Shinichi Atobe: Discipline
When Shinichi Atobe returns with a new release you can never really know what to expect. Even the four tracks on his first EP, Ship-Scope from 2001 (out on German…
Soshi Takeda: Secret Communication
When house music hit the shores of Japan back in the late '80s, local producers quickly developed a style of their own. Clearly influenced by early Balearic, Italo and deep…
Co-Fusion: Co-Fu3.0 / #2021reviews
Co-Fusion was one of the key groups in the early days of Japanese techno, back in the late '90s, when the producers, mostly under the legendary Sublime Records, were experimenting…
Okinawan tradition meets electronic music on Churashima Navigator’s new remix album
Churashima Navigator is a band from Okinawa that mixes local traditional music with elements of dub and dubstep and after they did a couple of remixes, released several EPs, singles…
Dub Squad returns with first new album in 16 years!
Definitely one of the most exciting and unexpected news so far this year: 16 years after their latest album, Dub Squad is back!! They formed in 1993, released three now…
Tokyo 2016 #5: DJ Daruma, kiLLa and more @ Contact, 2016.09.06
Tokyo 2016 is a 13 part series of photo & live reports from September, 2016, documenting a deep dive into the city's various underground music scenes. The trip's first overnight…
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…