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  • Radio OK Fred 19

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    Even though we were all stuck in OK Fred HQ here in Tokyo — in Yutenji to be more precise — this week we get to travel a bit by way of our track selections, with “Places” being the theme for Radio OK Fred 19. You’ll find the full track listing below, as well as…

  • The Decade in Japanese Music

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    Néojaponisme takes an exhaustive look at the decade that was in Japanese Music, from J-Pop to indies and everything in between.

  • Radio OK Fred 18

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    And so as promised last week, here we go again with a new episode of Radio OK Fred (18), this time an episode that was recorded in Paris last year, featuring music selections by Marie from Colette. The link to download is below, and remember that you can always just subscribe to the feed. Radio…

  • Radio OK Fred 17

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    Time to ring in the New Year with a new episode of Radio OK Fred (17), the “New” show. Well, it’s our take on new, and you’ll just have to listen to the show to find out how we justify some of our selections. Before you comment, yes, there’s a bit of technical issue at…

  • Polypunk 48

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    Digiki releases the final Polypunk of the year (48), just in time for the end of 2009

  • Eat Mas

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    Antonin Gaultier (Digiki) and Thomas Antonietti are at it again with another one of their “experimental” parties, this time with “Eat Mas” which is, as you may have guessed, an “eatable party.” It happens tomorrow night, Christmas Eve, from 21:00 until late, at M in Daikanyama — you’ll find all the details here. Above, a…

  • Forgotten Music Gems of the Decade

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    Marxy has a piece up on CNNGo covering some of his top picks in terms of underappreciated Japanese music releases of the past decade. Above, Macdonald Duck Eclair‘s “The Eyes Just Like a Fawn’s,” as played through the game Audiosurf.

  • Setlist for PLAY 03

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    As always, here’s the complete setlist for my latest PLAY edition (Vol. 3), from this past Friday. I decided to not go Christmas-y (except for one exception), and ended up doing an extended rock set (mostly in part 2) — for Christmas cheer, do download the latest episode of Radio OK Fred (15). This is…