MUSIC

An interview with Romy of The xx, who visited Japan in February, about her personal style and solo music.

Pascal Bideau, aka Akusmi, is a French-born, London-based composer/multi-instrumentalist. We asked Akusumi, whose first album “Fleeting Future” was released last year, what lies behind his sound world in which diverse elements intersect.

We present a conversation between Nobuki Akiyama from DYGL and artist Yosuke Tsuchida. In the second half of the conversation, they talk about the songs in Thirst and how they want to change society through music.

We present a conversation between Nobuki Akiyama from DYGL and artist Yosuke Tsuchida. In the first half of the conversation, the two talk about how they met and their changes in the lead-up to Thirst, DYGL’s new album.

In the ninth installment, we look back on Shibuya’s Android Opera®︎, presented last November at the National Art Center, Tokyo, and its possibilities and perspectives along with Kyoji Takahashi’s photographs.

We explore Nicola Cruz’s roots and what went into creating his mix for fabric presents, a popular DJ mix series released by fabric, the renowned club and label in London.

Interview with Geordie Greep, vocalist/guitarist of the notable UK band black midi.

What possibilities does AI bring to improvisation and performance? This is the second part of the special conversation between percussionist Shun Ishiwaka and saxophonist Kei Matsumaru, who held a session with AI that learned their performance at the Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM] last June.

We present a conversation between TWIGY and dj honda. Hip-hop is forever. We trace the catalyst of the birth of the album RAPATTACK and the chemical reaction that it generated.

In the eighth installment, we present a conversation between Keiichiro Shibuya, who made the music for Gucci’s short film, Kaguya by Gucci starring Hikari Mitsushima, Aoi Yamada, and Eita Nagayama, and director Makoto Nagahisa, who directed the short film.