JPOP band; sakanaction release 4th album; kikUUiki tommoroow. this song, MegaAkuAiiro is head song that actually features album conception its awesome!! hushtag #sakanaction was ranked No.2 at twitter worldwide last saturday when sakanaction ustream release party http://twitter.com/sakanaction Share this on del.icio.us Post this to MySpace Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on FriendFeed Ping [...]

Okamoto’s – Run Run Run (mp3) Okamoto’s http://www.myspace.com/okamotos1969 OKAMOTO’S are a four piece hailing from Shinjuku, Tokyo. They take their name, just as the Ramones did, with all four members having the same surname; Drums – Reiji Okamoto, Bass – Hama Okamoto, Guitar – Kouki Okamoto, Vox – Shou Okamoto (taking the surname from their favorite Avant Garde [...]

Miho Wada – Piss Off (such a loser!) (mp3) Miho Wada http://www.myspace.com/mihowada Miho Wada is a well established multi-instrumentalist and singer from Japan/New Zealand. She has performed all around the world touring with many groups, including performances at WOMAD festivals, Love Box, Havana International Jazz Festival (Cuba), Tanja Latina Festival (Morocco) and Nagaoka Winter Festival (Japan). She has [...]

Omodaka – Kyoteizinc (video mix) (mp3) OMODAKA (Sohichi Terada) http://www.fareastrecording.com/ http://www.youtube.com/fareastrecording OMODAKA is a solo project of Soicchi Terada, a composer, arranger, and remixer who has been musically active since 1989. Terada studied computer science at the University of Electro-Communications, and it was while still in college that he launched his music career. He is also the founder of [...]

LITE – The Sun Sank (mp3) LITE http://www.myspace.com/liteband Here we introduce LITE, one of the most enthusiastic performance bands in Tokyo. LITE are compared to Battles and Mogwai, and combine math-rock power and precision with emotionally charged compositions. They are scheduled to do U.S west coast live tour with Mike Watt and The Missingmen on March. Check and [...]

Nikasaya – Siroi Ohisama (mp3) Nikasaya In the summer of 2009, Hiroshima based songwriter Nikaido Kazumi and Tokyo’s Saya (Tenniscoats) met at Guggenheim house, in Shioya. Overlooking the bay of Kansai, the pair set about recording a collection of songs that capture moments of utterly euphoric song, housed in a shimmer of incidental soundscapes. Album; One Summerheim [...]

Taro Dakudan – Just You (Sweet Sue) (mp3) kuidaore taro http://kuidaoretaro.com/ Osaka famous mascot character, Kuidaore Taro from Kuidaore Dotonbori teams up Jazz orchestra, “Taro Dakudan” with SWEET HOLLYWAIIANS. and produced swing jazz album; KUIDAORE JAZZ. Kuidaore is a Japanese word meaning roughly “to ruin oneself by extravagance in food.” It is sometimes romanized as Kuidaore, and is [...]

Green Blossoms – Hana Akari (mp3) Green Blossoms http://www.myspace.com/greenblossoms Green Blossoms are the folky Duo, Aiko Koga and Anthony Guerra. Aiko sings and plays ukulele. Anthony plays the other instruments. They have released second album; Whiskey Leaves from digitalis recordings U.S. last summer. Hana Akari is beautiful, softly intoned songwriting. Her ghostly incantations would be stuck in the [...]

OMODAKA – PLUM SONG (mp3) OMODAKA (Sohichi Terada) http://www.fareastrecording.com/ OMODAKA (Sohichi Terada) released the remix EP for japanese old song Plum Song with techno sound on November last year. Plum Song is called in Japanese, “Umewa Saitaka” that has been sung under the name of “Hauta” by Geisha girls; traditional, female Japanese entertainers since Edo Jidai. He actually [...]

Margarine Beam (Ayumi Nishina) – First Ever Christmas (mp3) Ayumi Nishina http://www.myspace.com/ayuminishina Japanese Christmas Pop song from Green Light Christmas – Christmas virtual Split EP by Italian Indie Pop Group; Tiny Tide. now you can download whole songs from here. Merry Christmas! Share this on del.icio.us Post this to MySpace Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this [...]

HajimePop – Kira Kira Star (mp3) HajimePop http://www.myspace.com/hajimepop Japanese Christmas indiepop tune from Green Light Christmas – XMas virtual Split EP by Italian Indie Pop Group; Tiny Tide. now you can download whole songs from here. HAVE XMAS FUN! Share this on del.icio.us Post this to MySpace Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on FriendFeed Ping this [...]

Clownfish – X’MAS (mp3) Clownfish http://www.myspace.com/clownfishjp Japanese Christmas indiepop from Green Light Christmas – XMas Split EP by Italian Pop; Tiny Tide. you can download whole songs from here. HAVE SOME XMAS FUN! Clownfish – kimitono Sunday Share this on del.icio.us Post this to MySpace Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on FriendFeed Ping this on Ping.fm

Sonic Attack Blaster – 20000Volt (mp3) Sonic Attack Blaster http://www.myspace.com/sonicattacksblaster Alternative rock band from Tokyo Underground music scene, Sonic Attack Blaster introduce themselves Samurai Rock. Their name is Hyper, but thier songs actually have japanese retro melody lines that make it feel the beginning of 1990’s mood.It sounds similar with ZAZEN BOYS. Interesting and really rather weird. I [...]

SEBASTIAN X – tour star people (mp3) SEBASTIAN X http://www.myspace.com/sebastianx2008 Sebastian X are an impressive Tokyo-based outfit with indie-pop and punkish leanings. Their brilliant debut album Wonderful World was finally released last week. The band, who don’t use guitars, have catchy melodies driven by the cute pop vocal of Manatsu Nagahara. SEBASTIAN X – wonderful world Music Alliance Pact http://jpoplovernet.blogspot.com/search/label/Music Alliance [...]

henrytennis – Valencia Raincoats (mp3) henrytennis http://www.myspace.com/henrytennis henrytennis is another progressive band in Tokyo music scene, that was formed in about 2003. relesed their 1st album “Eight Rare Cases” in 2006 and had several gigs in New York in November, 2006. henrytennis features instrumental dynamism influenced by post rock, IDM, jam, and progressive rock. Their members come from such [...]

World’s End Girlfriend – Garden in the Ceiling (mp3) The Lie Lay Land (Noble, 2005) World’s End Girlfriend http://www.myspace.com/worldsendgirlfriendworldsendgirlfriend Some artists are authentic masters of human emotion. They are able to tug at the heart, weaken the knees, and bring out the tears of even the most emotionally impassive individuals. Katsuhiko Maeda is one of the most accurate contemporary [...]

miaou – scene of the sunrise (mp3) miaou http://www.myspace.com/miaoumusic Miaou were formed in 1999 by Tatsuki Hamasaki and sisters Mayumi and Hiromi Hasegawa. Their debut album, Happiness (Noon records, 2003), was quickly followed by a tour with Australia’s Art Of Fighting. That same year saw a tour with Canada’s Below The Sea, with whom the band also collaborated [...]

Piana – Something is Lost (mp3) Piana http://www.myspace.com/pianan Born in 1976, Piana is Naoko Sasaki, living in Morioka, Japan.Her musical activity began with Card Skepper, a collaboration with guitarist Yuichiro Iwashita who is now one half of the electro acoustic unit Minamo (cubic music, quakebasket, apestaartje, 360 records). Through participation on albums and live performances with World’s End [...]

Piana – Blue Bell (mp3) Piana http://www.myspace.com/pianan Born in 1976, Piana is Naoko Sasaki, living in Morioka, Japan.Her musical activity began with Card Skepper, a collaboration with guitarist Yuichiro Iwashita who is now one half of the electro acoustic unit Minamo (cubic music, quakebasket, apestaartje, 360 records). Through participation on albums and live performances with World’s End Girlfriend [...]

nhhmbase – 9/8 (mp3) nhhmbase http://www.myspace.com/nhhmbase The latest offering from the Tokyo underground scene is nhhmbase (pronounced “ne-han base”). Formed in 2004, they have complex music frameworks with irregular beats and dramatic code which makes their sound innovative and pop. They have already opened for many foreign acts such as Deerhoof, Tyondai Braxton (Battles) and The Eternals in [...]