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東京在住。ライター / DJ。音楽・映画全般をウォッチ。興味分野は坂道シリーズやK-POPなどのアイドルカルチャー。『ユリイカ』など文芸誌・ZINEをはじめとした執筆。Podcast『コンテンツ過剰接続』配信中。X(Twitter)ではスペースを不定期開催。
X:https://x.com/kimu_ra10
note:https://note.com/kimu_ra10
Podcast『コンテンツ過剰接続』:https://open.spotify.com/show/56f5M92RCxZFMyE079kxfQ?si=5324dc5462284447
HUGEN
2024年始動。VoのTPを中心に構成された音楽プロジェクト。エレクトロミュージックを基軸に、民族音楽や民謡などを掛け合わせたオルタナティブな楽曲を展開する。結成1年目にして、りんご音楽祭、TAMARIBA FESTIVAL、TAMATAMA FESTIVAL等、様々な音楽フェスに出演。また、NHK Eテレドラマ「聞けなかった あのこと」にて寺尾紗穂と共作で主題歌を担当。精力的に活動を展開している。
Enji
1991年、モンゴル・ウランバートル出身。モンゴル歌唱の伝統とジャズ即興の間に、自然体でありながら温かく繊細な感情に満ちた声を交差させるアーティスト。幼少期はユルト(移動式住居)で育ち、モンゴルの伝統的唱法「オルティンドー(長歌)」を学び、民謡と舞踊にも親しむ。ウランバートルで音楽教育の学士号を取得後、2014年、ゲーテ・インスティトゥートのプログラムに参加し、ミュンヘンの音楽大学でジャズを学ぶ。『FESTIVAL de FRUE 2025』で初めての来日を控える。
Luvto / Ryuto Iwasaki
Ichika Nito
Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1994. While attending university, he began posting guitar videos online. His unique playing style, utilizing both hands, gained international attention and launched his career. His current total social media followers exceed 5 million, with 70% based overseas. In 2021, he released the ‘ICHI10’, the first signature model by a Japanese artist for Ibanez. In 2022, he contributed to an album by Grammy-nominated artist Machine Gun Kelly. In Japan, he performs as a member of ichikoro and Dios. He released his highly anticipated first solo full-length album, ‘The Moon's Elbow’, in January 2026.
MIZ
MONO NO AWAREの八丈島出身、玉置周啓(Vo.)と加藤成順(Gt.)によるアコースティックユニット。聞き手のある場所の思い出、匂い、音にリンクするような楽曲をコンセプトに制作している。2020年発表の1st Album『Ninh Binh Brother's Homestay』ではベトナムでフィールドレコーディングを敢行。2022年の『Sundance Ranch』ではキャンピングカーで北海道まで旅をしながら、各地で音と映像を記録した。2026年4月8日には、台湾・台東地区北東端の長浜(ちょうひん)にある民宿でレコーディングが行われた、約4年ぶりとなるニューアルバム『轉角民宿』をリリース。
bui
Solo unit by Misa Yoneyama; started playing gut guitar and writing lyrics around 2018; released 1st album "Sanko Miki" in 2019 and 2nd album "Akarui Kakari" in 2022. He is also active in the unit "Yurei" with Shiro and Eda and Ai Matsui.
KIUCHI(S2O JAPAN)
Born in Shibuya, Tokyo, he started his own business at the age of 22. He has been in charge of general direction since the Water Run Festival was launched. He is 39 years old and has devoted his life to working behind the scenes in the entertainment, music, and advertising industries. Recently, he has been involved in many projects, focusing on PR work.
Yuga
Yugawa began her career as a singer-songwriter in 2011, releasing her first full-length album “Tabiji” in 2015; in 2022, she produced the album “On a Night Without Words” with her ally, the members of the Magical Band, and performed at tour live shows and festivals throughout Japan. As Yuuga with Magical Band, he sang the theme song and accompaniment for the NHK drama “Tsukihoku no Yoru wa” and released the soundtrack “Tsukihoku no Yoru wa” for distribution in March 2023. 4 September 2024, he released his 4th album “Love Deluxe”. Her wide-ranging activities include narrating and singing for TV commercials, sound logos, and musicals. She is also active as Jane Jade with Sakura Fujiwara and Yuga.
Laura day romance
This Japanese band has a growing fan base among music lovers in Japan and abroad. The band features a wide range of musical styles created by Suzuki Xun, world-view vocals by Inoue Kazuki, tight and flexible rhythm drumming by Isomoto Yuta, and support members who join in the best possible way to express their music. The scale of their one-man live shows has been expanding each time they perform, with a sold-out show at Zepp Shinjuku in November 2024, and upcoming shows at Osaka Castle Concert Hall and Tokyo International Forum Hall C in April 2025.
Hiromi Uehara
Born in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture in 1979. While a student at Berklee College of Music, he signed a contract with the prestigious jazz label Telarc and made his world debut in 2003 with the album “Another Mind”. Since then, he has released a series of albums as his own trio, project, solo, and collaborations with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Akiko Yano, and others. He won the 53rd Grammy Award for “Best Contemporary Jazz Album,” ranked No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Jazz Chart, and appeared on the cover of “Downbeat” twice. Hiromi's Sonicwonder “OUT THERE”, to be released in April 2025, will be his 14th leader album.
Yuransen
The band is led by singer-songwriter Itaru Uchimura (Vo / Gt), who interprets rock, folk, country, and other genres in his own unique way to create strange music, and is joined by Satofumi Ito (Key), Hidekazu Nagai (Pf), Takuma Motomura (Ba), and Kei Sunai (Ds). By melding diverse grooves together, the band's sound is somehow nostalgic, yet new and thrilling.
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