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Track: Lair – Setan Dolbon

With their new album ‘Ngélar’ out now via Guruguru Brain, Indonesian collective Lair have shared the second track from the album with an accompanying video, ‘Setan Dolbon’. They have also been confirmed to play at this year’s SXSW.…

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Track: Indonesian Soul/Funk Collective, Lair, Share New Single ‘Tatalu’

Lair (pronounced “lah-eer,” a local dialect for the Indonesian word of ‘lahir’, meaning ‘birth’ or, roughly ‘being born’) is a Panturan-soul/funk outfit hailing from Jatiwangi, West Java, Indonesia. They are set to release…

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Track: Maya Ongaku – Melting

Maya Ongaku have shared the video for new track ‘Melting’, directed by Itsuki Yoshizawa. The track is taken from their debut album, ‘Approach to Anima’ due the 29th May via Guruguru Brain,the label run by members…

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Track: Maya Ongaku – Nuska

Hailing from the seaside communities surrounding Enoshima, a small island located 50 km southwest of Tokyo, Maya Ongaku is a ragtag collective of local musicians, currently a trio of Tsutomu Sonoda, Ryota Takano, and Shoei…

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Say Psych: Track: Mong Tong – Chakra

Taipei, Taiwan sibling duo Mong Tong have signed to Guruguru Brain, the label for Asian underground music run by Kikagaku Moyo, and have announced details of their debut album, Mystery秘神’ which will be released…

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Say Psych: Album Review: Kikagaku Moyo – Masana Temples

Masana is a fictional word created by Kikagaku Moyo to express a utopian feeling, an existence where everything can interact harmoniously and offer inspiration and understanding. The fourth LP from…

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Say Psych: Track: Kikagaku Moyo – Dripping Sun

Kikagaku Moyo have today shared the second track from their orthcoming album Masana Temples which is scheduled for release on 5th October on Guruguru Brain. Drummer Go Kurosawa describes his…

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Say Psych: News: Kikagaku Moyo announce new album and release track ‘Gatherings’

Kikagaku Moyo have announced details of their upcoming 4th LP, Masana Temples, and shared the first track taken from it, ‘Gatherings’. The LP sees the whole band relocate from Japan to…

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Psych Insight: Album Review, Sabdatanmantra by Ramayana Soul

After what seemed like a slow start Japanese label Guruguru Brain really seems to have taken off this year with a string of releases from different parts of Asia. In…

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