Here is the playlist for Muso Asia 003, broadcast on DKFM Shoegaze Radio on 11/19 in the US, 11/20 in Japan.
Oeil – “Owl Moon (Shadow)”
My Dead Girlfriend – “Shadow Where it Doesn’t Disappear”
The Wellington – “Someone Knock on my Door”
THE EARTH EARTH – “calm”
Baby Formula – “Sextant”
//orangenoise – “I Don’t Know”
Ummagma – “Kiev” (Haioka Remix)
Hariguem Zaboy – “Anybody Feels”
the city – “Fall”
The Florist – “Secrets and Lies”
Shelling – “Sensitivity”
sugardrop – “Love Scene”
Supercar – “White Surf Style 5”
Author: Matthew Bedford
Muso Asia Playlist 002
Here is the playlist for Muso Asia episode 2 which aired on 11/5/2014 on DKFM.1. PLASTICZOOMS – “Pale Spectre”
2. Astro Attack – “Twilight”
3. Pastel Blue – “Breeze Breath”
4. skip skip ben ben – “Parking”
5. Paint in Watercolour – “You Are Here”
6. Aysula – “Lay Down Your Feathers”
7. Thud – “Lime”
8. Oeil – “Myrtle”
9. Sharesprings – “Jasmine”
10. Manic Sheep – “You Lie, You Choke the Rules We Trust”
11. Say Sue Me – “One Week”
12. magic love – “Growing Organism”
13. Ether Feels – “Morning Star”
14. G-Ampere – “Teardrop”
15. 水中図鑑 (suichuu zukan) – “飛び込め” (“Tobikome”)
Muso Planet volume 7 Now Available! 第７号配布中！
After a long wait, Muso Planet volume 7 is now available for download. You can download it as usual via the website and from Bandcamp as well. Here is what volume 7 includes! 久しぶりにMuso Planetが配布中！第７号はいつも通りこのサイトでも、Bandcampでもダウンロードができる。以下は今号内容の詳細！
Muso Planet volume 7
Recommended Releases from Russia/ロシアからおすすめのリリース
Hands and Moment
Latino America Shoegaze Presents Guitarists and their Pedals/ラテンアメリカのギターリストのおすすめのエフェクター
With Music From
Magic Love (Japan/日本), Dead Leaf Echo (USA/アメリカ), Divided (Czech Republic/チェコ)
Man in Rug (New Zealand/ニュージーランド), Jaguwar (Germany/ドイツ)
Puna (Peru/ペル), Rev Rev Rev (Italy/イタリア), Chicago Toys (Chile/チリ)
Muso Asia Playlist 001
The first episode of Muso Asia aired on 10/22 on DKFM, and here is the list of what I spun. Had a ton of fun doing the show and I am looking forward to the second episode which should air in early November.
Burrrn – “Song Without Words”
Dive – “Breaking Over You”
cigarette in your bed – “Darkness”
Magic Love – “Growing Organism”
Forsaken Autumn – “Wallow”
Vidulgi OoyoO – “Siren”
Kinoko Teikoku – “Whirlpool”
THE EARTH EARTH – “Morning Rain”
Supercar – “Lucky”
TuT – “Send Me” (Demo)
me in grasshopper – “himawari”
The Florist – “Middle of Winter”
Juvenile Juvenile – “Forget Me Soon”
Muso Planet volume 7 coming 11/1!
Muso Planet will be out one week from today on Saturday, November 11. It’s our first issue in a while and as always, will feature some really cool bands from all over the world. The band list is as follows:
★Dead Leaf Echo (USA)
★magic love (Japan)
★JAGUWAR (Germany)
★Puna (Peru)
★Man in Rug (New Zealand)
★CHICAGO TOYS (Chile)
★Divided (Czech Republic)
★rev rev rev (Italy)
[Glasgow] New Music from The Cherry Wave!
The Cherry Wave have gotten around to giving us that music they’ve been promising. The wait was somewhat long but in the end it’s been totally worth it. The Glasgow foursome released the first track, “Whitey”, from its upcoming album, which should (fingers crossed) be out in the near future. “Whitey” features two and a half minutes of the fuzzed-out droning guitars, howling leads, and powerful rhythm section that we’ve come to love through an EP and some change to date. There’s a bit more of an edge to this track than the first EP, a direction perhaps signaled in last summer’s single “Under Dull Grey Skies”, which appeared on Lamppost Records’ Under the Wildflowers: volume 1 comp. Anyway, it’s good to hear some music from the guys and it’s enough to whet your appetite while the finishing touches are put on a highly anticipated new record. Have a listen, enjoy, and tell your friends.
Skip Skip Ben Ben Japan Tour, Split EP, and Japanese LP Release
Taiwan’s Ben Ben Lin, founding member of Skip Skip Ben Ben has been busy with a number of announcements recently, the first of which was that she will be touring Japan in November. Her band came to Japan in the spring and this time around she will be performing solo in the tour that will consist of five shows in four cities. Accompanying her on the tour, aptly called “Two People from Taiwan” will be fellow countryman Hom Shenhao.
The second bit of news came from Tokyo’s fast rising indie label Hands and Moment, who will be releasing Skip Skip Ben Ben’s album Sacrifice Mountain Hills on October 22nd. The album, which features some brilliant artwork by Chou Yi, was previously released by Maybe Mars is absolutely worth checking out if you haven’t had a chance already.
The most recent news out of Ben Ben’s camp was the release of a limited edition split 7″ featuring SSBB and Hot&Cold. The limited edition vinyl is available in black and white via Chicago-based Gary Records’ Bandcamp page.
[Japan] EUPHRATES
The 2014 Japan Shoegazer Festival kicks off in less than a week with the first event taking place in Osaka on September 7th. Between the two shows – the latter on the 27th in Tokyo – the bill is loaded with well-known artists in Japan’s shoegaze scene: Zeppet Store, cruyff in the bedroom, The Florist, cigarette in your bed, Plastic Girl in Closet, and of course Lemon’s Chair among others. Though the most impressive lineup in the event’s history will attract attention thanks in large part to these names, the bill sports some perhaps lesser known talent that is well worth watching.
EUPHRATES is one such band, though Japan Shoegazer Festival devotees will certainly know the name. The Osaka-based four piece and member of Japanese shoegaze label High Fader Records frequents the middle of the festival’s lineups and remains quite active within its local music scene, planning and performing at events like “EUPHRATES Presents High Fader NIGHT”.
Since forming in 2012, what name they may have made for themselves to date has been crafted with dreamy vocal melodies and explosive, at times danceable choruses. “Come With Me” is the ultra-catchy fan favorite at gigs, drawing the largest applauses and eliciting about as much movement as you’ll see at the Japan Shoegazer Festival. Having seen the growth of cigarette in your bed, another High Fader product, this year, it would seem that EUPHRATES are near the front of the line to emerge in the near future. To date they have no proper released material, but perhaps their two most recognizable songs can both be heard on the band’s Soundcloud page.
Fore more info on a band that’s definitely worth keeping an eye on, follow EUPHRATES on Twitter. Have a listen to their songs “Come With Me” and “Stargazer” below:
[kiirorecords & JAPAN SHOEGAZER FESTIVAL V.A]
Over the last month or so the anticipation of this year’s Japan Shoegazer Festival has been building. This year’s edition of the event has reverted back to it’s previous two city format, with the first leg taking place in Osaka and the second in Tokyo. This year’s Shoegazer Festival features a whopping thirty artists (twelve in Osaka and eighteen in Tokyo) and a ton of DJs, shaping up to be the biggest events in the fest’s history.
A couple months ago event organizer and guitarist of annual headliner Lemon’s Chair, Masashi Imanishi announced a that a special promotion with net label Kiiro Records would take place at this year’s festival. Around that time Kiiro Records, whose catalog consists largely of free-to-download pop releases, put out its most recent shoegaze compilation titled Forever Shoegaze. While details were completely unknown at the time, it was assumed that some sort of collaborative release was in the works. Today the details were announced via Imanishi’s blog.
People who attend the event will receive a free copy of the Japan Shoegazer Festival-exclusive compilation, kiirorecords & JAPAN SHOEGAZER FESTIVAL V.A. The full track list of the limited edition CD-R was released today as well. Though it does include some songs that have appeared on previous Kiiro Records comps, it marks the first physical release by the label. It’s a pretty nice bonus for folks who are able to attend what has to date been a really enjoyable day of music. One can asuume that when the Japan Shoegazer Festival concludes, this release will make its way to Bandcamp as well. The track listing for the CD is as folows:
01. SAPPY / 天国のフィーリング
02. adgreen. / mieko maiko
03. The Feedback Radio’s / smile
04. HUSH / Dumb
05. kazuma / I am waiting last summer
06. penguin airways / heatdown
07. PARASOL/ Sometimes
08. 17歳とベルリンの壁 / サーチライト
09. Cuicks / warp to the next door
10. daisyblue / early wing
11. ヨシオテクニカ / 夜汽車で見た古い夢 Old dream takes somewhere
12. magao / 海へ沈む
13. magu / 轟音少女はうつむかない
14. なゆたのつぶて / 星座
15. the Jinn’s / din
16. nina likes light blue skirt / Wednesday
17. cosmos / 素晴らしい世界
To check out more of Kiiro Records’ releases visit their Bandcamp page.
[Chile] Slowkiss Demos
There’s seemingly always something fun happening in Chile, with new and impressive bands popping up all over the place. Jairo Manzur has certainly done well to keep up with everything in his work on Latinoamerica Shoegaze as well as his contributions to Muso Planet.
This time around the focus is on Santiago’s Slowkiss, a Santiago-based throwback to 90s alternative music. The quartet, which also includes Adelaida frontman Jurel Sonico, just released a 4-track demo EP on its Bandcamp page. And it’s only a dollar! The release is a solid introduction to the band’s sound which is somewhere between early Veruca Salt and the Pixies, with a dab of shoegaze influence here and there. Check it out and enjoy!