T R A N T _ S E T: J A P A N E L E C T R O N I C

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its been a while since my last posting and i've been busy, maybe not in the conventionally constructive sense but nonetheless busy. i was offered the chance to go to tokyo about a month ago, which i took faster than round out a colt.45, and since arrivng i have experienced some of the most intriguing sounds, sights and tastes imaginable. tokyo is a city in perpetual movement, never pausing and constantly athirst for fresh creation and in consequence it is incredibly arresting, even unnerving at times. having said this coming from the great city of london its easy to note how similar the two metropoli in a number of ways, both cites offer constant sensory stimulation and complete cultural captivation however, the feeling one gets from the sheer scale and shape of tokyo is incomparable. over the last week or so i've had the pleasure of catching a number of great performers at some of tokyo's finest venues, highlights have included the legendary J-ROCC, TEETH, new APOLLO signing SUBMERSE and a host of fantastic japanese dj's and bands. here are some select photos from the east and some sounds, both japanese and other, to enjoy. featured are SUBMERSE's forthcoming track on R&S sublabel APOLLO, free downloads from japanese experimantal producer YUKI SATO, a new cut from portland innovator STEVIE SCHMIDT, DAISUKE TANABE's new live set and truly one of my favorite electronic artists, and RBMA graduate YOSI HORIWAKA

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