COSMOS Embassy: NAKID (Osaka, JP)

COSMOS Embassy: NAKID (Osaka, JP)

NAKID is a record label founded by Koshiro Hino in Osaka City, with its headquarter located inside the OTO Building. OTO also houses many other creative studios and ateliers, as well as one of Japan’s leading underground clubs, Daphnia. Just across the street from the building is Creative Center Osaka, a former shipyard turned into a multi-functional art and event space. In such a unique environment, inspired by the industrial heritage and creative energy, NAKID was launched in 2020. It operates at the intersection of internationally active innovators of contemporary electronic music and the local scene deeply rooted in the rich history of avant-garde arts. Hino, an artist and composer also known as YPY, is the leader of bands such as goat (JP) and Bonanzas, one half of the duo KAKUHAN, and has been involved in many other projects, all while running the cassette tape label birdfriend.