Takashi Kokubo: Creating ambient music out of art and the environment | The Japan Times Russell Thomas Takashi Kokubo didnât know it back in 1985, but he was about to be at the forefront of one of Japanâs most coveted musical exports: kankyĆ ongaku (environmental music), an offshoot of ambient music that summons worlds and fills spaces with synthesized, and sometimes natural, sounds. âWhen I created âDigital Soundology #1 Volk von Bauhaus Read more on Last.fm