Tiny Mix Tapes: JAPAN THE BEATS

November 21, 2009

JAPAN THE BEATS

Japan The Beats entries:

• Zeebra Pt. II The Correction

• Shingo Nishinari "Osaka’s Shingo Nishinari may look the part of a thug, but he brings an empathy and artistry that elevates the role far above cliche."

• The Way of the Traveler – Osaka "Osaka’s hip-hop culture is a rich home for self-styled thugs and hustlers."

• Zeebra The awfulness of this album is only one of a few reasons Zeebra deserves to be punched in the kidneys until he pisses blood.

• Interview: DJ Baku A collaborator with Dose One and D�lek, DJ Baku is set to replay a louder, faster, weirder version of DJ Krush’s international success.

• Interview: Skyfish An interview with one of the most talented producers on Tokyo’s burgeoning dubstep scene

• Killer Bong Murder Scene Togashi Dub

• Origami This contemplative, dreamy masterpiece is the greatest album Japan’s hip-hop scene has yet produced.

• MSC "The record is less about criminality as a character trait than as a social condition."

• Memory Storm A meeting between hip-hop and house that captures the spirit of Tokyo nightlife.

• Kochitola Haguretic MCs Fun, funky, and loose electro-rap born in the parks of Shinjuku.

COLUMNS ARCHIVE

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Film

⇒ FILM REVIEWS:

Frontier of Dawn

Dir. Philippe Garrel

⇒ DVD & DELOREAN:

Dir. Ronald Bronstein

by Kevin Greene

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• The End of Poverty?

Dir. Philippe Diaz

• One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur

Dir. Curt Worden

⇒ TMT CERBERUS:

TMT Cerberus 09

The Heart is a Droney Hunter

by Jspicer, Mangoon

⇒ ALL THAT IS SOLID:

All That Is Solid 08: Foundation Myths

What’s So Funny ’Bout Peace, Love, and Understanding?

by Brian Richardson

⇒ JAPAN THE BEATS:

by David Morris

tiny mix tapes cassette

• As I Sweep up The Last of the Leaves

• I have been stalking my Ex-Girlfriend for three weeks and I need something to listen to while sitting outside her work.

• Soundtrack to the Bible, Oxford’s King James Version, to keep this agnostic awake and reading. And, of course, to enhance the experience.

• I’m just going to sit and obsess over you since I have zero balls to ask you out

• Fuck you meth head ex-neighbours, I’m moving into a real house with a porch and a backyard!!! Boo-ya!

News

Friday, 11-20-2009

• Ecstatic Sunshine Ready Yesterday’s Work, Push Back Today’s Work Until Tomorrow

• Joan of Arc Announce New Album for 2010 Will Feature 41+ Members

• Your Daily Dose of Disappointment: Method Man, Ghostface, and Raekwon Collaboration, New Redman Record Pushed Back to 2010

• MySpace Buys imeem: Welcome to the Unholy Trinity

• Vampire Weekend Announce 2010 Shows to Coincide with The Twilight Saga: New Moon’s DVD Release... Oops, I Mean Their New Record... Oops, I Mean Your Life

Thursday, 11-19-2009

• Future Islands Sign to Thrill Jockey, Prep New Album for Spring; We Hope This Helps Dan Deacon’s Back Heal a Little Bit

• Ticketmaster Accused of Holding Back Tickets for Taylor Swift and Keith Urban Concerts

• Reprise Records Retroactively Decides That Wilco’s Being There Isn’t Selling So Hot Anymore 13 Years After Its Initial Release and Drops Wilco All Over Again!!! OMG!!! Wait, But Then Nonesuch Releases It on Vinyl + CD + MP3 and Everyone Agrees All Over Again That Wilco Are “Edgy” and “Underdogs” and “Awesome” (The Word “Handsome” Is Still Rarely Used)

• John Lydon Discusses Public Image Limited Tour, New Material, and the Delicious Taste of 100% British Butter

• Judge Rules in Favor of RIAA in Malicious Prosecution Lawsuit

Wednesday, 11-18-2009

• Belle and Sebastian Hint at New Album

• WFMU Needs Your Money Right Now; Seriously!

• Graham Lambkin Releases New Album, Book

• New Lightspeed Champion Album Due Out Early 2010; Time to Start Guessing How Weird the Cover Art Is Going to Be the Second Time Around

• It’s Almost 2010! Enjoy 704 Sweet Days of Listening to the New Clipd Beaks Album Before the Horror and Devastation of 2012

Tuesday, 11-17-2009

• RIAA Copyright Notices Being Tested by Verizon

• All Reunites for East Coast Tour; Milo Getting Seventh College Degree, I Guess

• The Pirate Bay Extinguishes Its Torrent Tracker

• Midlake Emerge from the Forest, Reveal New Album Details, Tour

• The Brian Jonestown Massacre Announce New LP Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?

Monday, 11-16-2009

• Pixies and Pavement to Headline Primavera Sound Festival, and The ’90s Have Never Been More Awesome

• Four Tet Receives Nobel Peace Prize for Announcing New Album, Tour Details, Merely Existing... Oops, I Mean for "His Extraordinary Efforts to Strengthen International Diplomacy and Cooperation Between Peoples"

• The Music Tapes’ Julian Koster And His Singing Saw to Go Caroling Again This Year

• Antares Successfully Auto-Tunes Their Own Intellectual Property’s Illimitability; “App For That” Coming Soon

• Oneohtrix Point Never Gets Stoked on Back to the Future Trilogy; Decides to Try Own Hand At That Whole Trilogy Thing; No Fun Issues Rifts

Mix Tape

• Chocolate Grinder Mix 22: "Dream Is Destiny"

=Eureka!=
Richard Ramirez / MSBR

Negative/Offensive

by Chizzly St. Claw

A Sunny Day In Glasgow

⇒ INTERVIEWS:

Runzelstirn & Gurgelst�ck

"THIS HAD TO COME. HERE WE GO. GOSSIP."

by Andy Ortmann

Headlights: "You know, get a job and all that stuff."

Computer Perfection: "If I tried to swing the microphone it would hit me in the balls."

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⇒ LIVE BLOG:

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• Fuck Buttons / Growing / Chen Santa Maria

[Bottom of the Hill; San Francisco, CA]

• Future of the Left / Ume / Team Band

[Bottom Lounge; Chicago IL]

DeLorean

Bleach [Deluxe Edition]

by Joe Hemmerling

Sad and Dangerous

by Laura Holmes

Eureka!

Richard Ramirez / MSBR

Negative/Offensive