community

Links to stuff we're involved with, and stuff we like. We try to keep everything up-to-date, but sometimes we miss some broken links. Please let us know!

artists

almglocken cracked voice musings meet laptop gyrations from this tokyo duo
renee bennett australian photographer bringing her eye for composition to tokyo and beyond
carre broken beats and ambient sounds from this electronic unit from japan
comainu dreamy soundscapes, mournful trumpets and electronic murmurs from these two japanese ladies
devilrobots warped characters seem to flow endlessly from this tokyo-based visual design group
e.d.o. echo dubmaster jinya's unique soundsystem fuses miki's melodica, shamisen and vocals
fdf they make soundtracks to brazilian horror documentaries recorded with dictaphone aesthetics
goma da didgeridoo japanese artists melding styles of electronica and dub with his prodigious didgeridoo
roland hagenberg writer, photographer and musician from vienna with fine architectural sense
hazuressive joyful lo-fi heroes with a penchant for broken instruments and broken songs
henry apocalyptic rock music from tokyo with a singer with headphones for ears
itoken drummer-in-demand and all around musician, he keeps a fine website detailing his many projects
jebiotto! standout tokyo band with a new take on no-wave
jet jaguar refined electronica with floating rhythms is second-nature to this new zealand musician
jimanica tireless international musician with a unique sense of rhythm
jugem improvised sounds through the noisy wilderness of electronics and drums
kariu kenji we're not sure if he sleeps, but his list of ambitious projects suggest a resounding 'no'
ryuta kawabata field recordings become complete works of art in the hands of this stunning artist (recommended)
grauss vom krampuss the veritable high ba'alzefolk implosion with a fortified fiber diet of punishing noise
legofriendly modular communication between tokyo and dusseldorf
lightrhythmvisuals light maestros ben sheppee and jon schwark head up a community of visual delights
maniaorgan the onslaught of pounding bass and high speed drums belie the complexity of their compositions
melt banana drummer wanted: this band's mach-speed melodies have ended several careers in percussion
mique newest addition to the scilli disques label, mique brings 'experimental poptronic soul' into the 23rd century
mmf laptop ruminations meet unprepared guitar for a circuitbent listening experience
model citizen bangin' progressive techno, or butthole surfers cover band? you listen and decide...
9th porter sultry avant-jazz vocals merge with a rotating line-up of instruments such as cello, piano and tabla
organ-o-rounge japanese band weaving sublime pop melodies with intelligent electronics
owkmj cosmic porch squatters making music to wake your interplanetary neighbours
the same girl swiss-based unit using laptop/electronics/drums to unsettle audiences worldwide
soundworm father of the walkie talkie orchestra and telephone book musical scores
spigalo mike wallace and kelly merrill dissect the world of multimedia with their collective panache
suppamicropanchop the finest name on the childisc label, check his bbs (link) for stellar, off-kilter events
tomo multi-instrumentalist with a penchant for the exotic, a deep understanding guides his musical approach
pfeuti accidentally fantastic quartet approximating fake jazz from tokyo
wangnin bunmei dance collective exploring the nature of innocence bring their ship of fools to every performance
ludo xasdera visual artist from france exploring both sound and light in japan
zariganicuury ever-evolving, finely composed electronica from the depths of tokyo

labels

aquarius records the online arm of the s.f. shop - if they don't have it, you probably shouldn't be listening to it
dynastic records politically-minded label bringing emerging music to and from tokyo
enban kouenji record shop, live space, and label celebrating the best of the uncharted in japan
gravity swarm guilty connector a.k.a. dr. kohei's 'awesome extreme noise output service' (it is)
intervall-audio outstanding electronic music site making the connection between Duesseldorf and Tokyo
los apson keiji yamabe's 6th floor underground dwelling in west shinjuku
mao label owner ishimoto brings emerging artists such as jimanica, e.d.o. echo and salvia to unturned ears
mango & sweet rice high martian priestess coppe' runs her own label from her den in kamata, tokyo, mars
mile end records converging and diverse musical paths are a promise from this new montreal label
nem a&r man from idn/pickin mushroom joins dol-lop from soundchannel for a new mix cd / vinyl label
oddjob records home of keyboard-pyromaniac tucker and a very incredible beatbox band
onsa records record shop in ebisu catering to discriminating listers of electronica and more
pickinmushroom tokyo label distributing pfeuti, afropolice and various club genres
sijis the sound injury team has morphed into yet another illustrious entity
sonore a challenging japanese music label and online shop for all your needs
vibrant recordings home of orga, tiger, and some stellar electronic music

events

byte size regular event at the legendary bar aoyama hosted by skab/t and others
oxygen funk the music has attitude, the community who gathers does not... some of our favorite people
sundown shimokita crew with regular events where greats sounds meet the great outdoors

zines and random info

brainwashed exhaustive site with ingenious design and even more innovative music
furnace cd fine cd and dvd duplication located in virginia, great people and the best at what they do
dynamic switzerland online music, arts and culture infosite concerning all things swiss in tokyo
irregular rhythm asylum much-needed independent and alternative information in tokyo
japan improv hardly needs saying, but this is the definitive site for info on japan's improv scene
masamania insights on japanese society that coax tears and confusion
mastodon chit chat the mastodon conference covers all prevalent modes of thought relating to mastodon
midnight eye great writing on the finest in japanese cinema
not bored! one of the best situationist-inspired, low-budget, irregularly published, photocopied journals available
odd music meeting place for stalagmite players across the nullarbor plains and in caves worldwide
pingmag tokyo-based online magazine about design and making things
scrame rants, articles, photos and rants by dj consume werewolf (who also fixed our shitty php coding - thx)
slackisland tokyo-based online zine/blog which provides news and writings through the filter
jan svankmajer an incredibly lavish tribute to one of cinema's wonderfully bent minds
tokyoprogressive.org an english site focused on japanese media, helping to train the critical eye