Sorry Youth 拍謝少年 are an Taiwanese indie rock band consisting of guitarist Weni, bassist Giang Giang, and drummer Chung-Han. They write all of their songs in their native Taiwanese language. They have a harmonious sound and their lyrics resonate with fans because they talk about the hardships of life. Their first album was released in 2012 and in 2017 their album “Brothers Shouldn’t Live Without Dreams” won a Golden Melody and Golden Indie Music Award. Sorry Youth performs internationally like in Japan, Korea, Canada, and Hong Kong. Recommended.
Utero is from Hokkaido and is dreampop solo project. She writes, composes, arranges, and produces all her music and videos. Utero’s music has elements of dreampop, alternative rock, and shoegaze.
Satoko Shibata 柴田 聡子 is a singer/songwriter/poet and her music has an artistic quality. She was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido and enrolled at Musashino Art University and completed graduate studies at Tokyo University of the Arts. In 2010, her former teacher at university encouraged he to start her music career. In 2012, she made her album debut with her first album “Shibata Satoko Island.” In additon, she published his first poetry collection “Sabaku” in 2016 and has been gaining in popularity in that field. Satoko also produces music videos completely on his own, including shooting and editing.Recommended.
Pomodorosa is a multi-talented illustrator and character designer. She utilizes music and painting for her own artistic vision of the world. Pomodorosa performs the guitar, bass, sax, and mixes old and new technology (including AI) when creating her music. Some of her favorites genres are jazz and blues, latin, and pop music but at times has used genres such as alternative rock, hip hop, dance/edm, and reggae in her music. Her music and painting is continuing to evolve and change and you see this through her music. Pomodorosa illustrations and music compliment each other. Recommended.
Asagaya Romantics 阿佐ヶ谷 ロマンティクス are an indie pop band from Asagaya, Tokyo that formed in 2014 . They call themselves a romantic pop group. Their upbeat and energetic sound is a mixture of pop, jazz, and with some reggae influences. The band members are: Tomoe Arisaka 有坂朋恵 (vocals), Tomoya Kishi 貴志朋矢 (guitar), Satoshi Hori 堀智史 (keyboard), Rie Furuya 古谷理恵 (drums), and Rie Homma 本間玲 (bass). The band has performed in Shanghai and Suzhou, China. Recommended and are worth listening to and supporting.
Kei Owada 大和田 慧 is a captivating and charming singer/songwriter, lyricist/composer and was born in Tokyo. She was fascinated by gospel and soul music in her teens and started writing songs, and admiring artists like Carole King and Joni Mitchell. She creates music that calms the emotions and relaxes the senses with her soulful voice. Kei travels regularly to the U.S. and records in NY and LA. In Japan, she is known for his live performances with top musicians such as keyboardist Jun Miyagawa. In addition, Kei has provided music for NHK’s “Canoe no Ue no Hitoyasumi” (2023). As a vocalist and songwriter, he has participated in numerous high-profile projects including MONDO GROSSO.Recommended.
Kaneko Kiwano a.k.a Kiwano is from Okayama and she writes lyrics,composes and arranges music. After listening to songs in animated movies, Kiwano later became interested in music. Her songs are inspired by pictures and colors. She established her own label called “SWEEP DONUTS” in 2023. Kiwano is also a member of Nyarons an indie pop group formed in 2016.
Showmore are band unit consisting of Manami Nezu (vocals. Keyboard, and compositions) and Atsushi Inoue (keyboardist, producer, and compositions) are a good musical team. They started in 2017 and have a modern pop, hip hop, and jazz sound and take a low key approach towards music promotion or marketing. Recommended.
05 Simon Patterson feat. Falling Off Maps – The Neon Cross
06 Standerwick – Live For The Weekend
07 Maddix, Fēlēs – My Gasoline
08 Adam Beyer – Desert Queen
09 Rinaly – Astrology (Rina Mirai Tech Mix)
10 Rinaly – Blackout
11 Ascension – Someone (Kinetica Remix)
12 Alessandra Roncone & Rinaly – Corpi Celesti (Haikal Ahmad & Vision X Remix)
13 T78 – Hell Or Heaven
14 Valentino Khan – Deep Down Low (Dominant Space & Mairakilla Remix)
15 Rina Mirai & ID – ID
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Rinaly a.k.a Rina Mirai is a dynamic DJ and producer based out of Tokyo since 2014. Rina Mirai is her alternative persona and she combines techno with trance sounds. Rinaly utilizes Uplifting Trance with some Progressive House and Psychedelic Trance and a little techno. Trace music is an inspirational, aesthetic, and sometimes spiritual genre. It uses classical forms in melody and chord structure.
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