Kiki Hitomi is a singer and songwriter from Osaka, Japan, with Japanese and Korean roots. She was one third of the bass explorers, sonic alchemist King Midas Sound (Ninja Tunes), alongside poet and vocalist Roger Robinson and producer Kevin Martin (aka The Bug).

She also co-founded the Japanese dubstep noise-punk duo Dokkebi Q, pushing boundaries in sound and energy.

After leaving London for Leipzig,Kiki launched her solo career with Jahtari label boss Disrupt, resulting in her debut album Karma No Kusari (Chain of Karma), a mind-altering journey through time and space, stopping by Japanese Enka and J-Pop, vintage electronics, 8-bits psychedelic and mutated deep fried digi dub. The LP unfolds piece by piece, with Kiki’s otherworldly tone of voice providing a ghostly atmosphere that is at times unsetting but always achingly beautiful. Album artwork was by Kiki Hitomi herself, making “Karma No Kusari”  an indispensable joint for any true space cadet.

• Crack Magazine: “Kiki Hitomi ’s Dramatic Dub“
• Fact Magazine: “Kiki Hitomi fused reggae and 50’s Japanese pop to create the year’s most unexpected album“

Apart from her own solo project Kiki is one half of a Japanese tribal bass duo WaqWaq Kingdom with Shigeru Ishihara known as break core-gameboy legend DJ Scotch Egg who also known as DJ Scotch Rolex on Hakuna Kulala (Nyege Nyege ’s sister label). WaqWaq Kingdom’s endless range of stylistic adventures sees them draw lines between traditional Japanese and contemporary electronic, between Jamaican dancehall and 8-bit techno, between African polyrhythms and experimental music, with plenty more helping to colour a powerful, vibrant palette.

Kiki completed a BA in Design Studies at Goldsmith, University of London, and has worked as freelance artist for many clothing labels and skateboard companies such as Heroin Skateboards, Etnies, Emerica, Silas and Maria, Levies, Uniqlo.

She also designed a lot of cover artwork for various artists and record labels such as King Midas Sound, The Bug, Scientist, Tikiman etc.