ReviewsShinichi Atobe: Discipline
When Shinichi Atobe returns with a new release you can never really know what to expect. Even the four tracks on his first EP, Ship-Scope from 2001 (out on German…
ReviewsSoshi Takeda: Secret Communication
When house music hit the shores of Japan back in the late '80s, local producers quickly developed a style of their own. Clearly influenced by early Balearic, Italo and deep…
ReviewsOver Kill: The Purge
It is often a problem with Japanese trap acts that they start out with hard-hitting tracks, then, as they are getting more popular, they start to tone down their sound…
ReviewsÅlborg: The Way I See You
One of the nicest surprises of 2024 was the first album from Ålborg, a fairly new group from Yokohama. They are active since 2022 and I came across their music…
NewsPsychedelic rock group Hibushibire to tour UK.
The excellent psychedelic rock band Hibushibire will embark on another tour, this time bringing their latest album, Magical Metamorphosis Third Eye to the UK. The album itself was released late…