![[Column] Tech House: Minimal precision and reinventing the groove](/../assets/images/column-tech-house.webp)
2025-12-08
[Column] Tech House: Minimal precision and reinventing the groove
From UK hard house to post-90s club culture
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![[Column] The dance music revolution brought about by the internet](/../assets/images/column-the-lost-era-of-bloghouse.webp)
[Column] The dance music revolution brought about by the internet
What was Bloghouse?
![[Column] The future of underground music](/../assets/images/column-the-future-of-underground-music.webp)
[Column] The future of underground music
Birth of the concept of underground music
![[Column] Why has nostalgia become a major emotion in music?](/../assets/images/column-why-nostalgia-became-the-sound-of-the-internet.webp)
[Column] Why has nostalgia become a major emotion in music?
Why has the Internet amplified “nostalgia”?
![[Column] Why is techno an ideology?](/../assets/images/column-the-philosophy-of-techno.webp)
[Column] Why is techno an ideology?
Why is techno called ideology?
![[Column] The Secret History of Pirate Radio — The musical revolution born of illegal radio waves](/../assets/images/column-the-secret-history-of-pirate-radio.webp)
[Column] The Secret History of Pirate Radio — The musical revolution born of illegal radio waves
The underground world of radio waves
![[Column] Why does music that was born underground come back again and again?](/../assets/images/column-why-underground-music-always-comes-back.webp)
[Column] Why does music that was born underground come back again and again?
What is Underground Music?
![[Column] Music history rewritten by algorithms](/../assets/images/column-why-algorithms-are-changing-music-history.webp)
[Column] Music history rewritten by algorithms
Music history has been rewritten by “technology”
![[Column] Footwork / Juke: A history of high-speed dance music from Chicago](/../assets/images/column-footwork-juke.webp)
2025-11-30
[Column] Footwork / Juke: A history of high-speed dance music from Chicago
overview
2025-09-01
【コラム】 テクノの発祥から現在まで ― 名盤と機材でたどる年代史
テクノの発祥から現在まで ― 名盤と機材でたどる年代史
2025-11-16
【コラム】 クリスマスソングの変遷：1950年代〜2020年代
プロローグ クリスマスソングの世界的魅力
![[Column] Goa Gil: Endless dance floor and ritual time](/../assets/images/column-goa-gil.webp)
2026-02-26
[Column] Goa Gil: Endless dance floor and ritual time
Who is Goa Gil?
![[Column] Company Flow: The horizon of alternative hip-hop opened up by the DIY spirit](/../assets/images/column-company-flow.webp)
2025-11-23
[Column] Company Flow: The horizon of alternative hip-hop opened up by the DIY spirit
Introduction——The existence that broke the “limitations of indie”
![[Column] Ian Pooley ── The contours of 1990s club music carved by the intelligence of UK house](/../assets/images/column-ian-pooley.webp)
2026-01-22
[Column] Ian Pooley ── The contours of 1990s club music carved by the intelligence of UK house
Early life and musical background
2026-03-13
[Column] Why is techno an ideology?
Why is techno called ideology?
![[Column] 10-inch record technology supplement: The truth about groove width, rotation speed, and mastering](/../assets/images/column-10-inch-vinyl-tech.webp)
2025-10-11
[Column] 10-inch record technology supplement: The truth about groove width, rotation speed, and mastering
10-inch design concept: precision in the medium of format
![[Column] Strictly Rhythm — From its origins to the present: Historical background, famous records, and changes in equipment](/../assets/images/column-strictly-rhythm.webp)
2025-09-07
[Column] Strictly Rhythm — From its origins to the present: Historical background, famous records, and changes in equipment
Why Strictly Rhythm was special
![[Column] Vijaya Anand and](/../assets/images/column-dance-raja-dance.webp)
2025-11-02
[Column] Vijaya Anand and "Dance Raja Dance" — South Indian film music as carnival
Prologue: The beat revolution of South India in the late 1980s
![[Column] Electro-Funk / Modern Funk](/../assets/images/column-electro-Funk-modern-funk.webp)
2025-12-11
[Column] Electro-Funk / Modern Funk
Introduction
Popular Pages
2024-12-07
Euphone – The Lakewood
Euphone is a post-rock band based in Chicago.
2024-05-21
Toni Childs – Union
Toni Childs is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter.
2024-05-27
Emergency – Let Me Be
Emergency is an Italo dance project by Alessandro Carino, Graziano Fanelli, Jose Antonio Manzano, Marco Rizzi,...
2026-02-07
DJ F.E.X – Numbers And Letters
Farid Boudinar, also known as DJ F.E.X, is an Electro/House/Techno producer/DJ from Paris, France. He has...
![[Column] Early hip-hop culture before Bambaataa: A chain of expressions that naturally arose from the scene in the Bronx](/../assets/images/column-early-hiphop.webp)
2026-01-15
[Column] Early hip-hop culture before Bambaataa: A chain of expressions that naturally arose from the scene in the Bronx
Prologue: Hip-hop started ‘before it was defined’
All Pages
[Column] The dance music revolution brought about by the internet
What was Bloghouse?
[Column] The future of underground music
Birth of the concept of underground music
[Column] Why has nostalgia become a major emotion in music?
Why has the Internet amplified “nostalgia”?
[Column] Why is techno an ideology?
Why is techno called ideology?
[Column] The Secret History of Pirate Radio — The musical revolution born of illegal radio waves
The underground world of radio waves
[Column] Why does music that was born underground come back again and again?
What is Underground Music?
[Column] Music history rewritten by algorithms
Music history has been rewritten by “technology”
![[Column] Why does experimental music scare people? Music and human psychology deciphered from the history of noise, chance, and disorder.](/../assets/images/column-why-experimental-music-scares-people.webp)
[Column] Why does experimental music scare people? Music and human psychology deciphered from the history of noise, chance, and disorder.
Why does experimental music scare people?
![[Column] Why does music shape generations?](/../assets/images/column-why-music-defines-generations.webp)
[Column] Why does music shape generations?
The phenomenon of music and generations
![[Column] Keiji Haino - Pilgrimage of sound that transcends boundaries](/../assets/images/column-keiji-haino.webp)
[Column] Keiji Haino - Pilgrimage of sound that transcends boundaries
Who is Keiji Haino?
【コラム】 Global Bassの台頭：世界中のリズムが融合する現代音楽地図
Global Bassとは何か
![[Column] Why Lo-Fi hip-hop has become a standard for studying and working](/../assets/images/column-lofi-hiphop-study-youtube.webp)
[Column] Why Lo-Fi hip-hop has become a standard for studying and working
What is Lo-Fi hip-hop?
![[Column] Experimental Beats × Anime Soundtrack ─ Anime sound history expanded by experimental music](/../assets/images/column-experimental-beats-anime.webp)
[Column] Experimental Beats × Anime Soundtrack ─ Anime sound history expanded by experimental music
Intersection history of experimental music and anime soundtracks
![[Column] The moment when game music becomes mainstream among young people](/../assets/images/column-game-music-youth-culture.webp)
[Column] The moment when game music becomes mainstream among young people
What is game music?
![[Column] Psychology of festival subculture: Empirical structure of group euphoria, body synchronization, and borderline states](/../assets/images/column-festival-subculture.webp)
![[Column] The future of interactive music experiences - the current state of listening and creation as technology expands](/../assets/images/column-interactive-music-experience.webp)
[Column] The future of interactive music experiences - the current state of listening and creation as technology expands
What is an interactive music experience?
【コラム】 フリーミックステープ文化の現代的復活――カセットからクラウドへ、再編集されるストリートの記憶
フリーミックステープ文化の現代的復活
![[Column] History of world street music — Genealogy of sounds born from the streets](/../assets/images/column-street-music-history.webp)
[Column] History of world street music — Genealogy of sounds born from the streets
What is street music?
![[Column] Physical media and collector culture: Archive history of ownership, rarity, and memory](/../assets/images/column-physical-media-vinyl-cassette-cd.webp)
[Column] Physical media and collector culture: Archive history of ownership, rarity, and memory
Prologue: Why “things” don”t disappear
![[Column] Why does AKIRA still sound like the sound of the future? — Avant-garde folk sounds and the resurgence of cyberpunk](/../assets/images/column-akira.webp)
[Column] Why does AKIRA still sound like the sound of the future? — Avant-garde folk sounds and the resurgence of cyberpunk
Prologue: Why “AKIRA still sounds like the future”
![[Column] Nick Höppner: Acoustic thought across Berlin institutional history and floor practice](/../assets/images/column-nick-hoppner.webp)
[Column] Nick Höppner: Acoustic thought across Berlin institutional history and floor practice
Introduction: DJ who connects the system and the field
【コラム】 Reggae × Hip-Hop：サウンドシステムから世界都市へ——交差するリズムのグローバル交流史
サウンドシステムから世界標準へ、越境する低音文化の系譜
![[Column] Cyberpunk: Edgerunners — The day the anime brought its song back to number one in the world](/../assets/images/column-cyberpunk-edgerunners.webp)
[Column] Cyberpunk: Edgerunners — The day the anime brought its song back to number one in the world
Case studies where anime works re-emerged existing songs into global hits
[Column] Goa Gil: Endless dance floor and ritual time
Who is Goa Gil?
【コラム】 若年期に聴いた音楽ジャンルは、その後の人生と社会行動に影響するのか
序章：なぜ「若い頃に聴いた音楽」が残り続けるのか
![[Column] Myspace music culture in the 2000s is being reevaluated: The map of music changed by personal communication](/../assets/images/column-myspace.webp)
[Column] Myspace music culture in the 2000s is being reevaluated: The map of music changed by personal communication
Introduction: Myspace and the 2000s music scene
![[Column] Relationship between K-POP and SNS strategy | Why did it gain global popularity?](/../assets/images/column-kpop-sns.webp)
[Column] Relationship between K-POP and SNS strategy | Why did it gain global popularity?
Why is K-POP so popular? - Success factors seen from the structure
![[Column] Historical resonance between festival fashion and music](/../assets/images/column-festival-fashion.webp)
[Column] Historical resonance between festival fashion and music
The origins of festival fashion: 1960s counterculture
【コラム】 Ambient × Rap 瞑想プレイリストの音空間を読み解く
AmbientとRapの融合──瞑想音楽としての可能性
![[Column] Tracking the history of music trends spreading in the internet era and the mechanism of global diffusion](/../assets/images/column-trends-internet-age.webp)
[Column] Tracking the history of music trends spreading in the internet era and the mechanism of global diffusion
Introduction: What are online music trends?
Samuel L Session – Body Slam EP
Samuel L. Session is a DJ/producer representing the Swedish techno world. He is best known for hit songs such as ““Merengue” and ““Can You Relate.”
Sami Koivikko – Kut Pulatin Pt. 2
Sami Koivikko is a techno producer based in Finland. Known as a standard bearer of minimal techno and click techno, he has released works on various labels such as the...
SLS – Mix B
Hard House track released in 2000.
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Ramirez – Terapia (Hocus Pocus Remixes + DMC UK Rmx)
Ramirez is an electronic dance music project created by the Italian DFC label in the early 90”s. DFC”s production team, Davide Rizzatti, Elvio Moratto, Ricki Persi, and singer Alex Quiroz...
