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  • Nobara Hayakawa

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    Colombian-born Japanese artist Nobara Hayakawa has a new release on the excellent Tokyo-based net label Intervall-audio, Tails EP . I am the worst when it comes to describing music — I just know what I like when I listen to it — but I think the label does a good job with the following: “a…

  • Second Life and the Future of the Music Industry

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    Next week catch an exhibition organized by JJ Aucouturier and the cybermedia class at Temple University entitled “Second Life and the Future of the Music Industry,” at the Design Festa Gallery in Harajuku (April 10-12). Aucouturier explains: The music industry is in crisis — you’ve heard the news. But in the virtual world of Second…

  • Gelmannica 2009

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    Celebrated designer and media artist Gelman has been tied into Tokyo’s electronic music scene for a while now — through his associations with Minimal Tokyo and his “Gelman Lounge” events — and now he’s bringing things to a new level with the inaugural edition of Gelmannica, “the first international festival for electronic music and media…

  • Radio OK Fred 11

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    It’s been barely a week, but yes, we already have a new episode of Radio OK Fred up! Episode 11 has a theme of “animals,” and as you can see from the cover, me and Yoshi even grew mustaches for this one — you’ll have to listen to the show to find out what this…

  • Radio OK Fred Is Back!

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    Yes, after many promises — well, if you follow my Twitter feed, than you know what I’m talking about — Radio OK Fred is indeed back and ready for download. I realize it’s been a very long time since our last episode, so I should probably re-introduce the show. Radio OK Fred is a regular…

  • Beat Crusaders Vs. LittleBigPlanet

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    The Beat Crusaders devote the video for their latest single, “Phantom Planet,” to last year’s LittleBigPlanet. Great use of the band’s trademark face masks. Thanks, Ola.

  • Peter Bjorn and John at Yoyogi

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    This new music video by Swedish band Peter Bjorn and John features the now famous Yoyogi park rockers. Via Japan Probe.

  • USB Memory Stick Album

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    Ayumi Hamasaki’s next album — Next Level, out March 25 — will be released in four different editions, including the 2GB USB memory stick version (the album will take up 800MB) pictured above. Via Tokyomango. Update (16/12/11): The image is no longer available.

  • Mind Wall

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    Video for Towa Tei’s “Mind Wall,” featuring Miho Hatori, directed by Takeshi Nakamura. Via Motionographer.

  • Dense Music on Vinyl

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    Digiki’s Dense Music project comes to a close with the release of a 12″ vinyl, from Jetset Records and Tokyo Fun Party. More details here.