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Category Archives: Japan

SALEM on Big Love

Sunday, April 19, 2009

When people ask which new bands they should be listening to right now, SALEM (and Telepathe) are easily my first response. Their tormented lo-fi electro with its crooked, otherworldy vocals might at times seem an uneasy listen, but there’s so much depth to it, it’s an addictive uneasy listen.
Following their first two releases on Acephale [...]

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Shinichi Osawa - Last Days Video

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Shinichi Osawa’s Last Days is a great mix between sweet, melodic guitar and distorted, driving bass - and the video is no different.
Using animated ink drawings the video starts off with blotter paper but turns into repetitive, interacting characters. Like almost all of the videos we’ve been featuring over the last few weeks you can [...]

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Shinichi Osawa Star Guitar Video

Friday, October 24, 2008

In the lead up to the UK release of Shinichi Osawa’s “The One” we are going to be featuring exclusive video content every week for the next 7 weeks.
The first video is for Shinichi’s cover of the Chemical Brothers “Star Guitar” featuring the vocals of Au Revoir Simone. The clip features a montage of shots [...]

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Crystal

Monday, July 14, 2008

Crystal is a Japanese synth-heavy four piece based in Tokyo.
Like Astrolabe, Crystal cite acts like Yellow Magic Orchestra, Depeche Mode and Human League as influences along with 80’s Jpop groups like the Moon Riders and Cosmic Invention. Their sound is a combination of these influences and the inspiration from the success of more modern electronic [...]

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Astrolabe

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Astrolabe came to me via Asian Man Dan’s blog and I love it. The fact that it’s coming out of Japan is almost irrelevant because it would sit so well alongside music coming out on Kitsune, Moshi Moshi, Bang Gang 12″s etc. It’s not a scene specific sound but it’s the newer tracks coming out [...]

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Japan Indie and Electro

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

If you only read this blog you might think that the only thing that came out of the Japanese electro scene was Shinichi Osawa, Shinichi Osawa, and Shinichi Osawa. Oh and Avalon and Ray Flash. And don’t forget Narctrax! But apart from all those great people there is a bit more to to the Japanese [...]

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