Shuta Hasunuma & U-zhaan "Good News"
Shūta Hasunuma and tabla musician U-zhaan are releasing a 3rd collaboration album, titled "Good News", the follow-up to "2 Tone" (2017) (, Spotify). This new album is entirely instrumental, and is a mixture of genres such as Indian music, ambient,...
Posted on February 16, 2022 at 20:54. | Released on February 16, 2022
Posted on September 30, 2021 at 21:03. | Event held on Thursday September 30, 2021 at 21:30 (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
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
Matsushige Yutaka, U-zhaan & Sakamoto Ryuichi "Nekomura-san no uta" (Download)
Sakamoto Ryūichi and tabla player U-zhaan have teamed up for the theme song of short TV series "kyō no Nekomura-san" which just started this week. The TV show stars actor Matsushige Yutaka (known for his main role in the...
Posted on April 10, 2020 at 22:14. | Released on April 9, 2020
Record Store Day Black Friday 2019
Black Friday isn't all that big in Japan, but we do get two releases for Record Store Day Black Friday 2019! The first release is song "Energy Flo", a self-cover of Ryuichi Sakamoto's "energy flow" in a collaboration with tabla...
Posted on November 28, 2019 at 22:54. | Released on November 29, 2019
chelmico "Power"
chelmico, girl rap unit formed of MC Rachel & MC Mamiko, have a first major album out this week! Tracks were made in collaboration with U-zhaan ("Date"), Parkgolf, Mikeneko Homeless, ryo takahashi and Toshiki Hayashi (%C). The first pressing comes...
Posted on August 7, 2018 at 21:56. | Released on August 8, 2018
Record Store Day 2018
Record Store Day 2018 is coming up this weekend! Like every year many Japanese artists, labels and shops get involved, and many exciting releases will appear on the shelves on Saturday morning. Here's a selection that Tokyo's Coolest Sound readers...
Posted on April 16, 2018 at 23:40. | Released on April 21, 2018
Furukawa Miki ÷ U-zhaan "Kouta LP" (12")
This unit of Furukawa Miki (Lama, ex-Supercar) and tabla musician U-zhaan released last year a first cassette tape that consisted of two traditional Japanese songs. This new record contains both of those songs, plus two new songs ("B&G" and "koke...
Posted on April 6, 2018 at 22:36. | Released on April 6, 2018
Rovo "XI (eleven)"
ROVO is an instrumental band that's celebrating this year its 20th anniversary! Sometimes qualified as a "dance music band", it goes much beyond that by featuring double drums/percussions, electric violin, and by making songs that are mostly over 10 minutes....
Posted on October 25, 2016 at 23:44. | Released on October 26, 2016
yamp kolt "chewing"
Producer yamp kolt has a new album coming, featuring a variety of female vocalists. Those include hitomitoi, Yakushimaru Etsuko (sotaiseiriron), UA, Saya (Tenniscoats), etc. Many musicians also participate, such as U-zhaan (tabla) and Yoshigaki Yasuhiro (drums) (Rovo, ex-Modern Choki Chokies)...
Posted on March 14, 2015 at 17:44. | Released on March 18, 2015
U-zhaan "Tabla Rock Mountain"
Tabla musician U-zhaan (formerly of Asa-chang & Junray) has a first solo album out now. Featured are guest artists Sakamoto Ryūichi (on a cover of YMO's "Technopolis"), Cornelius, Hanaregumi, De De Mouse, Hifana, Kakato (Tamaki Roy & Chinza Dopeness), Ametsub...
Posted on October 23, 2014 at 22:49. | Released on October 8, 2014
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.
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Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.48
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 19, 2024 at 13:25.
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.
Keiichi Suzuki "Mother Music Revisited"
Keiichi Suzuki (Moonriders, No Lie-Sense, Controversial Spark), who was recently celebrating the 50th anniversary of his musical career, has just released an album that revisits songs from the soundtrack of Famicom game "MOTHER" (aka "EarthBound Beginnings") that he composed. All...
Posted on January 31, 2021 at 18:19. | Released on January 27, 2021
chelmico "maze"
chelmico, girl rap unit of MCs Rachel and Mamiko, is releasing a 3rd full-length album! This follows "Fishing" released last year, and includes hit single "Easy Breezy". Featured musicians include U-zhaan, Hasegawa Hakushi, mabanua (Ovall), Toshiki Hayashi (%C) and more....
Posted on August 23, 2020 at 19:01. | Released on August 26, 2020
Record Store Day 2015
Here comes Record Store Day 2015, to be held this Saturday April 18! On that day, people go to record shops to buy vinyl records available exclusively in shops on that day. No pre-orders or even online sales, at least...
Posted on April 15, 2015 at 23:37. | Released on April 18, 2015
Hosono Haruomi "Hosono Haruomi x Sakamoto Ryuichi at EX Theater Roppongi 2013.12.21" (Blu-ray/DVD)
A live collaboration show of Hosono Haruomi and Sakamoto Ryūichi (both of Yellow Magic Orchestra) has been released on Blu-ray and DVD. The show was held on December 21, 2013 at EX Theater Roppongi, and featured appearances of Oyamada Keigo...
Posted on March 21, 2015 at 00:27. | Released on March 18, 2015
yanokami "toku wa chikai"
yanokami, the unit of Yano Akiko with rei harakami (the latter who passed out in July of a brain hemorrhage), has a last album coming. This consists of a few new original songs plus a selection of covers of Arai...
Posted on December 12, 2011 at 21:43. | Released on December 14, 2011
