japan
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Japanese singer-songwriter Shugo Tokumaru dishes out an incredibly dense and quirky variety of art pop with this lead single from his new album, Toss. The album is his most collaborative effort yet and, although it was released in Japan toward the end of last year, it’s getting a proper
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Kero Kero Bonito comes through with a set of creative, focused, and super sweet pieces of pop music on their debut album.
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A track from each half of Boris and Merzbow’s collaborative double-album Gensho, out March 18 via Relapse. Sounds mighty when played in sync!
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Pure noise rock pandemonium from Japanoise icons Hijokaidan and Otomo Yoshihide. From the album Noise Join Inn, out now via réveil.
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An excerpt from the second track of Amorphous Spores, a collaboration between Japanese EAI artists Takahiro Kawaguchi and Utah Kawasaki, out via Erstwhile.
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現実に戻りなさい (Return to Reality) (ep) by Concrete Virus Nu A cut from 現実に戻りなさい (Return to Reality), a new EP from Japanese glitch-juke producer Concrete Virus Nu (née Nobuyuki Sakuma), out November 10 via Dream Disc.
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For its first release, Japanese label Twin Capital have paired LA MC Busdriver with Fukuoka producer Olive Oil for this single “Skipping on the Sea” and its crazy “STAY MAD MAN” remix. This is the jumping point of a Los Angeles x Asia series. Judging from the results here, it’
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This is a pen EP by 食品まつり a.k.a foodman Foodman comes through with four more tracks of freaky footwork on today’s This is a pen EP. Happy listening!
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Excerpt from enduring Japanoise act Hijokaidan’s new album Emergency Stairway to Heaven, out August 31 via Cold Spring. Enjoy!
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Pretty much every Kyary Pamyu Pamyu video is a party, but this might be the partiest yet. The “Crazy Party Night” single will be released September 2 via unBORDE. Happy listening/viewing!
