CAPSULE "Virtual Freedom" (Download)
CAPSULE has released a brand new song titled "Virtual Freedom"! Check out the impressive 3DCG music video below! This follows the songs "Hikari no disco" and "Future Wave" released in June and September respectively. Another short instrumental titled "Utsusemi"...
Posted on December 19, 2021 at 23:55. | Released on December 10, 2021
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Noël Nippon" édition 2021
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 December 19, 2021 at 02:42.
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.22
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 December 9, 2021 at 23:13.
Night Tempo "Ladies In The City"
South Korean producer and DJ Night Tempo, who has gained a lot of attention with his "Showa Groove" series of re-edits (see "Night Tempo presents The Showa Idol Groove"), is now back with a brand new original album! "Ladies In...
Posted on December 7, 2021 at 23:46. | Released on December 1, 2021
Mukaju Dan "Uminekogazer"
Techno-pop unit Mukaju Dan has just released a 2nd album! Mukaju Dan is a songwriting/production duo formed of Shock Tarō and Ton-chan (both previously of blue marble), and this new album features singer Misaki like on the previous, "Madoromu" (2020)....
Posted on December 5, 2021 at 00:37. | Released on November 24, 2021
Record Day 2021 Day 2
Record Day, previously happening only on November 3 for "Culture Day" (a public holiday), has being held once more this November, on Saturday November 27. Also check out the post about day 1! Items can be ordered online. Below is...
Posted on December 4, 2021 at 00:54. | Released on November 27, 2021
Boris "Reincarnation Rose"
Experimental rock band Boris (Facebook page) has just released a new single. The songs use a new fuzz effector called Hizumitas made by Japanese company Wata. Only the title track "Reincarnation Rose" was released digitally (, Spotify, YouTube Music),...
Posted on November 17, 2021 at 12:24. | Released on November 17, 2021
Posted on November 13, 2021 at 22:33. | Event held on Sunday December 19, 2021 at 17:00 (JST)
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.21
👷 Important! La Face B is undergoing some technical difficulties with some browsers. If the usual website at http://lafaceb.live displays an error, please click here to stream! The problem is being worked on and should be resolved within a...
Posted on November 12, 2021 at 07:50.
Mondo Grosso "Mondo Grosso Official Best" (2CD)
Mondo Grosso, the solo unit of Shinichi Ōsawa (lately also active with RHYME SO), has just released a greatest hits album that's filled with tracks taken from the project's 30 years of history. Some new remixes, new mixes and re-edits...
Posted on November 8, 2021 at 09:16. | Released on November 3, 2021
Posted on November 5, 2021 at 00:21. | Event held on Tuesday November 16, 2021 at 19:00 (JST)
Record Day 2021 Day 1
Record Day, previously happening only on November 3 for "Culture Day" (a public holiday), is being held on two separate days in 2021: November 3 and 27. Items can be ordered online without any delay. Below is a list of...
Posted on November 3, 2021 at 00:44. | Released on November 3, 2021
Yukihiro Takahashi "Grand Espoir" (CD/12")
This is a compilation album of Yukihiro Takahashi (YMO, METAFIVE) from 1980 to 1985. The songs were selected and remastered by Yoshinori Sunahara (METAFIVE). The CD edition has two discs, the first one of music from YT's own albums and...
Posted on October 29, 2021 at 23:13. | Released on October 27, 2021
Michihiro Nakamura "Bossa Tokyo" (Download)
Michihiro Nakamura, singer of THE IMAGE, has just released his first solo album. Titled "Bossa Tokyo", its sound takes its roots from bossa nova with elements of jazz-funk, techno, electronica, etc. The songs are covers of some bossa nova standards...
Posted on October 27, 2021 at 21:42. | Released on October 27, 2021
NUBACK "Sorekara" (Download)
NUBACK, the solo project of musician/singer-songwriter Dai Nakamura (also of BANK, Vacation Three, ex-Arch), has just released a new digital EP titled "Sorekara". With a vocal title track followed by three instrumentals, the songs sketch the summer of 2021....
Posted on October 25, 2021 at 00:00. | Released on October 17, 2021
Ban Hiroshi "Music Is My Life" (2CD)
A 2-CD of greatest hits and rarities of Kyoto rock'n'roller Ban Hiroshi (Twitter) has just been released! The selection covers his whole career so far since his debut single in 1978 ("ano ko ni nage KISS") when he was 18,...
Posted on October 23, 2021 at 01:30. | Released on October 20, 2021
fox capture plan "XRONICLE"
fox capture plan is releasing a brand new 10th album titled "XRONICLE" (read "Chronicle"). Along with many new songs, included is a self-cover of "Evolution of science", a cover of Dido's "Thank You" This year celebrates the instrumental jazz-rock trio's...
Posted on October 20, 2021 at 20:15. | Released on October 20, 2021
Three Berry Icecream "Another World" (Download)
Three Berry Icecream (Twitter), the solo unit of Mayumi Ikemizu (a former member of the band Bridge), has just released digitally a brand new song titled "Another World"! This is a first cut from the upcoming album "Three Berry...
Posted on October 17, 2021 at 00:18. | Released on October 15, 2021
Interview: The Courettes × Seiki Sato
Interview & translation by Patrick Benny (Tokyo's Coolest Sound) Rock band The Courettes is releasing its 3rd album "Back in Mono" on October 15th, 2021 from Damaged Goods Records (UK), and the album has the particularity of having been mixed...
Posted on October 14, 2021 at 20:00.
Hoshikuzu Scat "la distanza" (Download)
Hoshikuzu Scat released today a new song titled "la distanza", which was written by member Mitz Mangrove, and arranged by Nakatsuka Takeshi (Qypthone). This release follows digital single "Christmas kanpa" (December 2020) which was also arranged by Nakatsuka Takeshi....
Posted on October 13, 2021 at 23:46. | Released on October 13, 2021
Pasocom Music Club "See-Voice"
Pasocom Music Club has just released a 3rd album titled "See-Voice". Featured guest vocalists are Kawabe Moto (Mitsume), ayu inotsume (aka ayU tokiO), Yumiki Erino, Tokiyo Ooto (And Summer Club), unmo and Sagesaka Tomoyuki (isagen). Pasocom Music Club "See-Voice" パソコン音楽クラブ...
Posted on October 13, 2021 at 22:42. | Released on October 13, 2021
Jazztronik "Universal Language" (Download)
Jazztronik is back with an instrumental EP titled "Universal Language", which is performed as a trio formed of Ryota Nozaki (piano & keyboards), Ichiro Fujiya (bass) and Masanori Amakura (drums). It had been almost years since the previous original...
Posted on October 6, 2021 at 13:45. | Released on October 6, 2021
Michihiro Nakamura "The Gift (Recado Bossa Nova)" (Download)
Michihiro Nakamura, singer of THE IMAGE (see mini-albums "1" and "2"), has just released a 2nd solo single. This one is a cover of standard "The Gift" also known as "Recado Bossa Nova", or originally "Recado", the song written...
Posted on October 1, 2021 at 21:21. | Released on September 29, 2021
Various Artists "What a Wonderful World with Original Love?"
Original Love has just released an official cover album, in which many artists perform their versions of Original Love's songs from the repertory of 30 years. Featured are Konishi Yasuharu (Pizzicato One) — with "Let's Spend The Night Together", a...
Posted on September 30, 2021 at 22:54. | Released on September 29, 2021
Sketch Show "'audio sponge' 'tronika' 'LOOPHOLE'" (3CDs+DVD)
The three albums of Sketch Show (Haruomi Hosono & Yukihiro Takahashi), which were re-issued on vinyl in July, have just been released as one boxed set of three CDs. It's been 20 years since the release of 3rd and latest...
Posted on September 23, 2021 at 10:19. | Released on September 22, 2021
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.20
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 September 23, 2021 at 00:37.
Yoshinori Sunahara "LOVEBEAT 2021 -Optimized Re-Master-" (CD+Blu-ray/CD/2x12")
It's the 20th anniversary of Yoshinori Sunahara's album "LOVEBEAT", released in 2001! Here it comes newly remastered in three formats. Aside from the regular edition of the CD album only, there's also a limited edition that includes a Blu-ray disc...
Posted on September 12, 2021 at 23:34. | Released on September 15, 2021
CAPSULE "Future Wave" (Download)
CAPSULE has just released a new track digitally, titled "Future Wave"! It comes with a music video that you can watch below. This follows new song "Hikari no disco" released in June, which was followed by "Utsusemi". Hopefully there...
Posted on September 11, 2021 at 12:31. | Released on September 10, 2021
Posted on September 9, 2021 at 00:13. | Event held on Sunday October 24, 2021 at 17:00 (JST)
The Bohemians "essential fanfare"
5-piece rock band The Bohemians is releasing a new 10th album this week! Check out their new music video below for the song "the legacy". The songs "the legacy" and "the erina" were released in advance digitally (Spotify, (Japan)). The...
Posted on September 6, 2021 at 23:45. | Released on September 8, 2021
xiangyu "Manhole" (Download)
xiangyu (Twitter, Instagram) has just released a new song, this time themed around manholes, and the mystery world she imagines under them. Check out the music video below! This track was produced by Gimgigam. This follows "Milano Sandwich A"...
Posted on September 4, 2021 at 12:02. | Released on September 3, 2021
Posted on September 3, 2021 at 09:09. | Event held on Saturday September 11, 2021 at 11:00 (JST)
POLYPLUS "move"
POLYPLUS (Twitter, Instagram) is an all-star instrumental jazz band of four, formed of members from Calmera, fox capture plan, JABBERLOOP and Neighbors Complain. This new 2nd album titled "move" includes their first ever vocal collaboration, and that in the form...
Posted on August 29, 2021 at 23:18. | Released on September 1, 2021
tofubeats "CITY2CITY" (Download)
A new song by tofubeats has just been released! The music video for this one is by the same director as "RUN" (music video). Check it out below. This song follows "SMILE" released in June. Also check out the...
Posted on August 29, 2021 at 00:37. | Released on August 27, 2021
Posted on August 28, 2021 at 11:57. | Event held on Saturday August 28, 2021 at 18:00 (JST)
City Pop on Vinyl 2021
"City Pop on Vinyl" is a campaign organized by Japan's famous record press Toyo Kasei, and this is the 2nd year it takes place (see City Pop on Vinyl 2020). Below is a selection of some titles not to be...
Posted on August 28, 2021 at 00:58. | Released on August 28, 2021
Michihiro Nakamura "Agua De Beber" (Download)
Singer of THE IMAGE, band which debuted this year releasing two mini-albums ("1" and "2"), Michihiro Nakamura is now starting to offer some self-produced solo works! This first one is a single in which he covers "Agua De Beber",...
Posted on August 26, 2021 at 21:54. | Released on August 25, 2021
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.19
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 26, 2021 at 00:23.
80KIDZ "Your Closet feat. YonYon" (7")
80KIDZ have released the third of their trilogy of "Angle" 7"s. This time it's the song "Your Closet" which featured YonYon, of which the original appeared on album "Angle", and for B-side a remix by yonkey as heard on...
Posted on August 20, 2021 at 14:19. | Released on August 19, 2021
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu "Gentenkaihi" (Download)
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu reached today her 10th anniversary since the release of "moshimoshi Harajuku" (2011)! She has come a long way! Congratulations! Today she has released digitally a brand new song titled "Gentenkaihi", as always produced by Nakata Yasutaka...
Posted on August 17, 2021 at 23:40. | Released on August 17, 2021
Sato Yusuke "Utopia" (Download)
Satō Yūsuke (caméra-stylo) has just released a new solo song digitally. In terms of solo works, this follows EP "Kilaak" released in 2019 (, Spotify, YouTube Music). Check out the music video below. Guitars were performed by Sawabe Wataru...
Posted on August 8, 2021 at 23:20. | Released on August 4, 2021
Robochu & VIDEOTAPEMUSIC "Science Fiction" (7")
A collaboration 7" of rapper Robochū (Twitter) and VIDEOTAPEMUSIC has just been released! Exotic sci-fi hip-hop! Music videos of both songs had surfaced on YouTube in June 2020 and February 2021 respectively, made of footage shot at home by...
Posted on August 6, 2021 at 09:02. | Released on August 4, 2021
Urbangarde "TOKYOPOP2"
Trauma techno-pop band Urbangarde released today a new album titled "TOKYOPOP2" which consists of remixes plus some new songs! Remixers include Pasocom Music Club, YUC'e, Android52 (Germany), Yeule (UK) and KOTONOHOUSE. HMV gives away a promo plastic folder (while supplies...
Posted on August 4, 2021 at 22:51. | Released on August 4, 2021
The Image "2" (Download)
Dance music band THE IMAGE has just released a 2nd mini-album digitally, titled "2". It's been just three months since the first, "1", and the two singles released since then are included ("Love Is Blind" and "Paradise"). Watch the music...
Posted on July 29, 2021 at 23:53. | Released on July 28, 2021
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.18
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 July 29, 2021 at 00:00.
80KIDZ "Magic feat. AAAMYYY" (7")
80KIDZ have just released a 7" of the song "Magic" which featured AAAMYYY. The A-side is the original version from album "Angle", and the B-side is the remix by tofubeats from "Angle Remixes". This follows 7" single "Glasses feat....
Posted on July 23, 2021 at 12:20. | Released on July 21, 2021
Tentenko "My Sweet Dream: The Best of Private Tracks #2"
Electro artist Tentenko has just released an album that consists of a selection of 13 tracks, mostly ones that were first released on self-made CD-Rs (as well as on Bandcamp) from 2018 to 2021, but also including previously unreleased song...
Posted on July 18, 2021 at 16:00. | Released on July 16, 2021
Posted on July 18, 2021 at 15:43. | Event held on Wednesday July 21, 2021 at 20:00 (JST)
RSD Drops 2021 Day 2
Here comes the 2nd of Record Store Day's "RSD Drops" for 2021, following the first held on June 12. Online sales will start at 13:00 (JST) on release day. Below are some picks for July 17, followed by some related...
Posted on July 17, 2021 at 02:04. | Released on July 17, 2021
Crazy Ken Band "okiki kudasai minasama yo / wakasa de munmun" (7")
Crazy Ken Band is releasing this week a 7" of two songs that first appeared on a compilation titled "Showa Residence>>RED" released on CD in 2002. The A-side is a cover of Tsuda Kōji's 1963 song "okiki kudasai minasama...
Posted on July 12, 2021 at 22:11. | Released on July 14, 2021
Ino hidefumi "In Dreams" (12")
Ino Hidefumi's latest album "In Dreams", released on CD and digitally in May, has just been released on vinyl! This album contains 8 original songs, one of which has lyrics written by Konishi Yasuharu ("My Definition Of Blues"), as well...
Posted on July 11, 2021 at 12:02. | Released on July 9, 2021
Frun Frin Friends "Frun Frin Friends" (Download)
Frun Frin Friends is the idol unit of Beni Usakura (Twitter) (also of APOKALIPPPS and featured in Childish Tones) and Aku Nayuta (Twitter). Following several singles, here comes their first full-length album out now on download/streaming platforms! The music is...
Posted on July 7, 2021 at 21:12. | Released on July 7, 2021
YeYe "Otona"
Singer-songwriter YeYe is releasing a new mini-album! Included are collaborations with BASI, Kawabe Moto (mitsume) and Ayatake Ezaki. Check out the music videos below! This follows album "30" released in March 2020. Having been released digitally in advance today July...
Posted on July 7, 2021 at 19:41. | Released on July 21, 2021
Posted on July 5, 2021 at 21:38. | Event held on Friday July 16, 2021 at 19:00 (JST)
DÉ DÉ MOUSE & TANUKI "The Night of Neon Light feat. HITOMITOI" (Download)
A new collaboration single by DÉ DÉ MOUSE and UK producer TANUKI (Twitter, SoundCloud), featuring singer hitomitoi, has just been released today! The artwork is by Korean artist Billie Snippet, and the release comes jointly from both DÉ DÉ...
Posted on June 30, 2021 at 22:33. | Released on June 30, 2021
Ayane Yamazaki "Ribbon" (Download)
Singer-songwriter Ayane Yamazaki has just released a new album titled "Ribbon", containing recent single "Melody" plus 5 new tracks, combining ambient pop and easy listening. The music was arranged and sound-produced by Kei Maruyama. This follows last year's album "Yobikakerarete"...
Posted on June 25, 2021 at 21:32. | Released on June 23, 2021
80KIDZ "Angle Remixes" (Download)
80KIDZ has released this week a remix album titled "Angle Remixes", featuring various remixes of songs from latest album "Angle". The remixes by Shin Sakiura, tofubeats and yonkey are being released on 7" one per month, with the original version...
Posted on June 25, 2021 at 00:49. | Released on June 23, 2021
Maika Loubté & Ryan Hemsworth "System" (Download)
Maika Loubté released this week a new song titled "System", which is a collaboration with Canadian producer Ryan Hemsworth! The song is already available digitally, and a lyric video directed by Saou Tanaka (who also did the visuals for...
Posted on June 25, 2021 at 00:11. | Released on June 23, 2021
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.17
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 June 24, 2021 at 00:26.
Chikada Haruo & Haruophone "Ai No Sono", "Rock 'N' Roll Ga Daisukide" (Download)
Two new songs were just released today by Chikada Haruo & Haruophone, a band name that was mainly used in the 70s. Titled "Ai No Sono" and "Rock 'N' Roll Ga Daisukide", both of the songs were arranged by guitarist...
Posted on June 18, 2021 at 21:36. | Released on June 18, 2021
RSD Drops 2021 Day 1
Record Store Day is happening this year, as two "RSD Drops" on June 12 and July 17! It seems in good shape looking at the impressive list of releases, with many good ones. Online sales will start at 13:00 (JST)...
Posted on June 10, 2021 at 00:16. | Released on June 12, 2021
moonriders "moonriders special live Camera Egal Stylo"
moonriders is releasing a live album of a show that was performed with no audience, instead streamed live online on August 25, 2020 at Shibuya Club Quattro. They played their whole classic album "Camera Egal Stylo" (1980) to celebrate its...
Posted on June 8, 2021 at 22:23. | Released on June 9, 2021
Jintana & Emeralds "Drip Trip" (Download)
Neo-doo-wop group Jintana & Emeralds has just released a brand new song, titled "Drip Trip"! Formed of Jintana, Kashif, XTAL, with singers hitomitoi, Mami and Kami Kaoru. This time the song was written by Kashif, and the main singer...
Posted on June 5, 2021 at 21:11. | Released on June 2, 2021
Posted on June 5, 2021 at 00:09. | Event held on Sunday June 13, 2021 at 20:00 (JST)
Rocko2 "Skeletal Future" (Download)
Rocko2 (or in Japanese rokkotsu, meaning ribs or rib cage) is a band formed of Ookubo Kei (Urbangarde), Marianne Shinonome (Kinoco Hotel) and visual artist ALi (anttkc, La veuve mustachue). They had been performing live irregularly since 2018, and...
Posted on May 30, 2021 at 12:05. | Released on May 19, 2021
"Readymade mirai no ongaku Series - CD Book hen 05 'nanimokamo akite shimatta'" (CD+Book)
This is the 5th of five monthly "Readymade mirai no ongaku" CD+Book series supervised by Konishi Yasuharu! This time he selected music from his record collection, including some jazz, beguine, rock'n'roll, twist, mambo, cha-cha-cha and folk songs. The 60-page booklet...
Posted on May 28, 2021 at 21:42. | Released on May 28, 2021
The Image "Love Is Blind" (Download)
Dance music band THE IMAGE, which debuted in February and released its first album "1" last month, has just released another brand new single! This one is a 3rd song featuring guest singer arvin homa aya (ex-Jazztronik), who wrote...
Posted on May 28, 2021 at 00:31. | Released on May 26, 2021
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.16
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 May 26, 2021 at 21:01.
°C-want you ! & Meet The Hopes "Love Dream" (Download)
After having been performing together live for a while, here comes a first collaboration release of singer-songwriter ℃-want you! (also a member of Magic, Drums & Love) and "Southern Shimokita Soul Band" Meet The Hopes! ℃-want you! wrote the...
Posted on May 22, 2021 at 20:44. | Released on May 22, 2021
xiangyu "Milano Sandwich A" (Download)
xiangyu (Twitter, Instagram) has just released a brand new song today! "Milano Sandwich A" (or in Japanese "Milano Sando A") is a popular and tasty menu at café chain Doutor. There's also B and C, but xiangyu's favorite is...
Posted on May 21, 2021 at 20:19. | Released on May 21, 2021
Various Artists "Night Tempo presents The Showa Idol Groove"
Night Tempo is a Korean producer and DJ, who in the recent years has gained popularity by revisiting city pop and 80's idol sounds from Japan and giving them his special touch. This is a compilation of many of his...
Posted on May 19, 2021 at 22:57. | Released on May 19, 2021
Cutemen "Covers & Mellow Tunes 2" (Download)
Cutemen, the techno unit of CMJK (ex-Denki Groove) and singer Picorin, has just released a mini-album of mainly covers! Included are covers of Gary Numan's "Cars", Hideki Saijō & Barry Manilow's "In Search Of Love", Sparks, Killing Joke and The...
Posted on May 19, 2021 at 19:10. | Released on May 19, 2021
Posted on May 18, 2021 at 00:02. | Event held on Sunday May 23, 2021 at 20:00 (JST)
Ino hidefumi "In Dreams"
Singer-songwriter Ino Hidefumi has a brand new album being released! "In Dreams" is the follow-up to "Song Album" (2018). Along with the 8 original songs, one of which has lyrics written by Konishi Yasuharu ("My Definition Of Blues"), covers of...
Posted on May 15, 2021 at 13:06. | Released on May 16, 2021
Soleil "Kurage No Nanari" (Download)
Soleil (Twitter) (ex-SOLEIL, Tanqun Democracy) has made a first self-produced solo single, which has just been made available digitally! For title song "Kurage No Nanari", Soleil wrote lyrics herself for the first time, and she is accompanied by Nakamori...
Posted on May 8, 2021 at 21:11. | Released on May 8, 2021
Toshiyuki Yasuda "Once a Robot Sings (Piano Solos of Robo*Brazileira)" (Download)
For the 20th anniversary of the release of Toshiyuki Yasuda's album "Robo*Brazileira" (released in 2000) (, Spotify, YouTube Music) — a concept album on which a robot sang human feelings over Brazilian music — the artist did self-covers of all...
Posted on May 1, 2021 at 20:48. | Released on April 30, 2021
Omodaka "Dodarebachi" (Download)
Omodaka, the chiptune-meets-minyō solo project of Sōichi Terada, has just released a new EP of 4 songs! Included is title track "Dodarebachi" which was first released as part of the "Tenkai" Buddha machine, a project from Japan featuring songs...
Posted on April 30, 2021 at 22:43. | Released on April 30, 2021
DISCOMPO with Izumi Mari "Rinkaku" (Download)
DISCOMPO is the latest project of Dr.Usui (ex-Motocompo, (M)otocompo). Featuring singer Izumi Mari, they became active in May 2020 and released a few songs on YouTube ("Boys, Boys, Boys....." and "Another Century") as well as the short movie "DISCOMPO"...
Posted on April 26, 2021 at 23:19. | Released on April 21, 2021
Sally Kubota Group "Romantic ga tomaranai / JOY" (7"+Download code)
Sally Kubota Group, the trio of bassist Sally Kubota with Nakayama Tsutomu (on organ, of The Scooters) and Hara "Gen" Hideki (on drums), has a new single about to be released! This time is a tribute to songwriter Tsutsumi...
Posted on April 18, 2021 at 21:23. | Released on April 21, 2021
U-zhaan x Tamaki ROY x Chinza Dopeness "tanoshimi"
Tabla player U-zhaan collaborates with rappers Tamaki Roy & Chinza Dopeness on this new album! The three had been posted songs on YouTube starting over 5 years ago, including a collaboration with Yano Akiko, and finally here comes a collection...
Posted on April 13, 2021 at 23:03. | Released on April 14, 2021
Latin Quarter "pattern01" (Cassette/Download), "Mock" (Cassette+Download), "Hearty Party"
Latin Quarter (Twitter), trackmaker/DJ of the Pan Pacific Playa collective from Yokohama, has a brand new album being released! His first original release in 13 years, "pattern01" is available either on cassette or digitally (via Bandcamp). Jet Set also has...
Posted on April 12, 2021 at 23:26. | Released on April 14, 2021
Fairy Brenda "izure wa Sunshine" (Download)
Fairy Brenda is a rock band formed of guitarist and main vocalist Ryuji Sawa (Kuroneko Chelsea), bassist Tatsurou Nishiyama (Crazy West Mountain) and drummer Pen Ohhtani (The Radio Cassettes). The group has just released a brand new song titled...
Posted on March 28, 2021 at 23:59. | Released on March 31, 2021
Posted on March 28, 2021 at 00:25. | Event held on Sunday March 28, 2021 at 18:00 (JST)
Yasushi Ide feat. Afrika Bambaata "I'm Thinking, I'm Spacing" (7"/CD)
Ide Yasushi (Grand Gallery) has just released a 7" and CD in collaboration with Afrika Bambaata. This actually revisits the jazz part of album "Cosmic Suite", re-edited in different versions, the 7" and CD contain different edits. It's available at...
Posted on March 27, 2021 at 14:22. | Released on March 26, 2021
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.15
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 March 25, 2021 at 00:36.
Posted on March 23, 2021 at 13:29. | Event held on Sunday March 21, 2021 at 12:00 (JST)
Lupin The Third Jam Crew "Lupin The Third Jam -Lupin The Third Remix-" (12"/CD)
Lupin The Third Jam Crew is a remix project of songs from Lupin The Third's recent years anime movies and series. Featured remixers include tofubeats, fox capture plan, banvox, Kan Sano and many more. The remixes have been released digitally...
Posted on March 14, 2021 at 20:53. | Released on March 13, 2021
Various Artists "a young person's guide to blue-very"
Here's a brand new compilation from Koenji record shop disques blue-very. Having taken some economical damage from the pandemic's 2nd state of emergency (which started in January), the label prepared this compilation of rare and new songs by artists of...
Posted on March 13, 2021 at 21:13. | Released on March 13, 2021
Seiko Ito is the poet "ITP 1" (12")
Seikō Itō's dub poetry unit, Seiko Ito is the poet (aka ITP) (Twitter), has just released a first album! Included are songs "iuai" and "naoshite tsugi ni watasu", which had been released on 7" in 2019. Also, last year's single...
Posted on March 4, 2021 at 00:23. | Released on March 3, 2021
HallKariMaako "Terminal"
HallKariMaako (Twitter) is a new unit formed of three singer-songwriters: HALLCA (ex-Especia), Seira Kariya and AmamiyaMaako. On this first EP, "Terminal" and "Glitter" were written in collaboration of the three, while "nettai no Citronade" was written by HALLCA, "Brand New...
Posted on March 3, 2021 at 21:34. | Released on March 3, 2021
Various Artists "ALFA Music Live - ALFA 50th Anniversary Edition" (2 Blu-ray + 2 CDs)
In September 2015 was held a special concert for the 70th birthday of composer and music producer Murai Kunihiko, founder of the record company Alfa Music. The show was planned by Matsutoya Masataka, and featured performances of many artists close...
Posted on March 2, 2021 at 22:35. | Released on March 4, 2021
Posted on February 27, 2021 at 22:33. | Event held on Sunday February 28, 2021 at 21:00 (JST)
Interview: BJ Rubin
Interview of BJ Rubin by Patrick Benny (Tokyo's Coolest Sound)--> BJ Rubin is the New Yorker who is behind the eclectic TV show titled "The BJ Rubin Show" that's currently being aired on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN). The show...
Posted on February 27, 2021 at 22:00.
Posted on February 27, 2021 at 21:38. | Event held on Sunday February 28, 2021 at 23:00 (JST)
Sputrip "Planet of Light" (Download)
City pop-themed virtual idol trio Sputrip, that's part of the virtual idol project Palette Project (YouTube channel), has just released a 2nd single titled "hikari no wakusei". Just like 1st single "Breeze in the Sun" released last November, it...
Posted on February 25, 2021 at 23:31. | Released on February 19, 2021
Blank Music "My Name is Blank" (Download)
Singer-songwriter Dai Nakamura (aka NUBACK, also of bands BANK and Vacation Three) has a brand new project that has just started! Under the name Blank Music, and while it starts with just one member —himself—, it's described as a...
Posted on February 25, 2021 at 21:40. | Released on February 23, 2021
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.14
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 February 25, 2021 at 01:11.
