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Track: Japan’s The Psychedelic Mars release the ethereal track ‘Rusteneration’ – finding beauty in imperfection

Japan’s independent music scene continues to produce artists who refuse to be boxed in by convention, and Tokyo outfit The Psychedelic Mars are another reminder that some of the country’s…

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Premiere: Japan’s HYPER GAL unveil the dynamic rush of new single ‘dot dot dot’ ahead of the release of their new album ‘After Image’ in September and UK/Europe tour.

We are very honoured to premiere the new single from Osaka’s HYPER GAL, a two-piece band consisting of visual artist Koharu Ishida on vocals and noise artist Kurumi Kadoya on…

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News: Roaring garage rock fury to collide with raw energy on the King Brothers Australian tour

The King Brothers’ Australian tour is coming in hot

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Track/Video : Soundscape creator aus previews new album ‘Everis’ with the serene and subtle ‘Landia’.

Creativity and adversity often seem to dance together and the making of ‘Everis’, the upcoming album from Tokyo musician Yasuhiko Fukuzono (AKA aus), more than reinforces this notion. When his…

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News: Nemophila To Release Debut Album ‘Oiran – Extended Edition’ Exclusively Outside Of Japan

Japan’s Nemophila are set to expand on their first single ‘Oiran’ into a full album outside of Japan. Entitled ‘Oiran – Extended Edition’ the album is due 25th June via JPU records.…

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Track: Gyze bring the beauty and insanity with celebration single ‘Oriental Symphony’

Japanese folk metal pioneers Gyze are celebrating their tenth anniversary with new single ‘Oriental Symphony’, out now via Out Of Line Music. Vocalist / guitarist Ryoji commented: “‘Oriental Symphony’ is 100% Gyze metal written by…

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Say Psych: Album Review, 芒神 God of Silver Grass by 破地獄 Scattered Purgatory

This is such a beautiful album. I could leave it at that because in a sense that is all you need to know. It is an album that would not…

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Say Psych: Album Review, House In The Tall Grass by Kikagaku Moyo/ 幾何学模様

Kikagaku Moyo/ 幾何学模様 is one of our absolute favourite bands here on Psych Insight/ Backseat Mafia. The group’s last two albums made our ‘Essential’ list in 2014, and we have been wowed…

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News: Susumu Yokota dead at 54

Prolific Japanese composer/producer Susumu Yokata passed away earlier in the year, his family have announced. Yokota, who also released albums under aliases such as Ebi and Prism as well as…

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Say Psych: Album Review – Heaven by Sundays and Cybele

I first came across Sundays and Cybele earlier this year when I heard the 2012 album release ‘Gypsy House’, which had just come out on vinyl on the brilliant Tokyo…

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