MUSIC

Rapper ID released his first full album, B1. Although he attracts attention for his MC battles, he has created a work that presents a different musical style. We talk with him about the album, while tracing his origins.

An interview with Ado, the singer taking over Japan, about how she sings to express herself.

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

Shinichi Sugawara and Naruki Numazawa speak on the music played by SAMOEDO, a new band whose theme is “collaboration across Asia.”

The relationships between “KITCHEN. LABEL” run by ASPIDIDTRAFLY, a Singapore-based male-female unit consisting of April Lee and Ricks Ang, and Japanese artists with whom they have close ties.

ASPIDISTRAFLY, a Singapore-based male-female unit consisting of April Lee and Rix Ang, talks about their “KITCHEN. LABEL” label and the background of their new album.

We present an interview with John Hassall, the bassist of The Libertines, about the band’s debut album, Up The Bracket, which has welcomed its 20th anniversary this year.

Kotaro Manabe, who has been actively involved in Japan’s outdoor rave scene since the 1990s, looks back on those days with a number of outstanding photos of outdoor rave parties in Japan.

Superorganism, who plays music from a global perspective, has released their latest album, World Wide Pop. We caught up with members Orono and Harry to learn more about the uniqueness and importance of pop culture.

We present a conversation between Keiichiro Shibuya and ballet dancer Nozomi Iijima, who stars in the music video for his new song, “BORDERLINE.”