Droog: Monochrome – punk rock, new mini album and major re-debut!
Droog, formed by four childhood friends from Oita Prefecture's Beppu city has a new mini album out this week and it is their return to the world of major labels.…
New remix album from Takkyu Ishino with Towa Tei, Yoshinori Sunahara, Westbam and more!
Takkyu Ishino, one of the most internationally renowned Japanese techno producers (known both for his solo works and his projects like Denki Groove or InK) finally returned with a new…
[Mixology] Xtal explores Japan’s disco, funk & soul heritage
It is already winter, but if anyone wants a break from all the sappy xmas ballads that flood everything this part of the year, here is a great mix from…
Yoru No Honki Dance is back with a new video and their 1st major single!
Yoru No Honki Dance (夜の本気ダンス) is one of the most interesting indie rock groups to pop up the last couple of years and they quickly became a personal favorite of…
DJ Mitsu The Beats is back with the fourth part of his Beat Installments series!
DJ Mitsu The Beats of Gagle / Jazzy Sport fame released the first part of his Beat Installments series back in 2012, which turned out to be one of the…
Hirofumi Asamoto of Ram Jam World passes away
After spending over two years in coma, following a tragic bicycle accident, musician and producer Hirofumi Asamoto passed away on the 30th of November, 2016 at age 53. Over his…
Melt-Banana: EU tour and split 7″ with Napalm Death!
This release actually came out about a week ago, so I am a bit late with it, but it is so cool, that I decided to write about it anyways:…
Crystal Lake’s True North gets a worldwide release and three new videos!
As previously reported, veteran metalcore band Crystal Lake came out with a new album, called True North just a couple of days ago and since the original post, it was…
The fin. returns with a new EP with four remixes
The fin., the dreamy indie pop group from Kobe (that just finished its UK tour a few days ago) released a quite interesting collection of remixes last week: Through The…
Giga Noise – an overview of the next generation of Japanoise from Alchemy Records
Back in May a mini festival called GIGA NOISE took place at Tokyo's Akihabara Goodman club featuring mostly lesser known noise acts from all over Japan as part of an…