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Exploring the singular composer/artist Ryoji Ikeda’s first Tokyo live show in five years and screening of “superposition”
Chief curator of ICC Minoru Hatanaka reports on Japan’s treasured composer/artist Ryoji Ikeda’s solo live show and the screening of “superposition.” -
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SERIAL Yua Uchiyama’s “First Listen: Japanese Music Review” Vol. 2: Reviewing Haruomi Hosono’s Tropical Trilogy
On one hand, Yua Uchiyama is an active member of idol group RAY. On the other, she has gained local popularity for her Twitter #YuaUchiyama’sOneAlbumADay and for her music blog on note.com. The second review for her music serial is on Haruomi Hosono’s Tropical Trilogy. -
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London-based Musician Hinako Omori’s “Meditative Journey” and the Ambient Music Spawned from Within
Hinako Omori is a musician who moved to London when she was three and has been based there ever since. We talked to the artist to learn about her debut album released in March titled “a journey…”, the compositional process behind the meditative ambient music, and her identity as an artist. -
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imase, the Gen Z artist on TikTok who debuted with one year of music production experience
21-year-old imase is an artist with viral songs on TikTok. What ideas are behind his music-making? -
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Born From American Music, Television, and Dance, Here Comes “Soul & Waacking” From Yamagata
A video created by MOGA, a dancer based in Yamagata, went viral after Wanda Sykes retweeted it. The video was uploaded on January 23 and viewed more than 460,000 times. What was MOGA’s real intention behind the video? -
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The Creative Practices of the Next Generation of Musicians to Inherit the Music of Yoshi Wada – A Special Conversation between Koshiro Hino x FUJI|||||||||||TA, Part.2
A special conversation about Yoshi Wada by Koshiro Hino and FUJI|||||||||||TA. In the second part, we will hear the essence of the tribute, how the two perceive notions of music and art in relation to their practices, and music recommendations to listen to alongside of Yoshi Wada. -
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Who is Yoshi Wada, the Master of the Drone World? - A Special Conversation between Koshiro Hino and FUJI|||||||||||TA, Part.1
A special conversation about Yoshi Wada by Koshiro Hino and FUJI|||||||||||TA. In the first part, the two discuss how they first encountered Yoshi Wada’s music, their favorite albums, and more. -
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The spirit of Youth in Tokyo: tokyovitamin’s compilation album Vitamin Yellow
tokyovitamin released a compilation album, which oozes with the zeitgeist of today, at the end of 2021. The following is a review of the album, alongside comments from Vick and Kenchan, who produced the album. -
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American Dream Express wants to make “happy psychedelic rock”
American Dream Express makes danceable beats reminiscent of California’s psychedelic rock scene. TOKION spoke to the band about the release of their 2nd album and what’s been on their mind. -
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A new kind of luxury for a new era: Hikaru Utada’s BAD MODE
Writer Tsuya-chan’s explores Hikaru Utada’s new album BAD MODE. -
