Halfby "Yakan Hiko feat. Keiichi Sokabe" (7")
Halfby has released a new 7", of a cover of Yoshitaka Minami's "yakan hikō", featuring guest singer Keiichi Sokabe. The song was previously released as a music video part of the Newtro project. Watch it below! For the 7",...
Posted on June 23, 2024 at 20:11. | Released on June 19, 2024
Halfby "Loco"
Three years since "Last Aloha" (2018), Halfby is back with a brand new album! "Loco" is the last installment of the Hawaii-themed trilogy that started with "Innn Hawaii" (2015). Featured vocalists are Jun "JxJx" Saitō (Your Song Is Good), mei...
Posted on October 3, 2021 at 10:09. | Released on October 6, 2021
Halfby "Let's Stay Out feat. Ginger Root" (Download)
Following another song released last month, "Calm as Day feat. Ruru", here comes a new song from Halfby! This one features American singer-songwriter Ginger Root, from Huntington Beach, California. Both of these songs will be included on Halfby's brand...
Posted on September 4, 2021 at 23:06. | Released on September 3, 2021
Halfby "Calm as Day feat. Ruru" (Download)
Halfby has just released a brand new song, which features Manila-based bedroom pop singer-songwriter Ruru (YouTube, Bandcamp, Spotify). It has been almost 3 years since latest album "Last Aloha". This year Halfby is celebrating his 20th anniversary! Halfby "Calm...
Posted on August 11, 2021 at 21:52. | Released on August 11, 2021
Halfby "20th Anniversary" (7")
Halfby is celebrating his 20th anniversary of activity by releasing a 7" EP of two of his hit songs: "Slow Banana feat. Alfred Beach Sandal" (from 5th album "Innn Hawaii") and "Star Track feat. Rondo Brothers" (from 2nd album...
Posted on June 8, 2021 at 22:34. | Released on June 9, 2021
Halfby "kurikaesu feat. Oh shu" (7")
This new 7" by Halfby is a cut from latest album "Last Aloha" (2018), of the song "kurikaesu" which featured singer Oh shu. The B-side is a brand new remix by old Second Royal labelmate Handsomeboy Technique. A release...
Posted on August 28, 2019 at 22:23. | Released on August 28, 2019
Various Artists "inu Inch Wan P" (7" shaped picture disc)
This compilation 7" that comes as a beautiful shaped picture disc features 3 dog-themed songs, by Halfby + EMC (Enjoy Music Club), The Natsuyasumi Band and Tōgō Kiyomaru. The disc was illustrated by Norwegian artist Bendik Kaltenborn. Various Artists...
Posted on May 19, 2019 at 02:12. | Released on April 24, 2019
Record Day 2018
Record Day is this Saturday November 3, always held on the same day as national holiday "Culture Day". Led by Japan's long-running record factory Tōyōkasei, many labels and artists coordinate their releases in the favorite physical format of many to...
Posted on November 2, 2018 at 23:22. | Released on November 3, 2018
Halfby "Last Aloha"
Halfby is releasing a brand new album, 3 years after the excellent "Innn Hawaii" (2015). This 6th album features collaborations with Oh shu, Takai Kōki (Ahh! Folly Jet), Morino Yoshitaka (Handsomeboy Technique), Homecomings and Kikuchi Hitoshi (ex-Hotel Mexico). This is...
Posted on August 19, 2018 at 16:05. | Released on September 5, 2018
Gig report: "Shibuya no Radio no Shibuya-kei Festival"
Text by Patrick Benny for Tokyo's Coolest Sound On Saturday October 21, 2017 was held a very special music event for Shibuya-kei music fans. Shibuya ward organizes annually a music festival called "Shibuya ongakusai" (or "Shibu-on", official site) and for...
Posted on October 28, 2017 at 11:43.
Halfby "Slow Banana" (12")
Halfby has just released a 12" single of song "Slow Banana feat. Alfred Beach Sandal" from his latest album "Innn Hawaii" (2015). The B-side is a new remix by XTAL & Ahh! Folly Jet. Halfby "Slow Banana" (12") A....
Posted on June 13, 2017 at 23:38. | Released on June 14, 2017
Halfby "Innn Hawaii"
Halfby aka Takahashi Takahiro has a brand new 5th album out now! This successes "Leaders Of The New School" (2014), and features VIDEOTAPEMUSIC, Alfred Beach Sandal, Hashimoto Tsubasa (cero) and Electric Sisters. Expect danceable exotic soundscapes of Halfby's trademark, with...
Posted on November 15, 2015 at 18:23. | Released on November 11, 2015
Cypress Ueno & Roberto Yoshino "Condor"
Rapper duo Cypress Ueno & Roberto Yoshino have a new album out now! The album features guests such as Bose (Scha Dara Parr) and Zen-La-Rock among others. Various producers participated, with one track produced by Halfby. HMV gives away a...
Posted on April 4, 2015 at 00:00. | Released on April 1, 2015
Frontier Backyard "Gladness"
Frontier Backyard is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and they have a new remix album out now featuring remixes by Cubismo Grafico, Halfby, Dorian, Avec Avec, YOSUKEKOTANI (Harvard), TA-1 (Furuta Taichi of Koncos), Yasei Collective, and more. The band will be...
Posted on September 7, 2014 at 20:53. | Released on September 3, 2014
Various Artists "Free Throw Compilation vol.3"
This is a 2-CD compilation of recent tracks played at rock-oriented DJ event "Free Throw". Considering this track list and the good price, it seems to be a good opportunity to catch up with Japanese indie rock bands that sound...
Posted on March 19, 2014 at 22:45. | Released on March 19, 2014
Various Artists "Ghibli Jazz Remix"
This latest Ghibli remix compilation features a lot of the best artists from the pico-pico scene. Check out what The Aprils, YMCK, The Lady Spade, Dr.Usui (Motocompo), milch of source (EeL's producer), Candles, Ram Rider, Boot Beat et al. have...
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 22:36. | Released on November 16, 2011
Halfby "Leaders Of The New School"
Halfby has a new album coming next week on Second Royal. This follows "The Island of Curiosity" released in May last year, and also marks 10 years of Halfby! Check out the video below, and also the track "Tommy Boy"...
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 22:53. | Released on November 16, 2011
Various Artists "Second Royal vol.6"
Label Second Royal brings a new compilation full of brand new previously unreleased tracks by its artists (and then some)! Check out the sampler clip below. Various Artists "Second Royal vol.6" 1. New House / Small World 2. Turntable Films...
Posted on February 5, 2011 at 12:30. | Released on February 9, 2011
Halfby "Man On Fire" (12")
This first single cut from Halfby's new album "The Island of Curiosity" comes with 2 non-album remixes. The new album is out today! Halfby "Man On Fire" (12") A1. Man on Fire A2. Hunting out of Season (Halfby and The...
Posted on May 18, 2010 at 22:22. | Released on May 15, 2010
Halfby "The Island of Curiosity"
3 years since album "Side Farmers", Halfby is now back on label Second Royal with a brand new album. Again this is a summer party album, being described as "resort dance music". Featured are members of foreign indies bands Skibunny,...
Posted on May 4, 2010 at 13:47. | Released on May 19, 2010
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Handsomeboy Technique "Technique"
Handsomeboy Technique has just released this month a brand new album! It had been 12 years since the previous, "Terrestrial Tone Cluster" (2009). Included are two songs released digitally last year, "Dakishimeta feat. Keiichi Sokabe" and "Long Slow Distance feat....
Posted on June 15, 2021 at 23:47. | Released on June 9, 2021
80KIDZ "80:XX-01020304", Una "True of Lights / Danse Danse"
Indie dance unit 80KIDZ have released 4 EP of the "80" series ("80:01" to "80:04"), and this compilation album contains all tracks from these. All 4 EPs are also available on iTunes worldwide. Released at the same time is an...
Posted on January 3, 2014 at 18:31. | Released on December 18, 2013
tofubeats "Lost Decade", "university of remix", "college of remix"
1990-born young genius DJ tofubeats has a first full-length album out now! This features hit song "suisei" (feat. rapper Onomatope Daijin), as well as a lot of new tracks, including songs featuring vocalists Nanba Shiho, PUNPEE, G.RINA, Kariya Seira and...
Posted on April 28, 2013 at 23:31. | Released on April 24, 2013
