Artists like Aspidistrafly

Masakatsu Takagi is a musician and visual artist from Kameoka, Kyoto, Japan. He is well known for writing scores for director Mamoru Hosoda's films, alongside his solo work.

Toshifumi Hinata is a Japanese classical musician and composer. He was born on February 23, 1955, in Tokyo, Japan. He has composed several albums and composed music for multiple films and television shows including Pavee Lackeen, Long Vacation and Tokyo Love Story.

Hiroshi Yoshimura was a Japanese musician and composer. He is considered a pioneer of ambient music in Japan. His music lies mostly in the minimalist genre of kankyō ongaku, or environment music—soft electronic melodies infused with the sounds of nature: babbling brooks, steady rain, and morning birds. However, not all Yoshimura's work included nature sounds.Green (1986) only had them in the United States release, as they were excluded in the Japanese version.

Susumu Yokota was a Japanese record producer and composer. He released several albums under pseudonyms including Stevia, Ebi, and others.

Samuel Joseph Ray, also known by the name of his solo electronic project Ricky Eat Acid, is an American musician from Baltimore, Maryland, most well known for his involvement in his band Teen Suicide.

Gigi Masin is an Italian composer, ambient musician and producer from Venice. He is best known for his 1986 LP Wind and as a member of Gaussian Curve, a trio with Jonny Nash and Young Marco.

Rei Harakami was a Japanese record producer from Hiroshima. He was based in Kyoto. He was one half of the duo Yanokami along with Akiko Yano.

Thomas Meluch is an American multi-instrumentalist, writer, and photographer, best known by his pseudonym Benoît Pioulard.