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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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Track: There is a luscious beauty in ‘grace’, Joey Sachi’s new track, released ahead of EP ‘RISE’.

We have been tracking with great fascination the musical path of Tokyo-based Sydney-born artist Joey Sachi ever since we premiered her single ‘Fractured’ back in 2023. Her new single ‘grace’…

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Track: Sydney born Tokyo resident Joey Sachi returns with the gorgeous, shimmering ‘7 Seconds’ – a collaboration with producer AKINAT.

Joey Sachi impressed us greatly with her first two singles ‘Fractured‘ and ‘Reverie‘ and she has returned with a bang with her new single ‘7 Seconds’, a collaboration with Sydney…

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Track: Joey Sachi returns with another ethereal delight in the delicate ‘Reverie’.

We were incredibly honoured to premiere the stunning debut single ‘Fractured’ of Tokyo-based Sydney artist Joey Sachi last year, and she has followed this up with a new single, ‘Reverie,’…

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Premiere: Tokyo-based Sydney artist Joey Sachi unveils stunning single ‘Fractured’: an ethereal and immersive debut.

We are extremely honoured to present an exclusive listen to the stunning debut ‘Fractured’ from Tokyo-based Sydney artist Joey Sachi. ‘Fractured’ is a delicate and ethereal track that seems to…

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Album Review: aus -‘Everis’: a serene and subtle post-classical work of distinction from the illusive Japanese composer.

Sometimes an album just sneaks up on you. Tokyo musician Yasuhiko Fukuzono maybe prolific as a producer, sound artist and curator of the renowned electronic music label FLAU but his…

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Album Review: Flash Amazonas – Uva-Uva : fizzing, physical pop-art, art-pop.

Somehow the art pop partnership that is Flash Amazonas manages to fizz on the same wavelength although they admit to taking a leftfield approach to creating their very own avant…

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Track/Video: Art pop partners Flash Amazonas release surf punk agitator ‘Ululo’, ahead of their ‘uva-uva’ album

Convention doesn’t extend to the art pop mission of Flash Amazonas. The loose partnership between Madrid based alt-pop purveyor Julian Mayorga and Japanese producer/instrumentalist Ryota Miyake has gradually morphed into…

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Album review: UNKNOWN ME – ‘BISHINTAI’: a delightful, candy-coloured ambient trip

BISHINTAI is a delightful album, candy-colour bright, beamed from some offworld where fantastic cuboid furniture and hanging egg chairs are the norm; it will add a little brain-clearing wasabi to the most humdrum and dun day. If you've ever swooned for the Sushi 3003 and 4004 compilations; for Air at their most "Sexy Boy" cosmic and and most especially definitely, the bright retro-futurism of The Gentle People - then boy, is this album ever for you

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Track: UNKNOWN ME’s ‘Open The Sense’ is a rainbow ambient bonbon

YOU QUITE possibly haven’t come across UNKNOWN ME, a Japanese collective with a very particularly glimmering, space-age approach to the the business of ambience; in fact, if their moniker is…

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