. Monom: ethnotronica, World music, electronic, downtempo, ambient techno, dystopia, cinematic, far-east, Australia and Europe
17. Beth Quist: electro-Balkan / Indian meets New Age.
18. To Life!: Music as a journey through tribal landscapes, rhythmic dance, hypnotic trance.
19. Laura Inserra: the Hang, a new instrument from Switzerland
20. Middle-Earth Ensemble: sultry and percussive Mid-East fusion