August 15, 2010
ACRYLICSTAB is a Japanese pop-rock duo consisting of the vocalist UYU and guitarist / programmer 阿部隆大 (Ryudai Abe). They band became active in 2006 and have released multiple demo’s and 2 mini-albums to date. Since June 2010 they also started to spread their music for free via Philosonide Factory, the label of Ryudai Abe. Their [...]
July 1, 2010
Dewa Suwija is Manchester’s adopted guitar prophet, originally from Bali and raised in Manchester, UK. DEWA’s last album Time Is Master — fuses the roots of jazz, blues, rock, and ladens it with dark club beats and world reggae vibes. I talked with Dewa Suwija about his history, and DEWA’s newest album to be released [...]
July 1, 2010
Fated Lyeno’s rock and punk sound is sprinkled with elements of hot Jazz, taking Emo down a fresh new path. Fated Lyeno members are 44tasuku (drums, chorus), Fukushi Matetsuya (bass, vocal) and BAN (vocal, guitar). homepage myspace
July 1, 2010
Henrytennis are an instrumental sextet from Tokyo who describe their music as a new wave of progressive rock. Henrytennis are Yoshihito Okumura (Guitar), Yoshinari Kishida (Drums), Takeshi Horikoshi (Bass), Akihiko Ando (Saxophone), Toshiaki Sudoh (Instruments) and Koji Ueno (Nordlead2). homepage myspace
June 15, 2010
Formed in Kashiwa City, Japan, in the summer of 1999, BUDDHISTSON consists of Shima Takuya (Vocal, Guitar), Marcy (Drums), Yumi (Keyboard), Yas Uenuma (Bass), and Hiroshi Yoshii (Guitar). Soft and lilting while being intense and focused at the same time BUDDHISTSON’s alternative rock sound is otherworldly and primal. While, the band’s melodies are emotionally charged [...]
June 15, 2010
“It’s not just the music of Crash Encore that’s unique, but their approach in getting it out to the masses. We’ve seen it before: A band releases a single for free on MySpace, hoping you’ll buy the CD. For the San Diego group, they’re giving away a free song every week. The varied styles between [...]
