Sampling

Oto-tetsu + sampling Japan's rail service

There’s an underground scene in Japan filled with train sounds and PA systems. Field recordings used in music is nothing new and probably the most primitive form of sound art in history. But there’s a new scene in Japan using a particular type of outdoor sounds. The oto-tetsu scene (from the Japanese words oto meaning …

Music

SATURDAY MATINÉE: Asia Rising: The Next Generation Of Hip Hop

Asia Rising: The Next Generation Of Hip Hop is an exploration into the success of Asian hip hop artists over the past 3 years. It’s been a mighty long time since we did a Saturday Matinée film. This time around, our feature presentation is Asia Rising: The Next Generation Of Hip Hop. In conjunction with …

Video

Leftover Links: Beats and Videos

This edition of Leftover Links is all about beats and videos. Leftover Links is back once again with some beats and videos from the past few months so enjoy! Beats Bugseed – Fresh Jive EP One of our favourite Japanese beatmakers, Bugseed, dropped a fresh beat tape called “Fresh Jive EP” on Bandcamp a few months …

Hip Hop

Leftover Links: Rappers' Delight

This edition of Leftover Links is all about the rappers. We get so many submissions every day, it’s not possible to get to them all as and when they come through. That means we miss things and get to them late. A bit like when you’re stuck for something to eat and have nothing substantial …

Hip Hop

Magical Mystery Mix - Beats from Japan

Chilled music to relax to – MMM compiled a “Beats from Japan” YouTube playlist featuring the likes of ILL.SUGI, DJ Mitsu the Beats, and Linn Mori. Magical Mystery Mix has put together a fine array of Japanese instrumental hip hop. The “Beats from Japan” playlist comprises of 24 tracks spread over an hour of beats, …