A summary of HOUYHNHNM's, picking up articles from HOUYHNHNM's archives on a theme. This time, we focus on "music. HOUYHNHNM's unique viewpoints on the music of each of these artists. The articles also include a dialogue between two unexpected combinations of people, which is something you won't find anywhere else.
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A conversation in commemoration of the release of "ON THE AIR"! VIDEOTAPEMUSIC and Ken Yokoyama are connected by "radio waves".
2017.11.17
A dialogue between two people who seem to have completely different bag-grounds and sensibilities. As we talked, we found many unexpected commonalities, and we had a rather in-depth discussion.
VIDEOTAPEMUSIC,Ken Yokoyama,ON THE AIR
Nalbaric depicts world-standard Japanese music.
2018.2.28
Nulbarich is an up-and-coming band with a global standard of music, and their feat of becoming a supporting act for Jamiroquai a little over a year after their debut must be attributed to frontman JQ's great vision for the Japanese music scene.
Nulbarich,JQ
The ideal soundscape that The xx has arrived at.
2017.1.13
The xx have further solidified their unshakable position with their new album "I See You," released last year, and we asked bassist Oliver, who was in Japan for a live performance, about the album.
The xx,I See You,Oliver Sim,Jamie Smith,Romy Madley Croft
. which resonates with "Obscure Ride". Interviewer: Joe Kowloon
2015.12.30
The band cero must be the one who brought the music movement known as "city pop" into the mainstream. We had the opportunity to interview Kowloon Joe at the time of the release of the LP version of his great album "Obscure Ride".
cero,Kowloon Joe,Obscure Ride
FKJ's musicality continues to evolve.
2017.9.29
FKJ, a multi-instrumentalist who released his first album in March of last year, talks about the creation of his pleasantly resonant music.
FKJ,Red Bull Studio,Carhartt WIP
One music named Tortoise.
2017.5.30
Post-rock band Tortoise performed on stage at Billboard Tokyo around this time last year. The band showed us where they are now, 27 years after their formation. Also, please take note of their beautiful visuals.
Tortoise,Billboard Live Tokyo,John McEntire,Doug McCombs,John Herndon,Jeff Parker,Dan Bitney
Interview with PETROLZ The Petrols in their 10th year .
2015.12.30
As they continue to move forward in their musical lives at an extremely fast pace, their music is beginning to stick with even more people than at the 10-year point in their career when this article went up. Let's take a look back at their full-length album, "Renaissance," which was also an important milestone for them.
PETROLZ,Ryosuke Nagaoka,Jungo Miura,Toshihide Kawamura
Who is the computer Magic?
2016.2.25
A few years ago, the term "home recording girl" was thrown around a lot. In this interview, we will find out who she is and what she is all about.
computer Magic,Home recording girl
Kengo Kakudate, Yogee New Waves, thinks about music as if he were delivering a bouquet of flowers.
2018.3.1
We asked frontman Kengo Kakudate about Yogee New Waves, a band that is indispensable when talking about city pop music, and their ever-deepening musical outlook that enjoys support from a wide range of audiences.
Yogee New Waves,Kengo Kakudate,WAVES
