Midori Takada releases first new music in nearly two decades
The pioneering composer has teamed up with Lafawndah for the EP Le Renard Bleu
7 essential Japanese ambient and new age records
Japanese ambient and new age music created in the 80s has found a second life in reissue culture. Here’s our cheat sheet to the genre’s resurgence
Various Artists – Diggin’ in the Carts
From chiptune renderings of techno-industrial face-melters to multi-movement masterpieces, turns out early video game music is strangely enduring
Hyperdub to release collection of pioneering Japanese video game music
Diggin In The Carts will be released digitally on 17 November with a vinyl to follow
Japan has finally lifted their no dancing law
A 67-year-old Japanese anti-prositution law that banned dancing in nightclubs after midnight has finally been…
Perspective:
London to Tokyo
In this month’s perspective Butterz founder and prolific grime DJ Elijah reflects on the connection between London and Tokyo and what that suggests for the genre’s culture
Perspective:
DJ Sprinkles
DJ Sprinkles discusses Japan’s excessive censorship laws
Bo Ningen & Savages
A photo blog from Bo Ningen and Savages Oval Space gig
Aesthetic: Bo Ningen
Style and substance with London’s best Japanese band