A Japanese noise & experimental Who’s Who by Ochiai Soup
While the music industry and live music in particular was hit especially hard by the pandemic, there are also some great things coming out of all this and one of…
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…
Hijokaidan joins forces with US band Sissy Spacek on the upcoming live recording
Last September the Los Angeles based noise / grindcore band Sissy Spacek did a seven date Japan tour that included a show at Akihabara's Club Goodman, where they played a…
Incapacitants: in-depth English subbed documentary and upcoming new album
The last time Incapacitants, the legendary noise duo and the Italian label Old Europa Cafe worked together was back in 1995, when they released - Destroy Devastating and Disgusting Derivatives,…
Hijokaidan is back with its 40th anniversary album + the DVD releases of two legendary live recordings!
Seminal noise act Hijokaidan had a simultaneous release back in March (on the 20th to be exact - so, yeah, I am a bit on the slow side reporting this…
Hijokaidan’s new joint project with ’80s idol pop singer Yoko Hatanaka
Hijokaidan (非常階段), one of Japan's most prominent noise groups really got into joint projects the last couple of years. These collaborations included some less surprising ones, like teaming up with…