SOICHI TERADA: the ever-smiling pioneer of japanese house music
Soichi Terada is a Japanese electronic music composer known for his drum and bass/jungle styled soundtracks for the Ape Escape video game series and contributions to the development of Japanese House music
KMAKICI: from plush toy to pop star
The goofy looking plush toy making waves as a social media pop star
LES RALLIZES DÉNUDÉS
Les Rallizes Dénudés were a seminal and highly mysterious Japanese psychedelic rock band formed at Kyoto’s Doshisha University in 1967
LION CAFE: Shibuya’s secret classical music oasis
LION CAFE, a classical music cafe tucked away between love hotels and used underwear shops in the Maruyamacho district, is a relaxing oasis amidst Tokyo’s chaos
HIROSHI NAGAI: Japan’s Sun-drenched Americana
Hiroshi Nagai developed an oeuvre of Americana pop style paintings that served as a backdrop to the Japanese City Pop movement of the late 70s and 80s