Got no clue about Yaen. As for Blue Tonic, yeah, they were an average soft synth band with jazzie overtones. Teichiku records just sent my station one of...
Review :: Shibuya Jazz Classic - Gonzalez Suzuki (Soul Bossa Trio) there's been Shibuya Jazz Classic compilation compiled by Calm, Chari Chair and Matsuura...
Reviews :: Melt Banana, Merzbow more reviews with sound samples from Aquarius Records. -Wesley -- source: Aquarius Records MELT-BANANA Cell-scape (A-Zap) cd...
Recent Release :: Nakanishi Toshio & Shiina Kensuke w/Tachibana Hajime - Blair Witch and Bush of Ghost Project kind of recent news. the legendary Nakanishi...
Tour Dates :: Acid Mothers Temple Soul Collective on Tour source: Pitch Fork Media Acid Mothers Temple Soul Collective on Tour Presently in talks with heaven...
News :: Puffy - Needs Remixers, Autograph Signing at San Diego's COMI-CON source: Puffy mailing list *BE A PART OF PUFFY'S RE-MIX ALBUM!!!* Releasing re-mix...
Reviews :: Little Tempo, Nakashima Mika (Mondo Grosso), Jazztronik, Matsuoya Naoya i suggested them to carry it some time ago and now they've got it. dusty...
New Release :: Yo-Yo Ma - Obrigado Brazil his tango album, 'Soul of the Tango,' was one of the finer tango albums you could hope to hear. now Yo-Yo Ma's new...
Henry, i do not know who Yaen is, although i seem to faintly recall the name from somewhere. i'm thinking they're one of those novelty acts made up of...
Hi, does anybody know where I could get an english translation of the song titles on "Hard Ni Sasete (Make Me Hard)"? Also, I'd be happy if somebody could post...
... Now I remember. It's $BLn1n(B (wild monkeys), with Taka (the shows Tonnel's, Utaban, and the Japanese guy in the Major League movies) and his Tonnel's ...
Yeah, Fish Fight is a great song. They seem to have a lot of singles (as well as 2 albums) out. Do you know if they're still making music? I absolutely love...
This goes out to anyone who's pressing vinyl... I am wondering what you know, if anything about Hub-Servall (of Cranbury, NJ). It's one of the three vinyl...
Here's the latest from the last couple of weeks at newmusicmachine.com: Live shows in L.A.: Cinematic Orchestra, Mu-Ziq, Broadcast, Buffalo Daughter, Duran...
Hello all, Sorry this week's guide is late, but there's still 13 days of loveliness to peruse... For anyone who missed the last communique, the Guide is now...
New Releases :: Pe'z, Morenlenbaum2/Sakamoto, Incognito recent/upcoming release info. some info on the new M2/S release--nothing really new in the bit i've...
Reviews :: Chieko Kinbara, Acoustic Dub Messengers a "new" album (domestic release of a 2002 Pony Canyon album), as posted some months back, from Chieko...
David, here's her discography: http://homepage.mac.com/tujikonoriko/releases.html more info: http://www.mego.at/noriko.html tujiko video stream here: ...
Upcoming Releases :: Original Love - 2 Albums: Odoru Taiyo, Early Complete 2 new albums (a new one featuring Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Yano Akiko; and a...
if you speak Japanese or like to pretend you do, there's a video+text interview with Original Love at Nifty: http://music.nifty.com/sstv/interview/021226/ ...
Eclectic Japan meets French pops. Sonoko's "La Debutante" has finally been reissued this week on CD (on Crammed Disks, Belgium). It's fantastic to hear someone...
Audio Stream :: Tokyo Bossa Nova ~Primavera, greentea, Tokyo Zawinul Bach sound samples for the newest series in the Tokyo Bosa Nova compilation, a really...
Reviews :: Butcher, Takemura Nobukazu review of a dancehall/reggae collab (some sound samples at the link), 2 takes on Takemura's new one on Thrill Jockey... ...
Interview :: Miyazawa Kazufumi (The Boom) - The Daily Yomiuri piece on the talented Miyazawa Kazufumi's (of the Boom) new activities... (he graced bird's 2nd...
Interview :: Pico System - The Daily Yomiuri interview with Pico System. don't know who they are but they sound interesting: the mentions of Asian Dub...