Western Japan’s beat scene and Los Angeles’ music world have had a lot in common over the last few years, so it seems fitting that there has been a bit of collaboration between artists from both sides. The latest comes via Twin Capital’s first installment in a new “Los Angeles X Asia collaborative series,” and…
It’s finally here — the long-awaited Moyas EP from Taquwami. We’ve focused on half of these songs before, and you definitely should listen to the whole thing because…well, Taquwami is always ahead of the pack. Get it here, or listen below. Moyas by Taquwami
Always good to check in on Boys Age and see what the prolific duo are up to. That means one new collection in September, with another on the horizon, geez. Let’s focus on one song, the melancholic “Good Yesterdays,” as the band released a new video for it last week. It’s a sweet tune, a…
The new move in Japanese music is women rapping. This is, of course, not a new development, but it’s really easy to figure out when the Japanese music industry senses something might be able to work and goes overboard with it. This moment has been building for a bit — artists such as Charisma.com, Daoko…
Hiroshima’s CRZKNY has long embraced anger in his music. The first recordings of his I ever heard were his post-Fukushima EPs, blistering collections of juke overflowing with madness aimed at Japan’s government and nuclear energy agencies. That feeling has persisted in his work, whether still taking aim at the nuke industry or just making really…