By the time of the Digidogheadlock and OSC-DIS albums, he had mastered the guitar and synthesizer (although it is stated that he probably played most of the piano parts on the early albums), started using many effects pedals, and had a similar sound to Tom Morello's style of guitar playing.
With The Mad Capsule Markets currently on hiatus, Takeshi has been working on his clothing line Fuzz Rez Zweep.
[2] AA= also features vocalist Takayoshi Shirakawa (of Back Drop Bomb), guitarist Minoru Kojima (also known as Shin Murohime, previously of The Mad Capsule Markets and die in cries) and drummer Nobuaki Kaneko (of Rize).
Takeshi remixed "Tong Poo" alongside fellow mad member Motokatsu Miyagami.
Takeshi plays bass on the song "Piled Higher Deeper" fellow mad member Ai Ishigaki.
Takeshi remixed the track "Japanese Modernist" for the single's limited edition version.