Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.30
This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
Posted on August 12, 2022 at 09:00.
MANON "Girlfriend" (Download)
MANON (Instagram, Twitter) has just released a brand new song titled "Girlfriend", which is produced by DJ Chari (Twitter, Instagram), with music written by ZOT on the WAVE and dubby bunny. Check out the music video, by the same...
Posted on December 14, 2021 at 00:14. | Released on December 8, 2021
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu "Candy Racer"
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, who is celebrating this year the 10th anniversary of her debut, has a brand new album being released this week! It comes from her own label KRK LAB. Included are previously released singles "Kimiga Iine Kuretara", "Kamaitachi",...
Posted on October 27, 2021 at 00:05. | Released on October 27, 2021
Negicco "bokura wa tomodachi (2021 ver.)" (Download)
Negicco has just released digitally a new version of the song "bokura wa tomodachi". First having been recorded in 2006 part of UX Niigata TV 21's "Team ECO" project, this time it comes as a version with vocals newly...
Posted on July 21, 2021 at 00:26. | Released on July 20, 2021
Posted on February 18, 2021 at 13:23. | Event held on Thursday February 18, 2021 at 18:00 (JST)
April Set "asayake ga kieru mae ni / yakan hikou" (7")
April Set, the solo project of DJ & producer Suzuki Masanori (Instagram), has just recently released a new 7"! The A-side is a cover of Ishikawa Seri's hit song "asayake ga kieru mae ni", written by Yuming, this time...
Posted on January 3, 2021 at 19:42. | Released on December 16, 2020
Posted on August 18, 2020 at 21:26. | Event held on Saturday August 22, 2020 at 18:00 (JST)
Yoshida Tetsuto "hitomeguri / hikari no naka e" (7")
Yoshida Tetsuto (Twitter), known in the recent years for his songwriting and arrangements for various idol groups such as WHY@DOLL, Kai and Team Syachihoko (to name a few), is now releasing his own solo debut 7" single as a...
Posted on October 27, 2019 at 11:35. | Released on October 30, 2019
International Playboys "Twenty Twenty / Dry Run" (7")
Members of Inokashira Rangers (on drums, bass, guitar, organ and piano), Wack Wack Rhythm Band (on trumpet and tenor sax), Your Song Is Good (on trombone) and Omoide yarō A team (OYAT) (on trumpet and tenor sax) join forces...
Posted on February 11, 2019 at 15:39. | Released on February 22, 2019
Gig report: Adieu, Vanilla Beans!: Retrospective & last gig reports
Text and photos by Patrick Benny for Tokyo's Coolest Sound They came carried by winds from Northern Europe, where they returned to last October 7 (2018). So goes the setting of Vanilla Beans, a unique idol group that had debuted...
Posted on December 31, 2018 at 22:03.
BTB tokko "Sweet Machine"
Talkbox musician BTB (Pan Pacific Playa, ex-Luvraw & BTB) is back as "BTB tokkō" (tokkō = 特効 = special effects) with a new album titled "Sweet Machine". Expect mellow urban summer sounds! This follows recent single "I'll Be Around" (2018)...
Posted on July 10, 2018 at 21:30. | Released on July 11, 2018
lyrical school "World's End"
Idol rap group lyrical school has a brand new album being released this month! The song "toko Nuts Return" has music written & arranged by Shinco (Scha Dara Parr) and lyrics by Bose (Scha Dara Parr) and Kaseki Cider. There...
Posted on June 10, 2018 at 21:27. | Released on June 19, 2018
Various Artists "Brilliant Ideas Works Of Yasuharu Konishi 1986-2018" (5CD)
Here comes a massive boxed set compilation of works by Konishi Yasuharu (Pizzicato One, ex-Pizzicato Five) spanning his whole career from 1986 to now! Included are many of the hits and wonderful songs he wrote music or lyrics for, produced,...
Posted on June 3, 2018 at 23:09. | Released on June 6, 2018
Various Artists "NHK 'Shaki-n! Music ~kokoro ne~'" (CD+DVD)
This is the soundtrack of popular NHK E-Tele (NHK Educational TV/ETV) show "Shaki-n!", with songs composed by or featuring Kaji Hideki, Nakamura Kōji (aka Nakakō/iLL, of LAMA, ex-Supercar), Furukawa Miki (LAMA, ex-Supercar), The Natsuyasumi Band, Yashiro Aki, etc. The album...
Posted on May 29, 2018 at 23:26. | Released on May 23, 2018
VIDEOTAPEMUSIC "On the Air"
VIDEOTAPEMUSIC, a talentful artist who is both a prolific video director (using old video tapes for source) and also makes exotic music with pianica sounds, has a brand new album coming this month! There's an appearance by female rapper NOPPAL,...
Posted on October 17, 2017 at 22:59. | Released on October 25, 2017
Alfred Beach Sandal + STUTS "ABS+STUTS"
This is a collaboration mini-album by singer-songwriter Alfred Beach Sandal and trackmaker STUTS. "Horizon" features Yu Arauchi (cero) on Rhodes, and nakayaan (mitsume) on bass, while "Quiet Blue" features Omoide yarō A team (OYAT). Check out the clip below! A...
Posted on June 16, 2017 at 23:09. | Released on June 21, 2017
Record Store Day 2016
This year again Record Store Day is being held in Japan, this time on Saturday April 16! A lot of special and limited vinyl editions are being released on that very day, and at first only available in physical shops....
Posted on April 14, 2016 at 23:15. | Released on April 16, 2016
unBORDE all stars "Feel + unBORDE Greatest Hits"
unBORDE, the Warner Music Japan sub-label that hosts Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, CAPSULE, tofubeats and lots more, is releasing a greatest hits nice-priced compilation that includes new song "Feel". The song is a collaboration featuring lots of the label's artists totaling...
Posted on March 6, 2016 at 14:33. | Released on March 9, 2016
Hoshino Michiru "You Love Me ~you love me more today than yesterday but not as much as tomorrow~"
This week comes a brand new album by singer Hoshino Michiru! This includes latest single "natsu nandashi" (written and produced by Konishi Yasuharu) and its B-side "sakamichi no tochū" (written by Takanami Keitarō), and a cover of the Doopees' "Through...
Posted on September 1, 2015 at 23:20. | Released on September 2, 2015
Perfume "5th Tour 2014 Gurun Gurun" (Blu-ray/DVD)
Perfume's 5th tour, titled "Gurun Gurun" (official page) and held through August and September in 2014, has now been released on Blu-ray and DVD. The recording is of the tour's finale show held at Kokuritsu Yoyogi Daiichi Taiikukan in Tokyo...
Posted on March 11, 2015 at 23:09. | Released on March 10, 2015
Team Syachihoko "ii kurashi EP" (12")
Nagoya-based idol group Team Syachihoko have a 12" EP coming of the recent acid-infused TB-303 track "ii kurashi" (produced by Yoshida Tetsuto) and two remixes by Gonno and Dr.Tetto, in minimal Balearic and tech-house styles respectively. The 12" first dropped...
Posted on August 17, 2014 at 14:33. | Released on August 20, 2014
Team Syachihoko "ii kurashi"
Team Syachihoko is an idol group of six from Nagoya who debuted in 2011 and went major last year. "ii kurashi" is their 6th single so far, and it is especially of interest because it's produced by Yoshida Tetsuto. Who...
Posted on May 3, 2014 at 21:49. | Released on May 14, 2014
Konishi Yasuharu "'senryokugai sōsakan' Original Soundtrack"
senryokugai sōsakan (the jacket design shows the English title "The easygoing police") is a comedy TV series about a female detective who is being kept outside of the investigation team. However she still goes to investigate by herself, usually gets...
Posted on March 2, 2014 at 00:38. | Released on February 26, 2014
LAMA "Parallel Sign"
Here's a new single from LAMA. B-side "Seven Swell -based on 'Niji'-" is, as the title says, inspired by Denki Groove's hit song "Niji", and a short version video clip made by the team behind "Eureka Seven OA" can be...
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 22:40. | Released on November 28, 2012
"Bell to issho." (DVD)
This is the image DVD of Kobe pro baseball team Orix Buffaloes's official female mascot, Bell. The Aprils and friends have contributed all over this, and claim it can even be enjoyed by non-baseball fans. The Aprils contributed the mascot's...
Posted on March 24, 2012 at 12:17. | Released on March 21, 2012
Gig report: Love And Hates "L.A.H." release party
Text and photos by Patrick Benny for Tokyo's Coolest Sound Last Sunday, February 5, was the release party for Love And Hates' 1st album "L.A.H." The event was held at Shinjuku Marz, starting at 5pm and to finish around 10!...
Posted on February 14, 2012 at 21:41.
Gig report: Frenesi and Kaseki Cider
Text by Patrick Benny for Tokyo's Coolest Sound Friday May 6 was the first day of a series of shows celebrating the 11th anniversary of venue Astro Hall in Harajuku. It was only my 2nd time there (the first being...
Posted on May 11, 2011 at 00:10.
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.
Gig report: Shinohara Tomoe's Ultra Relax Day 2010
Text by Patrick Benny for Tokyo's Coolest Sound Last Wednesday, July 14, was a show celebrating the 15th anniversary of Shinohara Tomoe's debut album "Super Model". The album was reissued just recently with bonus tracks and an added DVD of...
Posted on July 17, 2010 at 21:07.
Cornelius "CM3"
This 3rd album of Cornelius' remix works focuses on the part of his career between and around the albums "Point" and "Sensuous". Also released at the same time is a 2-DVD set of a live show plus TV footage, "Ultimate...
Posted on March 5, 2009 at 21:43. | Released on May 13, 2009
DJ Hiroki "ViVidness! -Lovely Cover's R&B-"
DJ Hiroki is a considered like an emerging scene hero of Shibuya's (Tokyo, Japan) vinyl record shop area Udagawa-chō. Here he mixes nothing but covers of super hit songs everyone has heard before. All of these covers have been up...
Posted on May 29, 2008 at 01:23. | Released on May 29, 2008
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. | Released on April 16, 2008
Maekawa Yōko "Cutey Honey (21st century ver.)"
One of the most fun anime theme songs ever, "Cutey Honey" (also spelled "Cutie Honey"), is being re-sung by the original singer, Maekawa Yōko. Offered are "21st century" versions of the opening and ending themes, plus also the theme song...
Posted on January 4, 2008 at 14:16. | Released on February 27, 2008
The Go! Team "The Wrath of Marcie"
Commemorating UK band The Go! Team's upcoming Japan tour in December, a Japan-exclusive mini-album will be released including remixes by Cornelius and Halfby. The Go! Team will play in Tokyo on December 4, and in Osaka on December 5. The...
Posted on November 13, 2007 at 14:40. | Released on December 5, 2007
Kawanishi Suguru "Vinyl Fantasy"
Club/scratch DJ Kawanishi Suguru has a first mix CD coming up, it made Konishi Yasuharu tell him "You're a genius!". This totals to 52 tracks of all genres, mixed, scratched and juggled into two parts (in good old tape fashion)....
Posted on April 25, 2007 at 14:19. | Released on April 27, 2007
Rondo Brothers "Until We Ill We All Fall Down" (12")
Rondo Brothers, U.S. producer team featured on Halfby's upcoming single "Star Track", will have a 7" out on Jet Set Records that will include remixes by Cubismo Grafico and Collette (Second Royal). Rondo Brothers "Until We Ill We All Fall...
Posted on February 21, 2007 at 10:30. | Released in May 2007
Halfby "Star Track"
Halfby has a 3rd major single lined up, the title is "Star Track" and will feature U.S. producer team Rondo Brothers guesting on vocals. There will be a limited edition. This single is a 3rd of an apparently planned series...
Posted on January 25, 2007 at 16:20. | Released on March 28, 2007
Sindbad feat. Takatsuki "Enter The Funniest Temple"
DJ team Sindbad has a new project together with woodbassist/rapper Takatsuki, and a 10-song album is coming at us before the end of the year on highcontrast. Sindbad feat. Takatsuki "Enter The Funniest Temple" 1. Enter the Funniest Temple 2....
Posted on December 4, 2006 at 13:31. | Released on December 20, 2006
Sindbad "Revellion" (12")
DJ team Sindbad has a new 12" out this week on highcontrast. While title track "Revellion" is taken from the self-titled album released last year, two brand new tracks are also included. Sindbad "Revellion" (12") A1. Revellion A2. Untitled B1....
Posted on June 28, 2006 at 11:50. | Released on June 30, 2006
"'Peanuts' Original Soundtrack"
The soundtrack for film "Peanuts" about a doomed baseball team will consist of music by Rocketman (aka Fukawa Ryō) with Umebori Atsushi. Fukawa Ryō also stars in the movie as part of the team. "'Peanuts' Original Soundtrack" 「『ピーナッツ』オリジナル・サウンドトラック」 1. Main...
Posted on December 30, 2005 at 20:01. | Released on January 25, 2006
Mogy Junwich "MOGY-TV"
Musician and narrator Mogi Junichi, or Mogy Junwich as he prefers, is best known to me as the announcer's voice in the hilarious "Ski Jumping Pairs" DVDs (3 stunts are also included on Halcali's first DVD ). I'm not too...
Posted on June 27, 2005 at 16:54. | Released on August 10, 2005
Digiki "Kitchen"
After a long wait, French producer Digiki's first album, "Kitchen", is finally out in Japan on Hattrick Records! The album includes remixes of Toog, Eel and Crazy Curl, and also features Castellane artists Monsieur Darsh and Eric Ker. If you've...
Posted on December 27, 2004 at 14:09. | Released on December 26, 2004