Why

This place is intended to highlight artists who may deserve yout attention by blogging records and live reviews.

It focuses on japanese independand music (strong and unexpectable characters, hidden jewels, smoky enka obscure oiroque, deviant mainstream, and crossovers) but also worldwide indies and rare oldies..

However, purpose is to provide detailed infos in english about each of strong unique artistic project, and not to mess up everything under a fake "oddball" cliché. It tries to contribute fighting against tired clichés. Also sometimes try to build a good overview of japanese independent music history, of its different movements, filiations or oppositions, to better understand every personnal involvement of the musicians.

It follows and support of the activists aready involved in Jp/Eu relationships .

I only do it because I'm fed up with general market rules, distribution and information lacks about these artists, and french press laziness.

For strictly same reasons, I sometimes happen to play records.