Tell us how Wata Igarashi was born and grew up in Japan, tell us about your first encounter with techno music…

I was born and grew up in a really small town in the east of Tokyo. When I was a teenager my family moved to Europe, and I spent time living in London and Madrid, where I learned English and developed a more international mindset. But it was only later, when I came back to Tokyo, that I discovered techno as a university student. My first encounter to techno came after my return to Tokyo for university. My friends took me around to clubs like Maniac Love to and outdoor rave parties. Though I was heavily into the guitar, playing Jazz and improve music at the time, I was fascinated witnessing Jeff Mills, Plastikman and many more. And eventually after doing other music, I came back to focusing on techno.