Hiroshi Ebina’s work is a constellation of sound, image, and tradition blending ambient music with the ancient art of gagaku (traditional Japanese court music) and photography of minimalistic landscapes in cities and nature.See more
After formative years in Tokyo and New York, Hiroshi returned to his hometown near Tokyo in 2018. Immersing himself in the sonic worlds of modular synthesisers and tape machines, he began studying hichiriki and biwa — traditional gagaku instruments — and dance under musicians from the Imperial Household Agency. In the years following, he reestablished his base in Tokyo, crafting a unique sound informed by both modern techniques and ancient traditions.
Hiroshi has become a representative figure in Japan’s ambient community, frequently sharing the stage with international artists like Khotin, Emily A. Sprague and Cool Maritime.
About KITCHEN. LABEL
KITCHEN. LABEL is an independent record label grounding music that speaks in textures and an aesthetic that blends subtlety, depth and emotional resonance. Its catalogue spans various strains of ambient, jazz, neoclassical, folk, new age and ephemeral in-betweens. Each release is a journey into atmospheres — both earthly and otherworldly.
Founded in 2008 by Ricks Ang, the label originated in Singapore and finds itself deeply entwined with the cultural nexus of Tokyo and the broader Japanese community. Over the years, it has gathered a global community drawn to its ethos: music as a mind-space, artistry as a bridge across cultures, and sound as an intimate language of shared experience.