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 scene than these few people.
The electro scene in Japan at the moment is pretty small and widely separated. There are small groups of people into the sound in Sapporo, Osaka and of course Tokyo but their isn’t one cohesive scene or label that has brought them together like you can see in places like Sydney or Paris.
The sound that is coming out though is fairly cohesive: sweet, melodic electronica.
So I thought I would do a bit of digging and came up with three groups that you might not be familiar with but who are part of the new wave sound coming out of Japan at the moment. On top of this I’m going to be looking at the influences of these groups which have a lot of overlap and include some pretty awesome 70’s and 80’s Jpop groups.
Stay tuned later today to catch the first of the three acts and I will bust out a new one on Friday and then Monday as well.
Damn, I’ve got to get to that country.
xox
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um… hello? 80kidz?
I agree. 80kidz?!?!?!?! Hot shit.
We’re getting there! 80kidz are Tuesday.
I see they are about to go to Mexico but no US dates…
Yo!
I am a California currently residing in Nagoya, Japan. I have been working on producing some music in the last few months, and have gotten some GOLDEN advice from Astrolabe and Rayflash, and I am using both pieces of advice to help me develop my own style.
Anyways, the scenes here are incredibly diverse but growing quickly. Just last weekend I was at an event hosted by the DJ crew Fairytale, that brought Shinichi Osawa to the turntables for 2 hours. Made friends with the DJs in that crew that night. Plus another DJ crew I am friends with, Tiny, will be bringing the Dex Pistols to Nagoya NEXT week.
I know another crew the Disco Killers who have at least 2 producers in their camp. I will try to get these guys to get on MySpace and get their music on the blog.
I am telling you, Japan is slowly growing into something great for electro and house!