Dubstep update for the second half of 2019
The last time we checked what's happening on Japan's mighty dubstep scene was about half a year ago back in June. And while late spring / early summer that I…
Deluxe vinyl reissue of an early classic from Incapacitants
Besides issuing new material such as the latest release from Masonna's Controlled Death project, Urashima is also known for unearthing some long out of print classics and the latest such…
Crossfaith’s month long headline tour starts early February
Just half a year after their latest EU tour Crossfaith will return to the continent yet again, but while that tour last August was relatively short, this one will go…
New album from Masonna’s Controlled Death project
Back in the days when Japanese noise had its international breakthrough in the '90s Masonna (aka. Maso Yamazaki) was one of the best known acts: he was one of the…
Towa Tei celebrates the 25th anniversary of solo debut with a reissue and a collection of collaboration works
I am posting about this very late, but Shibuya-kei pioneer Towa Tei dropped two great release, a reissue and a collection of rarities last month. He originally rose to fame…
New collaboration from Merzbow and Gareth Davis out early next year!
After another very busy year, that included several new albums and reissues (the latter including the classic Venereology and countess long forgotten releases on Japan's Slowdown Records) Merzbow will start…
Envy is back! New video, new EP, EU tour in December and new album out next February!
As already mentioned earlier in the posts about the current EU tours of Mono and Boris, another Japanese heavy hitter will also visit Europe in December: screamo / post-hardcore /…
Contagious Orgasm returns with two new Maschinenfest related releases
For a long-long time, right up to its last ever installment in 2018 Contagious Orgasm was a regular guest at Maschinenfest, the famous industrial / power noise / experimental festival in…
Mono: new mini-album and 20th anniversary European tour!
Mono formed at the very end of 1999 and to celebrate their 20th anniversary they released a new mini-album earlier this month and will launch a European tour tomorrow. The mini-album,…
KK. Null and Dowser drop remixes for industrial legends Test Dept!
Test Dept (also known as Test Department) was one of the earliest and most influential industrial bands: they started back in 1981 and released several classic albums before they called…