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Eiji Sugiura, whose real name is Eiji Sugiura, started his career in 1992 as a singer in the indie band Electric Glass Balloon, and after Electric Glass Balloon disbanded in 1998, he has been active as a DJ and solo artist under the name SUGIURUMN. He has released 9 albums, produced numerous singles and remixes, and played DJ booths around the world including Pacha in Ibiza and Sankys in Manchester, etc. In 2019, he will start his band again as THE ALEXX, bridging dance and rock styles. They have jumped onto the big stage with a style that bridges dance and rock.
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OGRE YOU ASSHOLE
OGRE YOU ASSHOLE is one of the leading live bands of the modern era, attracting many followers with their mellow psychedelia. After a guitar sound that synchronized with 00s US indie, they solidified their reputation with the conceptual trilogy "homely," "100 nen go" and "Paper Craft," which incorporated elements of psychedelic rock and krautrock. At the "FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL," they appeared on the WHITE STAGE (2014) and RED MARQUEE (2022) stages. In September 2024, they released their new album "Shizen to Computer"
TESTSET
Yoshinori Sunahara and LEO Imai, who performed at “FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL '21” as a special formation of METAFIVE, welcomed Kenichi Shirane (Dr.) of GREAT3 and Seiichi Nagai (Gr.) of Relativity and newly named the group “TESTSET”. In July 2023, they released their first album “1STST” and delivered “EP2 TSTST” on October 9, 2024.
the hatch
A band from Hokkaido, Japan, currently based in Tokyo. Despite their post-punk origins, the self-taught band has developed a musical style that freely straddles the boundaries between genres, from Latin music to footwork. Last year, a new member, Soichiro Anzai (perc,syn) joined the band, and the band has been leaning toward a percussive sound. Their third album, which can be called the culmination of their efforts, is scheduled to be released soon.
RHYMESTER / Rapper / Radio Personality
Born in Tokyo in 1969. Formed the hip-hop group RHYMESTER in 1989. Since then, he has continued to be active as a top artist. In 2007, he started hosting the radio show “Rhyme Ster Uta Maru's Weekend Shuffle” on TBS Radio, and in 2009, he won the Galaxy Award for Radio DJ Personality. He is currently the main host of “After 6 Junction 2.” He has a deep understanding of film, and his sincere and meticulous film reviews on his radio program have garnered acclaim, with some even being published in book form. He co-edited “Morita Yoshimitsu's Complete Films” with film producer Mizawa Kazuko. In 2025, he received the “Yodogawa Nagaharu Award,” given to those who have contributed to the development of film culture.
ネクター・ウッド
1999年生まれ、イングランド・ミルトンキーンズ出身のシンガーソングライター。ガーナ人の父とイギリス人の母を持ち、幼少期から音楽とアートに囲まれた環境で育つ。ロンドンの音楽学校に進学し、在学中からオープンマイクや即興セッション、バンド活動を通じてキャリアをスタートし、現在はロンドンを拠点に活動。ローリン・ヒル、エリカ・バドゥ、ディアンジェロ、エイミー・ワインハウス、Duffyなどから影響を受け、西アフリカ音楽のリズムや感情表現も取り入れた独自のスタイルを確立。2025年7月、EP『It’s Like I Never Left』をリリース。プロダクションにジョーダン・ラカイを迎え、ミックスルーツや家族愛を祝福した作品となっている。
Rasmus Faber
A Swedish-born producer/DJ/multi-keyboardist. With a father who was a renowned jazz musician, he began learning piano in childhood and started his career as a jazz pianist. He expanded his activities into house music, establishing global recognition with his debut track “Never Felt So Fly” and signature song “Ever After.” In Japan, he gained popularity beyond the house scene with albums like ‘So Far’ and ‘Where We Belong’. As one of the few foreign composers in Japan, he also ventured into anime music production. He gained attention for producing the ‘Platina Jazz’ series, which fuses jazz with Japanese anime music, and is supported as a unique, genre-crossing presence.
The fin.
In April 2012, the four-piece band started full-fledged activities in Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture, with Yuto Uchino and Kaoru Nakazawa as the core members, They feel loneliness, loneliness, joy, and sadness in foreign pop music such as Metronomy, Tame Impala, Washed Out, and Friendly Fires, which they can relate to as Japanese people. They are active both in Japan and overseas, using the Internet and other media to communicate their music to the world with a sense of synchronicity.
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ROTH BART BARON
ROTH BART BARON is a Japanese indie rock band led by singer-songwriter Masaya Mifune, and since 2023, the band has had two creative bases: Berlin, Germany and Tokyo, Japan.
The band has performed at festivals abroad, including Big Mountain (Thailand) and PLAYTIME FESTIVAL (Mongolia), and has appeared at many music festivals in Japan, including FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL for the second time in 2023.
In recent years, in addition to album tours, they have organized "BEAR NIGHT," a solo event in which they perform with a special band once a year, and the fourth event in the series was held at Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall. The event was a great success.
In 2020, the lead song "Kyokusai|IGL(S)" from their 5th AL "Kyokusai-iro no Shukusai" was selected as the best song of the year by music producer Yoshinori Tsutaya in the TV Asahi program "Kanjam∞ Perfect Burning Show". 2021 will see the release of "BLUE" by A_o, a duo with Aina the End, which was inspired by a Pocari Sweat commercial. In 2022, he composed the music and theme song for the film "My Small Land," which won the Amnesty International Film Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.
In 2023, they will perform their latest work "HOWL" at Showa Women's University's Hitomi Memorial Auditorium in Tokyo for the final leg of their tour, and will release their 8th original album "8" this fall, their 6th consecutive album. This fall, they will release their 8th original album "8", their 8th album in 6 consecutive years, and hold a 13-show national tour, including the "Glass Pyramid" at Sapporo Moerenuma Park in Hokkaido.
Website : https://www.rothbartbaron.com
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Twitter:https://twitter.com/ROTHBARTBARON
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Taiga Hashimoto
Singer-songwriter born in 2002. She writes lyrics, composes music, arranges music, and produces music videos based on the concept of “neo-nostalgia,” which is both nostalgic and new. From 2020 to 2022, she will participate in “Enjoy Music!”, a new artist development project planned by Shingo Yasumoto, who has produced SEKAI NO OWARI, Official Mustache Man-dism, and Yuzu. Released the original song “Kono Yoru ga Akariwara” on the compilation album “Enjoy Music New Wave Generations Vol. l”. In 2022, he formed the Bridger Book Band and played in the band until August 2024. Won the audition for “Devil's Child 2022” at Live House Taiyo and Tsuki. Performed at COMING KOBE 2022. Winner of “K.U. ROCK FEVER 2022” at Kansai University. Currently, he is energetically producing songs and music videos as a solo artist. We hope you enjoy his heartwarming music.
karakoram-yamayama
石田想太朗(Vo / Gt)、ぐら(Dr)、小川諒太(Key)、木村優太(Ba)から成り、2021年夏より東京を拠点に活動するキネマポップバンド。オルタナティブなビートの上で石田想太朗のポエトリーがドラマチックに展開される。学生ビッグバンドやジャズ研など様々な音楽遍歴を持つメンバーが織りなすビートは楽曲ごとにファンクやテクノ、クラシックなど様々な顔をみせ、ポップかつ独創性あふれるサビも印象的。 また非常に熱量の高いライブも必見。音楽家然とした緊張感にあふれる生演奏は、複雑な変拍子を軸としたループミュージックをダンサンブルにステージで展開していく。メンバー各人の音楽のルーツは様々だがそれぞれから提案されるバラエティ豊かなアレンジがバンドの幅を広げる。
SATOH
A rock duo of two. In March 2023, they released their first album “BORN IN ASIA” and successfully held a release tour at WWW in Shibuya and CIRCUS in Osaka. In September 2023, they held their largest-ever “FLAG” event at O-EAST in Shibuya, featuring Age Factory, HEAVEN, No Buses, Peterparker69, and other Japanese artists with whom they have close ties, as well as Harry Teardrop from New York. The event set a momentum in the Tokyo local scene.
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