Tag: interview
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Sugar Packed!! An Interview With Yoshimasa Terui
Yoshimasa Terui— the powerhouse for acts such as: Haisuinonasa, Sora Tob Sakana, Siraph, and mastermind behind the official soundtracks for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 and 3, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, the opening for Houseki no Kuni (Land of the Lustrous) speaks to JP ALT about his latest release. In light of Siraph’s new single ‘Sugar…
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Interview with Hiroyuki Nagashima: The “Fragments” of Dowser and Schema 1+2
Hiroyuki Nagashima, the core member of the Japanese experimental electronic project Dowser, discusses his latest release, Schema 1+2. Nagashima has been a vital force in the Japanese avant-garde scene since the late 1980s. Beyond Dowser, he is a celebrated composer and sound designer whose filmography includes scoring Sogo Ishii’s The Master of Shiatsu and the…
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‘I had no idea about the resurgence of Sunset Road’: An Interview With Reiko Takahashi
One of City Pop’s greatest mysteries has finally come to an end. After the 2018 release of Victor Records’ City Pop compilation album, DJ Notoya Presents: Tokyo 1980s Victor Edition, which included the seminal track ‘Sunset Road’, artist Reiko Takahashi has racked up a new generation of fans online. A defining track of the 2020s…
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INTERVIEW: MITSURU TABATA -The Final Tabata
Photos by Alex Zucco From Boredoms to Acid Mother’s Temple, Mitsuru Tabata has an impressive and influential decades-long career of solo, band and collaborative projects, working alongside notable and renowned figures in Japanese and English music. Combining traditional Japanese folk-music and early post-punk in Noizunzuri, post-hardcore noise rock in his 20 years with Zeni Geva,…
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“My Character is That I Do Not Want to Be On The Side With Power”:In Conversation With Botsu of Dos Monos
“My character is that I do not want to be on the side with power.”
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Meet Awai: Into the world of Japan’s Foreign ‘Kaigai’ Idols
“I want you to open your third eye, I want to give you spiritual enlightenment.”