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The Critical Point of Language in Max Cooper’s New Sounds and Videos
The interview explores Max Cooper’s latest sound expressions in his new album Unspoken Words, which was inspired by a line from philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. -
XL Middleton, a leading figure in the LA funk scene, speaks about his connection to Japanese city pop
An integral part of the LA funk scene, XL Middleton spoke about the background of his latest work which features Japanese city pop samples, his attraction to city pop and its similarities to G-funk, and Salt Box Records which is a record store he owns. -
The world premiere of Keiichiro Shibuya’s android opera, “MIRROR,” at Expo 2020 Dubai — “Massive Life Flow; Inside the Mind of Keiichiro Shibuya” Part 5
In the fifth installment of this series, we report on “MIRROR,” an android opera shown in Dubai in March of this year. -
Japanese Synthpop Utahime Mioko Yamaguchi: Up-and-Coming U.S. Journalist Unravels Yamaguchi’s ’80s Trilogy and Latest Work
Shy Thompson, an up-and-coming American journalist who writes for Pitchfork and Bandcamp Daily, unravels Mioko Yamaguchi’s ’80s masterpiece of Japanese synthpop and her latest work “FAIRYTHM.” -
PKCZ® Asks DJs from Around the World’s Eminent DJs about the Post-Covid Club Scene Vol.3 Shinichi Osawa / MONDO GROSSO Part 2
The third installment of the global interview by a creative collective PKCZ® features DJ/producer Shinichi Osawa of MONDO GROSSO. This is the second part of the interview. -
World-Renowned Artist Coco Capitán Explores Her Own Form of Expression within Various Media
Coco Capitán, a multi-media artist who makes use of photography, writing, painting and installation, visited Japan for her first solo exhibition in Japan, NAÏVY: in fifty (definitive) photographs. We interviewed her at the venue of the exhibition. -
The versatility of 90s techno in Yakenohara a.k.a. Taro Nohara’s new album Hyper Nu Age Tekno
Taro Nohara, who also goes by Yakenohara, released his new album Hyper Nu Age Tekno! on German label Growing Bin. He talks about the story behind the release and the thoughts he put into his new record. -
“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. -
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.” -
The Film Drive My Car’s Effortlessness and What It Obscures
A column about Drive My Car written by critic Shun Fushimi, about the film’s effortlessness and what it obscures.