Something depressive for a change
Yoriko Ichinomiya: Folk singer-songwriter and piano. Her Facebook page reads “just a drinker with a habit of singing and playing piano”. Personally, it feels...
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- Folk 10
- Jazz 8
- Indie Pop 5
- Concerts 5
- Rock 4
- Experimental 3
- Indie Rock 3
- Electronica 3
- World Music 3
- Funk 3
- Math-rock 2
- Post-Rock 2
- Blues 2
- Dance 1
- Travel 1
- Dream Pop 1
- Hip Hop 1
- 1970's 1
- Shoegaze 1
- Ambient 1
- Orchestra 1
- Psychadelic 1
- Portuguese 1
Folk
Indie girls
Remigai: Indie pop and folk from Nagoya. mmm: Read as ”mi-mai-mo”. Great concerts, shy and funny on stage, a multi-instrumentalist. Almost a one person show....
Mio Matsuda’s musical journeys
Mio Matsuda: sings in Japanese, Portuguese, Cape Verde creole, Spanish… Multicultural and inspiring. Her album “Creole” does interesting music journalism and...
Blues and whisky
Yukadan: blues band from Osaka. Odorou Matilda: a solo project slightly reminding tom waits. Odorou means “dance!”, a reference to Waltzing Matilda. Cool dee...
Accordion and Charan-Po-Rantan
Charan-Po-Rantan: accordion and vocal folk. Sometimes accompanied by “CanCan Balkan” with saxophones and drums.
Fado
Naomi Chiaki: playing Portuguese fado songs from Amalia Rodrigues, translated (interpreted) into Japanese.
Shamisen
Two very different examples of the Japanese instrument Shamisen in contemporary bands.
Take away shows and the streets of Tokyo
Today I chose a couple of songs with videos shot in the streets of Tokyo, which I think will provide a nice virtual traveling experience. Shimokitazawa, one ...
Ukulele
U900: a “kawaii” Japanese band. (kawaii means cute or fluffy)
A handful of pop
Tokumaru Shugo: probably one of the most famous indie bands outside Japan. I suspect it is even more famous outside than inside the country, probably due to ...
Jazz
Takuya Kuroda
Takuya Kuroda: Japanese trumpeter from Kobe, now based in Brooklyn. Part of José James’ band and now starring solo too. Groovy, funky.
More funk (and summer festival advertising)
Playing at Shimokitazawa Indie Fan Club festival this year. Gentle Forest Jazz Band: big band, Zainichi Funk’s trumpeter. SAKEROCK: instrumental funk from Za...
Shiina Ringo (I)
Shiina Ringo: doing jazz, punk rock, experimental, big band, both solo and with “Tokyo Jihen”.
Jazz week (II)
Emi Meyer: jazz, pop, from Kyoto but has lived in the US since she was a child. Kojima Mayumi: groovy, bluesy jazz.
Jazz week (I)
Sunami vs Hamasaki: jazz, blues and rock. Remakes ranging from traditional japanese songs to a classical piece from Schubert. Orange pekoe: jazz with vocal.
Give us some jazz!
Since I arrived in Tokyo that I’ve been amazed at the amount of Jazz spots you can come across. From the small Jazz cafes whose owner is a record addict, to ...
Tokyo instrumental concert scene
A couple new bands somewhere between jazz, math-rock, indie rock.
Diversity
In the blog I will be posting japanese songs from all genres. With this post I hope you can have a small glimpse at Japanese variety.
Indie Pop
Indie girls
Remigai: Indie pop and folk from Nagoya. mmm: Read as ”mi-mai-mo”. Great concerts, shy and funny on stage, a multi-instrumentalist. Almost a one person show....
SOUR and their videos
SOUR: indie pop, interesting videos.
Take away shows and the streets of Tokyo
Today I chose a couple of songs with videos shot in the streets of Tokyo, which I think will provide a nice virtual traveling experience. Shimokitazawa, one ...
A handful of pop
Tokumaru Shugo: probably one of the most famous indie bands outside Japan. I suspect it is even more famous outside than inside the country, probably due to ...
Diversity
In the blog I will be posting japanese songs from all genres. With this post I hope you can have a small glimpse at Japanese variety.
Concerts
Kikagaku Moyo
Kikagaku Moyo: psychadelic band from Tokyo. Vocals, guitars, sitar, drums. Great live shows, dynamic and varied. Their webpage: http://geometricpatterns.band...
More funk (and summer festival advertising)
Playing at Shimokitazawa Indie Fan Club festival this year. Gentle Forest Jazz Band: big band, Zainichi Funk’s trumpeter. SAKEROCK: instrumental funk from Za...
Post and math rock Top 5 (oops Top 6)
The contained excitement of post-rock and math-rock, with its powerful but voiceless sound, matches somehow very well with the Japanese reserve, I believe. M...
Take away shows and the streets of Tokyo
Today I chose a couple of songs with videos shot in the streets of Tokyo, which I think will provide a nice virtual traveling experience. Shimokitazawa, one ...
Tokyo instrumental concert scene
A couple new bands somewhere between jazz, math-rock, indie rock.
Rock
Kikagaku Moyo
Kikagaku Moyo: psychadelic band from Tokyo. Vocals, guitars, sitar, drums. Great live shows, dynamic and varied. Their webpage: http://geometricpatterns.band...
T字路s
From this year’s Shimokitazawa Indie Fanclub. T字路s (tjiros): blues and rock with an intense vocal. If you like it, check Taeko Ito’s other band DIESEL ANN.
70’s
Happy End - Kaze Wo Atsumete
Japanese rock?
Veni Vidi Vicious: indie rock BUDDHISTSON: slightly orchestral Czecho No Repuplic, Margaret Drawers: closer to pop Syrup16g: more alternative
Experimental
Ambient sounds
Cokiyu: eletronic, ambient, also plays in “aus”. Reminds me of Emilie Simon’s March of the Penguins’ soundtrack. Akira Kosemura: electronic, ambient, similar...
Takagi Masakatsu
Takagi Masakatsu: electronic music and visual art.
Diversity
In the blog I will be posting japanese songs from all genres. With this post I hope you can have a small glimpse at Japanese variety.
Indie Rock
Half-japanese
Bands with Japanese singers but actually based in America. Asobi seksu: Dream pop Deerhoof: ~Indie rock
Japanese rock?
Veni Vidi Vicious: indie rock BUDDHISTSON: slightly orchestral Czecho No Repuplic, Margaret Drawers: closer to pop Syrup16g: more alternative
Diversity
In the blog I will be posting japanese songs from all genres. With this post I hope you can have a small glimpse at Japanese variety.
Electronica
Indie girls
Remigai: Indie pop and folk from Nagoya. mmm: Read as ”mi-mai-mo”. Great concerts, shy and funny on stage, a multi-instrumentalist. Almost a one person show....
Ambient sounds
Cokiyu: eletronic, ambient, also plays in “aus”. Reminds me of Emilie Simon’s March of the Penguins’ soundtrack. Akira Kosemura: electronic, ambient, similar...
Takagi Masakatsu
Takagi Masakatsu: electronic music and visual art.
World Music
Mio Matsuda’s musical journeys
Mio Matsuda: sings in Japanese, Portuguese, Cape Verde creole, Spanish… Multicultural and inspiring. Her album “Creole” does interesting music journalism and...
Accordion and Charan-Po-Rantan
Charan-Po-Rantan: accordion and vocal folk. Sometimes accompanied by “CanCan Balkan” with saxophones and drums.
Fado
Naomi Chiaki: playing Portuguese fado songs from Amalia Rodrigues, translated (interpreted) into Japanese.
Funk
Takuya Kuroda
Takuya Kuroda: Japanese trumpeter from Kobe, now based in Brooklyn. Part of José James’ band and now starring solo too. Groovy, funky.
More funk (and summer festival advertising)
Playing at Shimokitazawa Indie Fan Club festival this year. Gentle Forest Jazz Band: big band, Zainichi Funk’s trumpeter. SAKEROCK: instrumental funk from Za...
Funky stuff from japan
Zainichi Funk: (the best) funk band from Japan.
Math-rock
Post and math rock Top 5 (oops Top 6)
The contained excitement of post-rock and math-rock, with its powerful but voiceless sound, matches somehow very well with the Japanese reserve, I believe. M...
Tokyo instrumental concert scene
A couple new bands somewhere between jazz, math-rock, indie rock.
Post-Rock
Post and math rock Top 5 (oops Top 6)
The contained excitement of post-rock and math-rock, with its powerful but voiceless sound, matches somehow very well with the Japanese reserve, I believe. M...
Tokyo instrumental concert scene
A couple new bands somewhere between jazz, math-rock, indie rock.
Blues
Blues and whisky
Yukadan: blues band from Osaka. Odorou Matilda: a solo project slightly reminding tom waits. Odorou means “dance!”, a reference to Waltzing Matilda. Cool dee...
T字路s
From this year’s Shimokitazawa Indie Fanclub. T字路s (tjiros): blues and rock with an intense vocal. If you like it, check Taeko Ito’s other band DIESEL ANN.
Dance
Diversity
In the blog I will be posting japanese songs from all genres. With this post I hope you can have a small glimpse at Japanese variety.
Travel
Take away shows and the streets of Tokyo
Today I chose a couple of songs with videos shot in the streets of Tokyo, which I think will provide a nice virtual traveling experience. Shimokitazawa, one ...
Dream Pop
Half-japanese
Bands with Japanese singers but actually based in America. Asobi seksu: Dream pop Deerhoof: ~Indie rock
Hip Hop
Shamisen
Two very different examples of the Japanese instrument Shamisen in contemporary bands.
1970's
70’s
Happy End - Kaze Wo Atsumete
Shoegaze
Shoegaze is Big in Japan
Do you remember all the shoegaze in Lost in Translation’s soundtrack? (The noisy, over-distorted guitars riffs and melodic but distant voices of bands from t...
Ambient
Ambient sounds
Cokiyu: eletronic, ambient, also plays in “aus”. Reminds me of Emilie Simon’s March of the Penguins’ soundtrack. Akira Kosemura: electronic, ambient, similar...
Orchestra
Shiina Ringo (I)
Shiina Ringo: doing jazz, punk rock, experimental, big band, both solo and with “Tokyo Jihen”.
Psychadelic
Kikagaku Moyo
Kikagaku Moyo: psychadelic band from Tokyo. Vocals, guitars, sitar, drums. Great live shows, dynamic and varied. Their webpage: http://geometricpatterns.band...
Portuguese
Mio Matsuda’s musical journeys
Mio Matsuda: sings in Japanese, Portuguese, Cape Verde creole, Spanish… Multicultural and inspiring. Her album “Creole” does interesting music journalism and...