Sally Kubota Group feat. Emiri Kanou "Video Killed The Radio Star"
Sally Kubota (The Scooters, ex-SOLEIL, The Phantom Gift, Les 5-4-3-2-1) is starting a new label project named "Girls At Our Best", which will bring new recordings of covers featuring various singers. The first guest is Emiri Kanou, who sings Buggles'...
Posted on July 28, 2022 at 22:13. | Released on July 29, 2022
"Readymade mirai no ongaku Series - CD Book hen 08 'Love Ballad ja odorenai'" (CD+Book)
An eighth installment of the fun CD+Book series of "Readymade mirai no ongaku" has been released! While the series as a whole is supervised by Konishi Yasuharu (most often featuring music selected by himself), this time he has named DJ...
Posted on July 28, 2022 at 00:18. | Released on August 26, 2022
Perfume "Plasma"
Perfume has recently released a brand new album titled "Plasma", the follow-up to "Future Pop" (2018). The album contains 3 songs from the "Polygon Wave EP" released last year, two songs from the "Time Warp" single ("Time Warp" apparently in...
Posted on July 27, 2022 at 22:20. | Released on July 27, 2022
Fake Creators "Fake EP" (Download)
Fake Creators is a new art collective kind of project which started last year, formed of DÉ DÉ MOUSE and instrumental rock band LITE! They have released a first 4-song EP digitally. Check out the music video for the...
Posted on July 26, 2022 at 23:37. | Released on July 6, 2022
Megu (Negicco) "The Cat's Dream" (CD+Book)
Negicco's Megu (Twitter, Instagram) has released recently a new single titled "The Cat's Dream" (or in Japanese "neko no yume"). The song was produced by singer-songwriter Satō Moka. The physical release comes with a photo book shot by photographer...
Posted on July 24, 2022 at 23:57. | Released on June 28, 2022
valknee "vs." (Download)
Rapper valknee has released earlier this month a new EP titled "vs." ("versus"), which includes recent tracks "Devil In My Head" and "Bet Me!" plus three new ones. Trackmakers are hirihiri, Pianootoko aka pianoid (SoundCloud) (member of ryoko2000), Benxni...
Posted on July 24, 2022 at 23:16. | Released on July 6, 2022
Yasushi Ide "Cosmic Suite 2 -New Beginning-" (CD/12")
Yasushi Ide (Grand Gallery) released recently a new album titled "Cosmic Suite 2", the follow-up to "Cosmic Suite" (2020). Featuring guests such as UA, Kan Takagi & Reck, DJ Krush, Afrika Bambaataa, Josh Milan, Emily Capell & Rebel Dread, and...
Posted on July 23, 2022 at 19:54. | Released on June 22, 2022
Cornelius "Change and Vanish feat. mei ehara" (Download)
Cornelius suddenly released a new song digitally, titled "Change and Vanish" and featuring singer mei ehara. The lyrics were written by Shintaro Sakamoto. Check out the music video below! Cornelius announced in May that he is resuming his musical...
Posted on July 23, 2022 at 01:03. | Released on July 22, 2022
Yuri Kirihara with Tetsuro Yafune Trio "kimi wa tenneniro / kimi wa niji Girl" (7")
A new 7" single of Yuri Kirihara (nickname: Manbō) with Tetsurō Yafune Trio has just been released! The A-side is a cover of Eiichi Ohtaki's "kimi wa tenneniro", and the B-side is of a song that was previously distributed...
Posted on July 21, 2022 at 09:46. | Released on July 20, 2022
Hideki Kaji "Summer Sunday Smile"
Hideki Kaji has just released a new song, titled "Summer Sunday Smile"! This follows the song "April Fool" released last April, a fun summer song with a touch of funka latina. It's co-produced by Hirohisa Horie (Neil & Iraiza)....
Posted on July 20, 2022 at 23:11. | Released on July 20, 2022
SAKA-SAMA "Maiwai"
Lo-fi dream pop idol group SAKA-SAMA released last month a new album titled "Maiwai". It's the last album with the line-up which consisted of original member Suzuki Kokone and support member Asakura Mizuho. This follows album "kimi ga ichiban kakkoii...
Posted on July 19, 2022 at 23:51. | Released on June 17, 2022
Kidder Friendly Club "Kidder Friendly Airways"
4-piece lo-fi garage pop band Kidder Friendly Club (Instagram, Twitter, YouTube) has just released their first album, a concept album titled "Kidder Friendly Airways" full of fun songs that revolve around an imaginary trip to the UK. The song "Missing...
Posted on July 18, 2022 at 00:42. | Released on July 6, 2022
COUNTJOKE "One" (CD)
COUNTJOKE (Facebook page), the unit of Maezono Naoki and Arai Toshiya (SoundCloud, Mixcloud), released last year their first album "ONE" as an LP for Record Store Day which had since sold out. Here it is back as a CD, and...
Posted on July 17, 2022 at 22:36. | Released on July 13, 2022
°C-want you! "Don't Poy Me!" (Download)
℃-want you! (also a member of Magic, Drums & Love) has released at the beginning of the month a brand new song titled "Don't Poy Me!". "poy" (or "poi") is a word meaning "throw away carelessly" (often used for...
Posted on July 17, 2022 at 22:04. | Released on July 1, 2022
The Pen Friend Club "The Sun Is Up" (Download)
The Pen Friend Club has just released a brand new original song digitally, in advance of their upcoming 8th album "The Pen Friend Club". "The Sun Is Up" has music written by bassist Rie Nishioka. Check out the music...
Posted on July 17, 2022 at 00:30. | Released on July 13, 2022
Natsu Summer & Ryusenkei "Sun Kissed Lady"
Reggae-touch city pop singer Natsu Summer released a brand new album titled "Sun Kissed Lady", this time fully backed by band Ryusenkei which is led by Cunimondo Takiguchi. A cover of "nagisa no Unlucky Boys" is included, a song originally...
Posted on July 16, 2022 at 22:38. | Released on July 6, 2022
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.29
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 15, 2022 at 13:15.
The Pen Friend Club "Auld Lang Syne (A Cappella On The Beach)" (Download)
The Pen Friend Club has released digitally an a cappella cover of "Auld Lang Syne" (in Japanese called "hotaru no hikari"), sung in Japanese and then English. It's sung by members Megumi, Soy, Ricca and leader Yūichi Hirakawa. This...
Posted on July 9, 2022 at 00:12. | Released on June 29, 2022
Posted on July 8, 2022 at 11:36. | Event held on Friday July 15, 2022 at 09:30 (JST)
Machi Akari "Colorful! Exciting! Pop Music!"
Singer-songwriter Machi Akari has just released a brand new album of all original songs. Of the great line-up of songs, all written by herself, four were arranged by Sally Kubota & Yumi Okada ("A Wonderful Time", "Making Up for Eye...
Posted on July 6, 2022 at 21:27. | Released on June 29, 2022
MANON, Panpan Yeeyee, HNC "Lazy Bandits" (Download)
A collaboration song of MANON and PANPAN YEEYEE (Thailand), with music written and produced by HNC, has just been released digitally as July arrived. Check out the both cute and freaky music video of "Lazy Bandits" below, directed by...
Posted on July 4, 2022 at 23:48. | Released on July 1, 2022
Various Artists "Nu Psychic Teen Sounds!" (12"+Download code)
The label BOOTREC was started in 2016 as a sub-label of KiliKiliVilla and led by Nemoto De Chôbeaullet (Childish Tones) and Hitoshi "Kink" Suzuki (designer & DJ), and here comes a first label compilation under the new slogan "Nu Psychic...
Posted on July 3, 2022 at 20:46. | Released on July 29, 2022
Various Artists "A Girl's Favourite Oldies Vol.2: SOLEIL Anthems"
Here's a 2nd compilation of songs that inspired band SOLEIL, which was active from 2017 to 2019. The compilation contains 28 entertaining pop songs from the 60s, selected by bassist and producer Sally Kubota. Also check out the previous: "A...
Posted on June 30, 2022 at 23:38. | Released on June 24, 2022
Kono y Los Chicos de Cuba "Tokio a las 7 de la Noche" (7")
Released on CD last November, the Cuban salsa cover of Pizzicato Five's "Tokyo wa yoru no 7ji (the night is still young)" by Kono y Los Chicos de Cuba is now available on 7"! Both Spanish and Japanese versions...
Posted on June 30, 2022 at 13:05. | Released on June 22, 2022
"Readymade mirai no ongaku Series - CD Book hen 07 'mata yoasobi ga koishikunaru'" (CD+Book)
To go along the 2nd season of 7" releases which started last month (6 are now available, with 6 more coming in the next two months), the CD+Book series of "Readymade mirai no ongaku" has also come back! This issue...
Posted on June 29, 2022 at 21:41. | Released on June 24, 2022
Readymade mirai no ongaku Series 2nd Season: Part 2 out of 4 (7"x3)
Here's the 2nd drop of three 7"s from the 2nd season of Konishi Yasuharu's all-time DJ classics, under the title "Readymade mirai no ongaku" (aka "Readymade Oldays"), in which he selected songs that he wished to have on 7" for...
Posted on June 29, 2022 at 00:06. | Released on June 24, 2022
Takeshi Nakatsuka "kita no kuni kara / Black Screen" (7"), "Your Voice / Make Her Mine" (7")
Four songs by Takeshi Nakatsuka (Qyptone) have just being released on 7", at the same time from two different labels. Three of the songs are from his 3rd album "Girls & Boys" ("kita no kuni kara", "Your Voice" and...
Posted on June 26, 2022 at 12:11. | Released on June 22, 2022
Tetsuro Yafune "Song, Piano, Bass, Drums." (12")
"Song, Piano, Bass, Drums.", the new album of pianist and singer-songwriter Tetsurō Yafune which was produced by Konishi Yasuharu (Pizzicato One, ex-Pizzicato Five), is being released on vinyl! All of the songs from the CD are included, with the order...
Posted on June 21, 2022 at 22:11. | Released on June 22, 2022
Kinoco Hotel "Pavilion" (Download)
Kinoco Hotel announced this month that all members except leader ("hotel manager") Marianne Shinonome are leaving the group, making it go on hiatus. This new song "Pavilion" is the last recorded by the latest line-up: guitarist Isabelle-Keme Kamogawa, bassist...
Posted on June 20, 2022 at 00:21. | Released on June 19, 2022
Haruko Tajima & Bailefunk Kakeko "5000 Trillion Per Hour" (Download)
Rapper/lyricist Haruko Tajima (Twitter, Instagram) and trackmaker Bailefunk Kakeko (a.k.a. DJ nonono) (SoundCloud Instagram) have just released a collaboration EP of four tracks, out now digitally. It can also be heard on SoundCloud. The two had previously collaborated on the...
Posted on June 19, 2022 at 00:18. | Released on June 15, 2022
Posted on June 19, 2022 at 00:12. | Event held on Sunday June 19, 2022 at 19:00 (JST)
Maika Loubté "Lucid Dreaming: The Remixes" (Download)
A remix album of "Lucid Dreaming", Maika Loubté's latest album from last year, has just been released digitally! Included are 15 remixes by 14 remixers. Check the tracklist below, and go listen on your favorite download/streaming platform. A new music...
Posted on June 15, 2022 at 22:22. | Released on June 15, 2022
Hazy Sour Cherry "Strange World"
Here comes a brand new album by Hazy Sour Cherry (Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp), a cool and catchy band from Tokyo formed in 2018. "Strange World", the follow-up to 1st album "Tour De Tokyo" (2019), is now available digitally and pre-orders...
Posted on June 15, 2022 at 21:55. | Released on June 15, 2022
CHiLi GiRL "Mebae" (Download)
CHiLi GiRL is the new project of singer-songwriter and shamisen (Wikipedia) player Shinobu Kawashima. As CHiLi GiRL, guided by the keywords "spicy" and "charming", she creates genreless music with a touch of city pop and a special presence of her...
Posted on June 12, 2022 at 22:31. | Released on June 10, 2022
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.28
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 10, 2022 at 08:54.
nicely nice "The Adventures of Nicely Nice"
The 1st full-length album of nicely nice, solo unit of Seiki Satō (microstar), which was released on vinyl for "Record Day 2021", has just been released as a CD edition. The jacket features the same illustration by Hisashi Eguchi, slightly...
Posted on June 9, 2022 at 13:17. | Released on June 8, 2022
Yasushi Ide feat. UA "LAVA" (7")
A new song by Yasushi Ide (Grand Gallery) has just been released on 7" and digitally. The song "LAVA" is sung by UA. Check out the animated music video below. The B-side is an instrumental dub mix by Steven...
Posted on June 7, 2022 at 21:42. | Released on June 1, 2022
The Courettes "Back In Mono (B-sides & Outtakes)" (10"/CD)
Following last year's excellent album "Back In Mono", here comes from The Couretttes a collection of B-sides and outtakes from those recording sessions. With three previously unreleased songs ("Daydream", "Tough Like That" and "Talking About My Baby"), it appears also...
Posted on June 7, 2022 at 20:50. | Released on May 27, 2022
Shintaro Sakamoto "Like A Fable"
Shintarō Sakamoto (ex-Yura Yura Teikoku) has just released a brand new album, his 4th, titled "Like A Fable". It had been 6 years since his previous, "Love If Possible". The new album was recorded with a band featuring Yūta Suganuma...
Posted on June 5, 2022 at 00:13. | Released on June 3, 2022
chelmico "gokigen"
chelmico have just released a brand new album titled "gokigen". Included are collaborations with tofubeats ("Meidaimae"), DJ Fumiya (Rip Slyme) ("O·La"), Tomggg ("ISOGA♡PEACH"), Tsubame (Tokyo Health Club) ("moderation"), and LA-based NVDES ("Roller Coaster"), in addition to chelmico's regular trackmakers Esme...
Posted on June 4, 2022 at 01:19. | Released on June 1, 2022
valknee "BET ME!" (Download)
Rapper valknee has just released a new song titled "Bet Me!", a techno track made by Pianootoko aka pianoid (SoundCloud) (a member of ryoko2000). The artwork is by Aoi Itoh like previous releases "Devil In My Head" and "SPRING2022..u_u..vV"....
Posted on June 3, 2022 at 23:43. | Released on June 1, 2022
Posted on June 3, 2022 at 20:29. | Event held on Sunday July 17, 2022 at 18:00 (JST)
Readymade mirai no ongaku Series 2nd Season: Part 1 out of 4 (7"x3)
Following a series of twelve 7" of Konishi Yasuharu's all-time DJ classics under the title "Readymade mirai no ongaku" (aka "Readymade Oldays"), one a month from September 2019 to August 2020 (find them all linked here), here comes a second...
Posted on June 3, 2022 at 20:09. | Released on May 27, 2022
the fascinations / Cloe "The Beauties of Nature / Haoto" (7")
the fascinations, band of vibraphonist Masami Watanabe, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. This 7" release has for A-side the fascinations' "The Beauties of Nature", a song that appeared on the self-titled 2nd album from 2004 and that was sung...
Posted on June 2, 2022 at 23:32. | Released on May 18, 2022
Kaede "Leave It To Shining a Light" (7")
Kaede (Negicco)'s latest single "Leave It To Shining a Light" (Japanese title "hikari no sasu mama ni"), which was released on CD and digitally in March, has just been released on vinyl. The title song was sound produced by...
Posted on June 2, 2022 at 23:00. | Released on May 31, 2022
Jintana & Emeralds "Emerald City Guide" (12"), "Destiny" (12")
Neo doo-wop group Jintana & Emeralds's first two albums, "Destiny" (2014, , Spotify) and "Emerald City Guide" (2021, , Spotify), have just been released on vinyl! "Destiny" had been pressed on vinyl once in 2014 but quickly sold out, this...
Posted on June 2, 2022 at 22:43. | Released on June 2, 2022
Momoko Motion and Quilts "Fake Food (Quilts version)" (Download)
Singer-songwriter Momoko Motion's new project, Momoko Motion and Quilts, has just released a 5th song digitally! This one is a self-cover of her solo song "Fake Food" (find the original jazzy piano version here), but this time performed with...
Posted on June 1, 2022 at 23:51. | Released on May 25, 2022
Ayane Yamazaki "The Highway of Truth"
Singer-songwriter Ayane Yamazaki has just released a brand new album titled "The Highway of Truth". Like for her previous, "Ribbon" (2021), the music was arranged and sound-produced by Kei Maruyama. Listen to it on your favorite download/streaming platform. The artist...
Posted on June 1, 2022 at 23:30. | Released on May 20, 2022
KiQ "FuU"
KiQ (Instagram, Twitter) (pronounced "ki-Q") is a band that was formed last year around singer & guitarist Yamanoha (ex-Yomei Hyakunen), also with bassist Isobe Satoshi (also of Puné Loi), drummer Terunuma Kōsei (seen playing with jan and naomi, etc.), and...
Posted on June 1, 2022 at 22:23. | Released on May 18, 2022
Posted on June 1, 2022 at 20:43. | Event held on Friday June 10, 2022 at 09:30 (JST)
Reina Nosa "Life Is Sportsman" (Download)
Reina Nosa just suddenly released a new song digitally, from her upcoming album "Sports and Distractions" (Japanese title "Sports to kibarashi"). The song "Life Is Sportsman" has music written by Hajime Nakajima and lyrics by Reina. Singing backing vocals...
Posted on May 27, 2022 at 21:37. | Released on May 22, 2022
tofubeats "Reflection"
tofubeats released a brand new 6th album titled "REFLECTION"! It had been over 3 years since his previous, "RUN" (2018) (, Spotify, YouTube Music). Among a bunch of brand new tracks are also included the singles "SMILE" and "CITY2CITY" from...
Posted on May 26, 2022 at 23:59. | Released on May 18, 2022
Wednesday Campanella "Neon" (Download)
After having released 5 songs as digital singles, here comes a longer release from Wednesday Campanella (aka suiyōbi no Campanella)! Although it has 8 songs, "Neon" is officially referred to as an EP. Included are the 5 previously released songs...
Posted on May 26, 2022 at 22:35. | Released on May 25, 2022
kimriri "cry baby" (Download)
Teenage singer-songwriter kimriri (Instagram, Twitter) has just released a 2nd digital single, titled "cry baby". This follows her debut song "crush on you" which was released in February. kimriri emerged from an audition held last year by Makimura Kenichi...
Posted on May 26, 2022 at 22:13. | Released on May 18, 2022
Portable Rock "Past & Future ~ My Favorite Portable Rock"
Portable Rock, the new wave band fronted by Maki Nomiya since the 80s together with Tomofumi "Chibun" Suzuki and Nobuo Nakahara, has just released an album of favorite songs, all newly remastered. Also included are brand new songs "Lonely Girl,...
Posted on May 26, 2022 at 21:18. | Released on May 25, 2022
Haruna Yusa "Another Story Of Dystopia Romance"
Haruna Yusa (Twitter, Instagram) (also a member of bands Kowarekake no Tape Recorders and Have a Nice Day!) has released a solo album which consists of covers of Have a Nice Day!, band in which she plays keyboards. The album...
Posted on May 22, 2022 at 12:46. | Released on April 20, 2022
Maika Loubté "Mist (TiMT Remix)" (Download)
Maika Loubté has just released a new remix of the song "Mist", remixed by TiMT (Twitter) (PEARL CENTER, Mime, Pistachio Studio). It can be found on download/streaming services linked below. The original version of "Mist" appeared on album "Lucid...
Posted on May 21, 2022 at 01:22. | Released on May 18, 2022
DÉ DÉ MOUSE & SASUKE "PreRomance" (Download)
DÉ DÉ MOUSE is joined by SASUKE for a brand new song titled "PreRomance". Check out the video below! This follows other collaboration tracks released in the previous months: "Midnight Dew" (with punipunidenki) and "Step in Step in" (with...
Posted on May 20, 2022 at 23:48. | Released on May 18, 2022
KM "Everything Inside" (2LP)
Trackmaker KM (Twitter)'s 2nd album "Everything Inside", released digitally in June 2021, has just been released as a double-LP! The album featured may guest rappers and singers such as MANON & HNC, LEX, JJJ & Campanella, Taeyoung Boy, (sic)boy, Dengaryu...
Posted on May 20, 2022 at 21:29. | Released on May 18, 2022
Hideki Kaji "Tea" (12")
Following the release of "Mini Skirt" on vinyl for Record Day 2021, here comes Hideki Kaji's 2nd solo album "Tea" (1998) which was recorded entirely in Sweden, also available on vinyl for the first time. Two bonus tracks are also...
Posted on May 17, 2022 at 23:26. | Released on May 18, 2022
Tablet Jun "Sarusuberi"
Mood kayō singer Tablet Jun has just released a brand single, titled "Sarusuberi", celebrating the 20th anniversary of his debut. Both of the songs use music that was written by the famous late composer Nakagawa Hiroyuki, with lyrics added...
Posted on May 17, 2022 at 22:58. | Released on May 11, 2022
valknee "Devil In My Head" (Download)
Rapper valknee dropped a new track titled "Devil In My Head", with trancy beats by hirihiri who had also made "Lip Lacquer" last year. The artwork is by Aoi Itoh, who had also done the artwork (and an Instagram...
Posted on May 17, 2022 at 22:06. | Released on May 11, 2022
Posted on May 16, 2022 at 23:01. | Event held on Tuesday May 17, 2022 at 19:00 (JST)
Coastlines "Coastlines 2"
Coastlines, the instrumental unit of DJ/producer Masanori Ikeda and keyboardist Takumi Kaneko (of cro-magnon), has just released a brand new 2nd album titled "Coastlines 2"! Included are many new originals plus covers of Alan Hawkshaw & Brian Bennett's "Mile High...
Posted on May 16, 2022 at 00:36. | Released on May 11, 2022
Mom "Zoku - Seishun" (Download)
Singer-songwriter/trackmaker Mom has released a new song digitally, titled "Zoku - Seishun". It's the follow-up to his album "Owari No Caricature" released last year. Mom wrote and arranged a song on Momoiro Clover Z's new album "Shukuten" out today...
Posted on May 15, 2022 at 21:55. | Released on May 11, 2022
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.27
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 13, 2022 at 12:49.
Portable Rock "Lonely Girl, Dreaming Girl" (Download)
Portable Rock, the new wave band fronted by Maki Nomiya since the 80s together with Tomofumi "Chibun" Suzuki and Nobuo Nakahara, is coming back this year! An album titled "PAST & FUTURE ~ My Favorite Portable Rock" consisting of...
Posted on May 11, 2022 at 21:47. | Released on May 11, 2022
Hoshikuzu Scat "Bad Paradise"
Hoshikuzu Scat has just released digitally a new song title "Bad Paradise", which was written and produced by Nishidera Gōta (Nona Reeves). While the original version is already available digitally (, Spotify, YouTube Music, OTOTOY), a CD single will follow...
Posted on May 8, 2022 at 00:02. | Released on May 4, 2022
CHAI "Surprise" (Download)
CHAI has just released a new song titled "Surprise", along with a new music video! Its music video below was shot in L.A. in March, and recalls their trailer car of costumes and merchandise that was stolen in February...
Posted on May 7, 2022 at 23:37. | Released on May 3, 2022
six impala x MANON "Troll Me" (Download)
MANON (Instagram, Twitter) has a new song out now digitally in collaboration with six impala (SoundCloud), a collective apparently based in Toronto (Canada) but with members elsewhere in the world. Check out the lyric video below! For MANON, this...
Posted on May 7, 2022 at 22:45. | Released on May 6, 2022
Posted on May 4, 2022 at 00:38. | Event held on Friday May 13, 2022 at 09:30 (JST)
lyrical school "L.S."
lyrical school has a brand new album that has just been released! Included are songs with contributors including MURO/grooveman Spot/KASHIF/ZEN-LA-ROCK, Rachel (chelmico), KM, valknee, Bailefunk Kakeko, among others. It has been announced that lyrical school's current line-up will end with...
Posted on May 3, 2022 at 10:52. | Released on April 20, 2022
Ryusenkei "melody feat. Yasuyuki Horigome" (Download)
Ryusenkei, the project of Cunimondo Takiguchi, is continuing to drop digital releases of brand new songs. "melody" is the 3rd featuring Yasuyuki Horigome (ex-Kirinji) who had also appeared on the "Talio" soundtrack. This follows "two silhouette" (, Spotify, YouTube...
Posted on May 2, 2022 at 23:28. | Released on April 29, 2022
Momoko Motion and Quilts "Department store" (Download)
Here's a 4th song by singer-songwriter Momoko Motion's new project, Momoko Motion and Quilts. The song "Department store" is a new original written by Momoko, actually taking inspiration from a department store. The music is performed by Kazuaki Koyama...
Posted on May 1, 2022 at 23:07. | Released on April 27, 2022
Elektel "Dent in The Universe" (Download)
Lounge music unit Elektel has just released a brand new song titled "Dent in The Universe"! It's accompanied by a music video that you can watch below. The song can then be found on your favorite download platform. This...
Posted on May 1, 2022 at 22:35. | Released on April 30, 2022
Wednesday Campanella "Orihime" (Download)
Wednesday Campanella (aka suiyōbi no Campanella) has just released digitally a brand new song titled "Orihime". Watch the music video below! This is the 5th song featuring new vocalist Utaha (Instagram) (also listen to "Alice / Buckingam" and "Maneki...
Posted on April 29, 2022 at 23:57. | Released on April 27, 2022
The Bassons "Through The Woods" (Download)
The Bassons ("bass" pronounced as in "bass guitar") is a funky band with a sound based around bass and drums, formed of rapper Darthreider (a.k.a. Rei Wordup), bassist Katsuhara Daisaku, drummer Ōta Kōji, Tomohiko Gondō on flugelhorn, with the whole...
Posted on April 29, 2022 at 23:29. | Released on April 23, 2022
Posted on April 29, 2022 at 23:07. | Event held on Thursday June 23, 2022 at 18:45 (JST)
DÉ DÉ MOUSE x YonYon "Step in Step in" (Download)
This is a new collaboration of DÉ DÉ MOUSE and DJ/producer/singer YonYon. The music of "Step in Step in" was co-written by the two, while the lyrics are by YonYon. Check out the music video below, which features dancer...
Posted on April 29, 2022 at 21:33. | Released on April 20, 2022
Posted on April 27, 2022 at 19:14. | Event held on Sunday May 8, 2022 at 10:25 (JST)
Record Store Day 2022
It's time for Record Store Day! This weekend on Saturday April 23 is the worldwide Record Store Day, and like always there are many releases happening in Japan too! Below is a list of recommended picks. Many releases in Japan...
Posted on April 23, 2022 at 01:33. | Released on April 23, 2022
moonriders "It's the moooonriders"
moonriders, who have celebrated the 45th anniversary of their debut, have just released a brand new original album! It had been 10 years since their previous, "Ciao!" (2011), after which they had gone on hiatus. The album is available on...
Posted on April 22, 2022 at 09:33. | Released on April 20, 2022
Emiland / Way Wave "kemuri c/w kakkoii Boogaloo" (7")
This is a 7" split-single of soulful sisters Way Wave and funky soul band Emiland, each covering a song of Crazy Ken Band. Way Wave's track is a cover of "kakkoii Boogaloo" (originally a collaboration of CKB with Nagisa...
Posted on April 20, 2022 at 13:38. | Released on April 20, 2022
Shingo Katori "Tokyo SNG"
Shingo Katori (Twitter, Instagram) (ex-SMAP) has just released a new album, the follow-up to "20200101". The album's concept is "tuxedo jazz". Featured guests are Takao Tajima (Original Love), Atarashii Gakko!, H ZETTRIO, Gentle Forest Jazz Band, Higuchi Ai and...
Posted on April 17, 2022 at 11:14. | Released on April 13, 2022
Beni Usakura "Passion"
Beni Usakura (Twitter, Instagram), who is active in idol group Apokalippps (also ex-Frun Frin Friends and avandoned) and the featured vocalist of Childish Tones (Twittter, Instagram), has just released a first solo single! Both of these songs have music...
Posted on April 17, 2022 at 10:05. | Released on April 17, 2022
Posted on April 16, 2022 at 21:18. | Event held on Sunday April 17, 2022 at 19:00 (JST)
Maki Nomiya "onaidoshi" (Download)
Maki Nomiya has just released this week a brand new song digitally, a collaboration with Yokoyama Ken (Crazy Ken Band) titled "onaidoshi". The title means "the same age" as the two really are of the same age. This is...
Posted on April 15, 2022 at 22:01. | Released on April 13, 2022
Hideki Kaji "April Fool" (Download)
Hideki Kaji has just released a new song digitally, a pop song titled "April Fool". Featured musicians are Hara "Gen" Hideki on drums, and Usiho Kenta (of band Otogivanashi) on electric guitar. Check out the music video below, and...
Posted on April 15, 2022 at 21:29. | Released on April 13, 2022
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.26
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 April 14, 2022 at 23:51.
Night Tempo "Ladies In The City" (12"/Cassette)
South Korean producer and DJ Night Tempo's latest album "Ladies In The City" (, Spotify, YouTube Music), which featured various female singers, has just been released on vinyl and cassette! The singers include Maki Nomiya, Bonnie Pink, and many more....
Posted on April 7, 2022 at 23:52. | Released on April 6, 2022
Posted on April 4, 2022 at 22:24. | Event held on Friday April 15, 2022 at 09:30 (JST)
A Mountain Of One vs. dip in the pool "Soft Landing" (7")
A Mountain Of One's brand new single is a collaboration with Japan's dip in the pool! "Soft Landing" is out now on 7" in Japan. The main song features Miyako Koda's vocals, while an instrumental version is included for...
Posted on April 4, 2022 at 00:03. | Released on March 30, 2022
World Standard "World Standard for Quiet Corner - Diamond Days"
This is a compilation of the "Quiet Corner" label and series, of songs by World Standard selected by Yūki Yamamoto (Quiet Corner). Not a collection of greatest hits, this selection consists of quiet and relaxing songs from the vast discography...
Posted on March 30, 2022 at 00:49. | Released on March 26, 2022
Kaede "Leave It To Shining a Light"
Kaede (Negicco) has just released a new single titled "Leave It To Shining a Light" (Japanese title "hikari no sasu mama ni"). The title song was sound produced by Gusokumuzu, and a music video of it can be watched...
Posted on March 29, 2022 at 21:53. | Released on March 29, 2022
DYGL "Waves" (Download)
Rock band DYGL (read Day Glo) has just released a new single titled "Waves" digitally. This follows album "A Daze In A Haze" (CDJapan, , Spotify, YouTube Music) released in July 2021. A vinyl edition of "A Daze In...
Posted on March 28, 2022 at 20:45. | Released on March 23, 2022
Maki Nomiya "New Beautiful"
Maki Nomiya (ex-Pizzicato Five) has been celebrating the 40th anniversary since her debut (with album "Pink no kokoro" released in 1981), and here comes a brand new album to mark the milestone. "New Beautiful" comes as a combination of three...
Posted on March 26, 2022 at 11:51. | Released on April 20, 2022
Ryusenkei "two silhouette feat. Horigome Yasuyuki" (Download)
Ryusenkei, the project of Cunimondo Takiguchi, is doing a series of digital releases of brand new songs. Following last month's "route no.3 shibuya" (, Spotify, YouTube Music) (a Ryusenkei self-cover), here comes a 2nd song titled "two silhouette" (in...
Posted on March 26, 2022 at 10:25. | Released on March 25, 2022
Kinoco Hotel "Akeiro" (Download)
Kinoco Hotel has just released a new song titled "Akeiro", now available digitally on download/streaming platforms. This song is the first recording featuring new bassist Sophia Kinosaki, who joined the band in August 2021. This new song follows album...
Posted on March 25, 2022 at 21:38. | Released on March 25, 2022
Various Artists "A Girl's Favourite Oldies Vol.1: The Musical Roots of SOLEIL"
Bassist and producer Sally Kubota revisits the roots and inspirations of his band SOLEIL, which was active from 2017 to 2019, in this compilation selected, supervised and designed by himself. This collection consists of 30 songs from the 60s, which...
Posted on March 25, 2022 at 10:34. | Released on March 25, 2022
