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  • Video for Digiki’s Desktop Music

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    Check out the new video for Digiki‘s “Desktop Music,” off his BEAT VACATION album. It was made by Mumbleboy, and you’ll probably recognize a few faces within, since Takashi (Tokyo Fun Party), Marxy, and O.Lamm all show up.

  • Sonore and Radio Dondon

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    Not only is Sonore a great little record label, they also have a rather nice podcast in the form of Radio Dondon — you can listen to it stream on their site, or subscribe to a feed.

  • Kumiko Okamura’s MDDA

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    Intervall-audio has a new MP3 release, MDDA, by Kumiko Okamura. Read more about the Tokyo-based artist here, where you can also download the album.

  • Shugo Tokumaru’s Karte Video

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    When I was looking for the link to Shugo Tokumaru’s website for the previous post, I found this video for the track “Karte,” which was my favorite of the album. In the sidebar you’ll also find links to a few other videos — like this one, for “Metrion” — and live performances.

  • Nylon TV in Tokyo

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    For their MySpace-themed issue, NYLON have prepare a few episodes of NYLON TV. One of them covers Tokyo, and features Kiiiiiii as well as a Shibuya/Harajuku walkabout. The show also uses a lot of Shugo Tokumaru tracks as BGM.

  • Tokyo Fun Party Shop

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    Tokyo Fun Party has launched an online shop, meaning you can now buy all of their releases — for now Digiki’s BEAT VACATION and Chimidoro’s MINNA NO UTA — directly from them. In other TFP news, you can catch some of the members at the “Disco Teenage Kicks Vol. 16” event on July 27 and…

  • Polypunk 20

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    Digiki releases a new episode of POLYPUNK (20), to help while away the rainy days.

  • Kiiiiiii Interview and Album

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    Kiiiiiii get interviewed by CHIEF MAGAZINE. Also, July 7 marked the release of their first full-length album, AL & BUM. I think many will be surprised by the record, as it reveals a very musical side to the band.

  • Kanye West Is Akira

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    The video for Kanye West’s new single, “Stronger” — the one that samples Daft Punk quite liberally — takes inspiration from Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic AKIRA film.

  • Kiiiiiii’s Al & Bum Preview

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    Kiiiiiii preview their upcoming full-length release, AL & BUM, through this YouTube video. The album comes out July 7.