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  • Akane Hosaka

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    I’m sure most of you know about Patrick Benny‘s excellent Tokyo Recohan, an online shop which until now has specialized in used Japanese CDs, which Patrick picks up on his frequent record store runs. Now, he’s decided to support a young Tokyo indie electronic artist, Akane Hosaka, and is selling a pack of 3 CD-R…

  • Shibuya Art Scene

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    Patrick reports, with photos, on Gallery Scene, a new gallery in Shibuya — currently on show are some OBEY prints and works by JONJON GREEN — and some graffiti by KAMI and SASU in the area’s record store district.

  • All About Tokyo Recohan

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    All About Japan covers Patrick’s Tokyo Recohan online used record store. Patrick has translated the interview they conducted in Japanese, and posted it here.

  • Tokyo Fun Party in 2007

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    Tokyo Fun Party starts off the new year with a revamp of their site (and a new RSS feed), with the following hint on this year’s music label plans: “You will be able to get and hear our music ANYTIME and ANYWHERE, at any record store, and any on-line distributor.” Looking forward to finding out…

  • JEANSNOW.NET Searches: End of December 2006

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    So what are the search terms that are bringing readers to the site these days? “jean snow” and “jeansnow” are still tops, so either it’s people who can’t remember the site’s address (hint: starts with “jeansnow,” ends with “.net”), or I’ve got a little cult of personality going. Bape is still going strong — the…

  • Karl Escritt + Japonica

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    Kyoto-based designer Karl Escritt has designed a t-shirt for record store Japonica.

  • Jet Set Leger

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    The new Jet Set Leger record store at Laforet in Harajuku looks rather nice. More from Patrick.

  • Maximum Joy RIP

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    Patrick brings news that the Shibuya record store Maximum Joy, often associated with the ol’ Shibuya-kei scene, is closing its doors tomorrow. Everything is 50% off. There will also be a closing party (already sold out), featuring Cornelius, Kahimi Karie with Kanda Tomoki, Kaji Hideki, Naka Masashi, and more.

  • Oskar Tennis Champion

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    I stopped at a record store on my way back from work tonight and was very pleasantly surprised to see that the new Momus album, OSKAR TENNIS CHAMPION, was out. Released on Quattro here in Japan, it comes in a very nice digipak casing featuring beautiful artwork by Florian Perret (the graphic you see on…

  • Favorite Media of 2023

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    For the 14th time (following 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022), here then is my entirely subjective compilation of favorite media I devoured over the past year. The main rule? It only contains things that were released in 2023, which of course means there’s tons I’ve missed…