Shadows: DIG
Six years after their latest full-length (and five after their latest EP), Shadows in finally back with a new album and while DIG took quite some time to make, it…
Guitar Wolf to return to Europe this Autumn!
The infamous garage rock band Guitar Wolf, while working on their movie Wild Zero 2 (which of course is the follow-up to their insane 1999 sci-fi zombie horror flick Wild…
Crossfaith: AЯK
With its first longer release after quite a few years, Crossfaith first gives fans exactly what they have been waiting for: their own unique brand of brutal and fun metalcore,…
Psychedelic rock band Tō Yō in Europe right now!
There was a Japanese psychedelic rock overdose going on in Europe these last few months, with Acid Mothers Temple, Dhidalah and Minami Deutsch all doing EU tours (actually AMT still…
Stompin’ Riffraffs EU tour in May / June 2024!
The Stimpin' Riffraffs, one of the many amazing bands from Tokyo's flourishing garage rock scene will be travelling around Europe starting late May. The quartet formed back in 2006, mixing…
A deep dive into techno history – an interview with Ken Ishii
Ken Ishii, one of Japan's techno pioneers returned to Budapest in February to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his career with a special DJ set and I took this opportunity…
Meat Beat Manifesto & Merzbow: Extict
There are new Merzbow releases all the new albums, reissues, collaborations and so on. Any many of these are actually pretty great, but due to the high volume, obviously only…
Sugar House: Sugar House
Sugar House popped up on my radar last year and became an instant favorite thanks to their songs that belenced between groovy post-punk and sometimes edgier, sometimes more melodic indie…
Prana: Sense Of Unity
This album, released 27 (!) years after the project's previous full length is easily one of the nicest surprises of this year (and yeah, I know it is only March).…
J-Pop, anime and building a career in Europe – an interview with MION
Mion is a Japanese singer-songwriter who started her career in Japan, playing pop-rock songs, but during the last few years, she spends most of her time in UK and Europe…