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New Linekraft album out on SSSM

Japan Vibe 2020-06-22 New Linekraft album out on SSSM2020-06-22T10:20:12+00:00 News No Comment
In just a few years Masahiko Okubo's Linekraft became one of the best known and busiest Japanese noise / industrial / power electronics acts and obviously there is no stopping:…
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Linekraft: a 2 CD reissue + two EU festival dates!

Japan Vibe 2020-03-27 Linekraft: a 2 CD reissue + two EU festival dates!2020-06-22T09:30:43+00:00 News No Comment
In the post about Grim a few days ago I already mentioned the upcoming live performances by Linekraft, because Masahiko Okubo aka. Linekraft will join Grim on stage both at…
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EU dates for GRIM and a new 8″ from Jun Konagaya

Japan Vibe 2020-03-24 EU dates for GRIM and a new 8″ from Jun Konagaya2020-03-27T17:27:17+00:00 News No Comment
Even though in the current situation unfortunately all tour and concert announcements seem so uncertain, the two European shows that Grim announced recently are still months from now, so let's…
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Linekraft digs deep into Cambodia’s dark history in its upcoming LP

Japan Vibe 2019-06-05 Linekraft digs deep into Cambodia’s dark history in its upcoming LP2019-06-05T11:20:10+00:00 News No Comment
I just mentioned Masahiko Okubo yesterday in the post about Grim's upcoming EU show, that he will join as a live support member, but his own solo project, Linekraft is…
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GRIM: a new album out late summer and a German festival appearance in September!

Japan Vibe 2019-06-04 GRIM: a new album out late summer and a German festival appearance in September!2019-06-04T17:20:47+00:00 News No Comment
Three years after the incredible double performance in Mannheim (live report & gallery here), which was also the first ever overseas show of Grim, Jun Konagaya's project will return to…
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New LP from Linekraft out on Hospital Productions

Japan Vibe 2019-01-07 New LP from Linekraft out on Hospital Productions2019-06-04T16:20:22+00:00 News No Comment
Linekraft, Masahiko Okubo's noise / industrial project is back with a new album called Engineering Analysis Of Inner Death out on Hospital Productions, a US label run by Dominick Fernow…
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Apocalypse Factory: a new CD from Linekraft!

Japan Vibe 2017-07-21 Apocalypse Factory: a new CD from Linekraft!2019-06-04T16:20:32+00:00 News No Comment
Shortly after Iwatsuki on Italy's Old Europa Cafe and Kikai Dansou on Portugal's Narcolepsia, Masahiko Okubo's noise / industrial project, Linekraft is back with another release on another European label!…
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Linekraft returns with “Iwatsuki”, a limited cassette release

Japan Vibe 2017-03-22 Linekraft returns with “Iwatsuki”, a limited cassette release2019-06-04T16:20:51+00:00 News No Comment
Linekraft is a solo project of Masahiko Okubo, that takes noise and industrial back to its roots, mixing electronics with metal percussion and now he will drop a new cassette…
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An interview with Jun Konagaya of GRIM

Japan Vibe 2016-07-01 An interview with Jun Konagaya of GRIM2019-06-04T16:20:49+00:00 Interviews No Comment
This interview, which I believe is the first ever English one with Jun Konagaya, the man behind Grim and White Hospital, was conducted right after Grim's first appearance overseas, a…
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Live Reports

GRIM + Linekraft @ Mannheim, 2016.06.17/18

Japan Vibe 2016-07-01 GRIM + Linekraft @ Mannheim, 2016.06.17/182019-06-04T16:21:12+00:00 Live Reports No Comment
Jun Konagaya's industrial solo project Grim and his previous band White Hospital (that he formed together with Tomo Kuwahara, who later started his own project, Vasilisk) were something of a…
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