

RECORD SHOP rare groove Special DJ Showcase : Pedro & Norio
- 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm | Friday October 03, 2025
- PIOPIKO | Ace Hotel Kyoto
- Ace Hotel Kyoto 245-2, Kurumayacho, Nakagyo-Ward, Kyoto
Pedro D. Saiz is a music enthusiast, DJ, promoter and active member of the community. For over a decade, he has helped introduce Madrid to new sounds, emerging scenes and transformative ways of listening, building bridges between cultures and movements that intertwine like roots beneath the surface.His sets move with emotional precision from deep listening rituals to uninhibited club nights, offering space for connection, tension and release. Shaped by the echoes of the 70s, 80s and beyond, and guided by a restless ear for the new, Pedro finds magic in the unexpected synergy between tracks that were never meant to meet.
Pedro has shared his perspective at venues like Forest Limit and Mitsuki in Tokyo, Hosoi in Stockholm, and Cafe OTO in London, while remaining a quiet driving force behind some of Madrid’s most forwardthinking activations. Feeding the cultural steppe of Madrid, he continues to support artists, communities, and the unpredictable power of sound.
音楽愛好家であり、DJ、プロモーター、そして地域コミュニティの活動的なメンバー。10年以上にわたり、マドリードに新しいサウンドや新興シーン、そして音楽の聴き方を変える体験を紹介し、地中に張り巡らされた根のように文化やムーブメントをつなぐ架け橋となってきた。
彼のDJセットは、感情に寄り添う精密さで展開される。深く耳を傾けるリスニング・リチュアルから、解放的なクラブナイトまで、人と人をつなぎ、緊張を生み、解き放つ空間を生み出します。70年代、80年代、そしてそれ以降の時代の響きに形作られつつも、新しいものを追い求める絶え間ない耳によって導かれ、出会うはずのなかった曲同士が織りなす予期せぬシナジーの中に魔法を見出します。
これまで東京のForest LimitやMitsuki、ストックホルムのHosoi、ロンドンのCafe OTOといった会場で自身の音楽観を共有しつつ、マドリードの革新的なアクティベーションの静かな推進力であり続けてきた。マドリードの文化的な大地を耕しながら、アーティストやコミュニティ、そして予測不能な音の力を支え続けている。
Owner of the record shop “rare groove” located in Osaka’s Shinsaibashi district. The store is known for its deep and wide selection of music genres, including disco, psychedelic rock, new age music, and house music, attracting DJs and music enthusiasts from both Japan and abroad. Co-authored the music guidebook “WA B.O.O.G.I.E 1980s Japanese Boogie / Funk / Modern Soul / Fusion” (Space Shower Books) and co-curated a compilation titled “Heisei No Oto (Japanese Left-Field Pop From The CD Age, 1989-1996)” released by the German record label Music From Memory, in collaboration with AZ (Revelation Time). Also, provided DJ mixes for podcasts such as Dublab (L.A.), NTS Radio (London), Rinse FM (London), The Vinyl Factory (London), Worldwide FM (London), Redlight Radio (Amsterdam), Noise In My Head (Melbourne), Butter Sessions (Melbourne), Krossfingers (Ukraine), Kiosk Radio (Brussels), Hamon Radio (Tokyo), Sound Metaphors (Berlin), and more.
大阪心斎橋に店舗を構えるレコード・ショップ”rare groove”のオーナー。
ディスコ、サイケデリック・ロック、ニューエイジ・ミュージック、ハウス・ミュージックなど、ディープ&ワイドなセレクションのストアには、国内外から多くのDJや音楽愛好家が訪れる事でも知られる。
音楽ガイドブック「WA B・O・O・G・I・E 1980s Japanese Boogie / Funk / Modern Soul / Fusion」(スペースシャワー ブックス)の共著、ドイツのレコードレーベルMusic From Memoryよりリリースされたコンピレーション、「Heisei No Oto (Japanese Left-Field Pop From The CD Age, 1989-1996)」の監修をAZ(Revelation Time)と共に担当。
Dublab(L.A.)、NTS Radio(London)、Rinse FM(London)、The Vinyl Factory (London)、Worldwide FM(London)、Redlight Radio(Amsterdam)、Noise In My Head(Melbourne)、Butter Sessions(Melbourne)、Krossfingers(Ukraine)、Kiosk Radio(Brussels)、Hamon Radio(Tokyo)、Sound Metaphors(Berlin)などのポッドキャストにもDJ MIXを提供している。
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