Takkyu Ishino "Takkyu Ishino Works 1983-2017"
Takkyu Ishino (Denki Groove), who just turned 50 on December 26, is releasing an box set of eight CDs! This includes a lot of his works except his solo original albums and Denki Groove original songs. This sums up to...
Posted on January 6, 2018 at 00:23. | Released on January 24, 2018
Record Store Day 2014 in Japan
Record Store Day in Japan has been getting bigger every year. This year there are dozens of exclusive vinyl releases to be found on the shelves of these record shops on Saturday April 19. Below is a selection of releases...
Posted on April 13, 2014 at 13:46. | Released on April 19, 2014
Kimura Kaela "Rock"
Kimura Kaela (official Facebook page) has a new cover album focused on 80's popular tunes (and some older ones). Various producers and collaborators are featured, including Ishino Takkyu (Denki Groove), Hosono Haruomi (YMO), Okamura Yasuyuki, Chara, Predawn, Kishida Shigeru (Quruli),...
Posted on November 13, 2013 at 23:45. | Released on October 30, 2013
Kimura Kaela "8EIGHT8"
Singer Kimura Kaela is back with a new album, especially noteworthy because it's entirely produced by Asparagus' Watanabe Shinobu, responsible for her recent catchy singles "Ring a Ding Dong" and "A winter fairy is melting a snowman". Kimura Kaela "8EIGHT8"...
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 18:31. | Released on October 12, 2011
mito "Dawns"
mito, bassist of band clammbon, has a solo album coming next week. Featured are many guests including electronic artist agraph, pianist kotringo, and members of bands toe and Rovo. Plus, the album is mastered by Sunahara Yoshinori! Released at the...
Posted on May 15, 2011 at 01:26. | Released on May 18, 2011
Kimura Kaela "A winter fairy is melting a snowman"
Following the big hit "Ring a Ding Dong", here comes another new catchy song from Kimura Kaela. Written and produced by the same person as the previous ( Watanabe Shinobu of band Asparagus), this one is a winter track that...
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 00:22. | Released on December 8, 2010
Kimura Kaela "Ring a Ding Dong"
Kimura Kaela's new single is for the super cute & catchy song heard in the recent DoCoMo commercials (watch below). As a bonus the CD contains no less than 8 live songs from her show at Budōkan held last March....
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 21:46. | Released on June 9, 2010
Scha Dara Parr "11"
Scha Dara Parr are back this year with an 11th album (as says the title)! Featured are guests including Halcali, Kimura Kaela, bird, Tsukamoto Isao (Sly Mongoose), Robochū (Dassen 3) and more. A limited edition includes a bonus DVD with...
Posted on March 10, 2009 at 22:36. | Released on March 25, 2009
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Koizumi Kyoko "Collaborakyon"
Kyon-kyon aka Koizumi Kyōko's new compilation album of old and new collaborations, appropriately named "Collaborakyon", seems to have quite a bit of a Shibuya-kei direction. Featured are Jazztronik, Asa-Chang & Junray, Tokyo No.1 Soul Set, Sokabe Keiichi, Hosono Haruomi, Watanabe...
Posted on February 12, 2011 at 23:40. | Released on February 16, 2011
Gig report: Rocketman Summer Fes 2010 - thank you for the music!!
Text and photos by Patrick Benny for Tokyo's Coolest Sound On Sunday August 22, I went to Liquidroom in Ebisu for "Rocketman Summer Fes 2010", an event celebrating the 10 years since the debut of Rocketman, Fukawa Ryō's music unit....
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 22:47.
Kimura Kaela "+1"
Kimura Kaela has a new album coming up. She says that with this one she wanted to show a bit of a new wave side. Aside from the great Ishino Takkyū track "Jasper" are included collaborations with Mito (Clammbon), De...
Posted on February 27, 2008 at 18:10. | Released on April 2, 2008
Various Artists "Detroit Metal City Tribute Album ~ikenie Metal Mix~"
How to headbang to Kahimi Karie? Check out this tribute album to popular manga "Detroit Metal City", consisting mainly of metal remixes of hit songs by popular J-pop artists. Also featured are Scha Dara Parr, Kimura Kaela, Tommy february6, Yuki,...
Posted on February 22, 2008 at 11:23. | Released on March 26, 2008
Various Artists "Jazzy End"
This cover compilation aims at having J-pop hits re-done into light jazz. Included is Utada Hikaru's "Travelling" sung by dahlia! Various Artists "Jazzy End" 1. 信清 Megumi / yasashisa ni dakamareta nara (Arai Yumi) 2. dahlia / traveling (Utada Hikaru)...
Posted on January 17, 2008 at 17:38. | Released on December 26, 2007
Kimura Kaela "Jasper"
Ishino Takkyū (Denki Groove) has produced a new single for Kimura Kaela! "Jasper" is to be the theme song for the film "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium"'s Japanese version. It's said to be her first take at techno! The B-side is...
Posted on November 29, 2007 at 15:15. | Released on February 6, 2008
Sadistic Mikaela Band "Narkissos"
17 years after their 1989 return, Sadistic Mika Band (also "Sadistic Mica Band") are back with a brand new album, on which popular singer and youth icon Kimura Kaela is their guest singer! Original band members Katō Kazuhiko, Takahashi Yukihiro,...
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 10:35. | Released on October 25, 2006
"saku saku Ver.1.0" (DVD)
Update (2005/3/17 17:26): Re-scheduled to 4/28!! Update (2005/3/2 17:12): This release has been delayed (cancelled?). :( "saku saku", the popular daily TV show (TVK Yokohama Monday-Friday 7:30) MC'd by Kimura Kaela and character Zigorow, is coming to DVD! The DVD...
Posted on February 4, 2005 at 15:09. | Released on April 28, 2005
