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“Revisiting Rei Harakami’s music” Pt. 2: Mark “Frosty” McNeill on the encounter with the music like a fluid and its peculiarities
In honor of the late Rei Harakami’s rare cassette tape re-release, we’re kicking off a short series of three articles. In this second installment, music journalist Masaaki Hara interviews Mark “Frosty” McNeill, who discovered Rei Harakami’s music in real time in LA. -
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Sibitt, a maverick artist and storyteller; the past and present of his craft (part II)
We interviewed Sibitt, who turned heads in the early 2000s as one of the two MCs of Origami. Since then, he has pursued his distinct artistic expression in Japanese through his unique sensibilities and perspective. The second part of this interview is on writing and his new project, 8 ∞. -
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Sibitt, a maverick artist and storyteller; the past and present of his craft (part I)
We interviewed Sibitt, who turned heads in the early 2000s as one of the two MCs of Origami. Since then, he has pursued his distinct artistic expression in Japanese through his unique sensibilities and perspective. The first part of this interview is on how Sibitt got into hip hop and discovered theater. -
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BIGYUKI, the New York-based Japanese artist at the forefront of jazz
BIGYUKI is a Japanese keyboardist and producer who goes beyond the definition of jazz. He released an EP last December for the first time in a while, and CHAI released a song he produced for them in February. Music critic Masaaki Hara asks the artist about where he’s at today. -
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The King of Jazz, Miles Davis’ Influence on Japanese Ambient Music in the 80s
How did Japanese artists from the 80s embrace Miles Davis’ venture into ‘proto-ambient’ music in the 70s? Music critic, Masaaki Hara unravels the thread that connects the two. -
