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1. Polysics "15th P"
   Polysics have a new album coming next week, celebrating their 15th anniversary! The album features many guests, including Kojima Mayumi, Yuu (ex-GO!GO!7188, chirinuruwowaka), and even Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo). A special tracks featuring "tomodachi" (friends) has 67 people contributing to the...
   Posted on February 22, 2012 at 23:42
2. Asa-Chang "Asa-Chang & shūshū"
   Asa-Chang, now the only member remaining of Asa-Chang & Junray, has a compilation out now of his works as a producer, spanning over his whole career. Asa-Chang used to be the leader of Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, and has a...
   Posted on November 12, 2011 at 14:27
3. Tokyo No.1 Soul Set "subete hikari"
   Tokyo No.1 Soul Set continues to celebrate its 20th anniversary with this album of covers featuring various female singers such as Halcali, Kojima Mayumi, Toki Asako, Harada Ikuko (clammbon) and more. Covers include ones of Original Love, Scha Dara Parr,...
   Posted on February 9, 2011 at 21:58
4. Kojima Mayumi "Blue Rondo"
   Singer-songwriter Kojima Mayumi has a new album, her 8th, out earlier this month. Hear sound samples at HearJapan. Kojima Mayumi "Blue Rondo" 1. nemurenai yoru 2. Paper Moon 3. Suspiria! 4. kuroneko no Cha Cha Cha 5. Arabesque 6. usotsuki...
   Posted on February 24, 2010 at 00:14
5. Kaji Hideki "Lollipop"
   Kaji Hideki has an 11th album out now! Said to have an 80's taste, it not only features guests such as Yoshié, Horie Hirohisa (pupa, Neil & Iraiza), Cornelius and Yoshida Jin (Salon Music), but the super catchy song "amai...
   Posted on October 21, 2008 at 00:54

1. Various Artists "mōshiwake nai to From Akasaka Urban Mix" / "Idol Mix"
   Regular club party Mōshiwake Night's DJ team has put together these two mix CDs, under "Urban" and "Idol" themes, totaling 100 songs! Each CD features two DJs selecting a dozen tracks in turn. Those selectors are DJ Mitsy, Uta Maru...
   Posted on March 10, 2008 at 17:21
2. arcorhyme "amai hibi ~la douce vie~" & "Soundmatic Brain"
   arcorhyme, the new unit of Takanami K-tarō (ex-Pizzicato Five) featuring Nishimura Ikuyo (ex-devbacc), finally has some CD releases coming up! In January we will be treated to not one but two albums! The first, "amai hibi ~la douce vie~", is...
   Posted on November 15, 2007 at 10:51
3. Anime Soundtrack "getsumen toheiki Mina: Chiptune Collection"
   A bunch of chip-tune artists have contributed tracks to the anime series "getsumen toheiki", and here they are all available together on one CD. Featured artists include Far East Recording (aka Terada Sōichi), quarta330, Saitone, hally (VORC), Tanikugu and more....
   Posted on June 4, 2007 at 14:48
4. Sally Soul Stew live
   Sally Kubota (ex. Les 5-4-3-2-1, The Phantom Gift) came back this year with his solo unit Sally Soul Stew. There will be a special show featuring himself and a bunch of the female vocalists which appeared on the recently released...
   Posted on March 9, 2007 at 10:34
5. Sally Soul Stew "uchū de Rendez-vous ~Rendez-vous à l'univers~"
   This is probably as close as we will get to a full return of legendary Shibuya-kei unit Les 5-4-3-2-1. The Sally Kubota-led new pop project, Sally Soul Stew, features not one but both original vocalists, Hitomi and Arimi, and also...
   Posted on December 11, 2006 at 16:48
6. Various Artists "'otoko wa sore o gaman dekinai' Original Soundtrack" (CD+DVD)
   A few weeks after the "konya wa Boogie Back" maxi single will be released the full soundtrack of Shindō Matsuo film "otoko wa sore o gaman dekinai - The Playboy Don't Cry". The soundtrack will include songs by Kojima Mayumi,...
   Posted on June 1, 2006 at 13:21