![[Column] HVOB｜Emotional outline drawn by minimal electronic](/../assets/images/column-hvob.webp)
![[Column] Converge - A new horizon of metalcore opened up by passion and chaos](/../assets/images/column-converge.webp)
![[Column] Neurosis──Innovators who created the concept of post-metal](/../assets/images/column-neurosis.webp)
![[Column] Boards of Canada - A solitary electronic music unit that depicts memory and nostalgia through sound](/../assets/images/column-boards-of-canada.webp)
![[Column] Penny Rimbaud - The man who redefined punk with his ideas](/../assets/images/column-penny-rimbaud.webp)
![[Column] Microtonality as Emotional Disruption: Why do microtonality affect our emotions?](/../assets/images/column-microtonality-as-emotional-disruption.webp)
![[Column] Shochu grown by sound: The harmony of fermentation that resonates in Amami Oshima](/../assets/images/column-shochu-sound-aging.webp)
2025-11-01
[Column] Shochu grown by sound: The harmony of fermentation that resonates in Amami Oshima
Prologue: On the island of the sound of waves and shochu
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![[Column] Wolf Eyes──Redefining noise music that spread from Detroit to the world](/../assets/images/column-wolf-eyes.webp)
[Column] Wolf Eyes──Redefining noise music that spread from Detroit to the world
Heretical music nurtured by the city of Detroit
![[Column] Terveet Kädet──The origins of Finnish hardcore and its impact on the world](/../assets/images/column-terveet-kadet.webp)
[Column] Terveet Kädet──The origins of Finnish hardcore and its impact on the world
The meaning behind the appearance of Terveet Kädet, the world’s northernmost impulse
![[Column] Border Community — A community of sound that transcends boundaries](/../assets/images/column-border-community.webp)
2025-10-16
[Column] Border Community — A community of sound that transcends boundaries
I. Prologue: A story that begins at the border
![[Column] History of Future Jazz, famous records, and changes in equipment](/../assets/images/column-future-jazz.webp)
2025-09-09
[Column] History of Future Jazz, famous records, and changes in equipment
What is Future Jazz?
![[Column] Joe Hisaishi and Studio Ghibli - 40 years of music-woven stories](/../assets/images/column-hisaishi-joe.webp)
2025-11-01
[Column] Joe Hisaishi and Studio Ghibli - 40 years of music-woven stories
Prologue: When music moves the story
![[Column] Why is AMAPIANO popular all over the world?](/../assets/images/column-amapiano2.webp)
2026-04-02
[Column] Why is AMAPIANO popular all over the world?
Introduction: Why is this sound playing all over the world?
![[Column] Detailed history of melodic hardcore in Japan and America](/../assets/images/column-melodic-hardcore-japan-us.webp)
2025-11-27
[Column] Detailed history of melodic hardcore in Japan and America
1. Introduction: What is Melocore?
![[Column] South African Amapiano — A new dance music culture from South Africa](/../assets/images/column-south-african-amapiano.webp)
2025-11-29
[Column] South African Amapiano — A new dance music culture from South Africa
Introduction — Why Amapiano now?
![[Column] Québec Redneck Bluegrass Project - Rebellious bluegrass resounding from the dust and bars of Quebec](/../assets/images/column-qrbp.webp)
2026-05-08
[Column] Québec Redneck Bluegrass Project - Rebellious bluegrass resounding from the dust and bars of Quebec
A band that plays the muddy sounds of Quebec
![[Column] Make your equipment softer—The impact of ReBirthRB‑338](/../assets/images/column-rebirth-rb‑338.webp)
2025-10-31
[Column] Make your equipment softer—The impact of ReBirthRB‑338
Introduction: Why ReBirth was “shocking”
![[Column] Esquivel and the design philosophy of Space Age Pop](/../assets/images/column-esquivel.webp)
2026-03-20
[Column] Esquivel and the design philosophy of Space Age Pop
Prologue: The era when the illusion of the future became sound
![[Column] Tango - From the margins of society to world culture, its meaning and trajectory of revival](/../assets/images/column-tango.webp)
2026-01-30
[Column] Tango - From the margins of society to world culture, its meaning and trajectory of revival
Prologue Tango was society before it was “music”
![[Column] Len Faki's deep analysis of techno: From Berlin to the world](/../assets/images/column-len-faki.webp)
2025-11-24
[Column] Len Faki's deep analysis of techno: From Berlin to the world
Introduction
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2025-08-26
Pick up Tresor works
“The heartbeat of techno echoing behind the iron door, the remarkable works of Tresor”
![[Column] Fast & Furious and the sound of illegal speed: The true nature of the sensations created by cities, movies, and music](/../assets/images/column-fast-and-furious.webp)
2026-04-02
[Column] Fast & Furious and the sound of illegal speed: The true nature of the sensations created by cities, movies, and music
Introduction: Why is “speed” felt through sound?
2024-07-01
Mercedes – Living For The Moment
A house/garage house track released in 1994 by Trinidad-born, UK-based singer Mercedes on Vinyl Solution, a...
2024-02-19
Arling & Cameron – We Love To Rock
Arling & Cameron is a Dutch electronic music duo consisting of Gerry Arling and Richard Cameron....
2026-01-23
Baambata Flash System – Love Attack
Baambata Flash System is an Italian artist also known as Sergio Flash and Steiv.
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[Column] Wolf Eyes──Redefining noise music that spread from Detroit to the world
Heretical music nurtured by the city of Detroit
[Column] Terveet Kädet──The origins of Finnish hardcore and its impact on the world
The meaning behind the appearance of Terveet Kädet, the world’s northernmost impulse
![[Column] Angine de Poitrine VS Caroliner VS Rubber O Cement: Artist anonymity in Quebec and San Francisco](/../assets/images/column-angine-de-poitrine-caroliner-rubber-o-cement.webp)
[Column] Angine de Poitrine VS Caroliner VS Rubber O Cement: Artist anonymity in Quebec and San Francisco
Erasing a name does not mean erasing existence
![[Column] Angine de Poitrine VS The Residents: Anonymity - How the art of anonymity has changed music](/../assets/images/column-angine-de-poitrine-the-residents.webp)
![[Column] Der Plan──Another future of electronic music drawn by German avant-pop](/../assets/images/column-der-plan.webp)
[Column] Der Plan──Another future of electronic music drawn by German avant-pop
Birth in 1979 and the atmosphere of Düsseldorf
![[Column] King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: A complete look at the modern psychedelic universe where hyper-prolificity and experimentation intersect](/../assets/images/column-king-gizzard.webp)
[Column] King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: A complete look at the modern psychedelic universe where hyper-prolificity and experimentation intersect
Intro: The band that redefined the “speed” of rock
![[Column] Two evolutionary lines of synth pop: The divergence and integration of 80s electronic music depicted by Depeche Mode and Human League](/../assets/images/column-depache-mode-human-league.webp)
[Column] Two evolutionary lines of synth pop: The divergence and integration of 80s electronic music depicted by Depeche Mode and Human League
Introduction: How electronic music redefines “humanity”
![[Column] The 100 most influential records in music history: A new history of music reconstructed solely based on the degree of influence on contemporary music (Part 10, 91-100: Social establishment of electronic music and the post-club era)](/../assets/images/column-influential-album-10.webp)
![[Column] The 100 most influential records in music history: A new history of music reconstructed solely based on the degree of influence on contemporary music (Part 9, 81-90: Maturation of electronic music and establishment of acoustic art)](/../assets/images/column-influential-album-09.webp)
![[Column] The 100 most influential albums in music history: A new music history reconstructed solely by the degree of influence on modern music (Part 8, 71-80: The Golden Age of Breakbeats and Ambient)](/../assets/images/column-influential-album-08.webp)
![[Column] The 100 most influential records in music history: A new history of music reconstructed solely based on its influence on contemporary music (Part 7, 61-70: Diversification of electronic music and genre revolution)](/../assets/images/column-influential-album-07.webp)
![[Column] The 100 most influential albums in music history: A new music history reconstructed solely based on the degree of influence on modern music (Part 6, 51-60: Innovation in black music and the origins of modern R&B)](/../assets/images/column-influential-album-06.webp)
![[Column] The 100 most influential albums in music history: A new music history reconstructed solely by the degree of influence on contemporary music (Part 5, 41-50: Rock innovation and the birth of alternative)](/../assets/images/column-influential-album-05.webp)
![[Column] The 100 most influential albums in music history: A new history of music reconstructed based solely on the degree of influence on modern music (Part 4, 31-40: The golden age of hip-hop and the leap forward of modern black music)](/../assets/images/column-influential-album-04.webp)
![[Column] The 100 most influential records in music history: A new history of music reconstructed solely based on its influence on contemporary music (Part 3, 21-30: The Dawn of Electronic Music and the Ambient Revolution)](/../assets/images/column-influential-album-03.webp)
![[Column] The 100 most influential records in music history: A new history of music reconstructed based solely on its influence on contemporary music (Part 2, 11-20: Rock, hip-hop, electronic music - the birth of a new musical language)](/../assets/images/column-influential-album-02.webp)
![[Column] The 100 most influential albums in music history: A new music history reconstructed solely based on the degree of influence on modern music (Part 1, 1-10: 10 revolutions that gave birth to modern music)](/../assets/images/column-influential-album-01.webp)
[Column] The 100 most influential albums in music history: A new music history reconstructed solely based on the degree of influence on modern music (Part 1, 1-10: 10 revolutions that gave birth to modern music)
Prologue: Reading music history not as a “story” but as “structural change”
![[Column] Will AI end music? Redefining creativity in the Suno/Udio era](/../assets/images/column-ai-music-future.webp)
[Column] Will AI end music? Redefining creativity in the Suno/Udio era
Will the music end? Or will the era in which humans had a monopoly on music end?
![[Column] Why do wealthy people around the world choose ambient music?](/../assets/images/column-ambient-music-wealthy.webp)
[Column] Why do wealthy people around the world choose ambient music?
A time when silence became the most luxurious
![[Column] History of the evolution of Japanese Hip Hop: The moment when urban culture and the reality of voice intersect](/../assets/images/column-japanese-hiphop.webp)
[Column] History of the evolution of Japanese Hip Hop: The moment when urban culture and the reality of voice intersect
The dawn of Japanese hip-hop and “incidental moments” (1980s-early 1990s)
![[Column] Japanese Techno - The trajectory of Japan's electronic music culture and its influence on the world](/../assets/images/column-japanese-techno.webp)
![[Column] Frank Sinatra's life, music, movies, business, and cultural influence](/../assets/images/column-frank-sinatra.webp)
[Column] Frank Sinatra's life, music, movies, business, and cultural influence
Frank Sinatra - The man who sang about America
![[Column] Elvis Presley: The birth of rock and roll and the biggest star of the 20th century](/../assets/images/column-elvis-presley.webp)
![[Column] Mongo Santamaria -- the conga revolutionary who pushed Latin jazz to the world](/../assets/images/column-mongo-santamaria.webp)
[Column] Mongo Santamaria -- the conga revolutionary who pushed Latin jazz to the world
Mongo Santamaria – The man who changed Latin music
![[Column] Jazz impulses reverberating from the toilet ─ The true identity of the anonymous art called Clown Core](/../assets/images/column-clown-core.webp)
[Column] Jazz impulses reverberating from the toilet ─ The true identity of the anonymous art called Clown Core
Introduction: Foreign music that started in the toilet and van
![[Column] YHWH Nailgun: The critical point of contemporary alternative redefined between noise and structure](/../assets/images/column-yhwh-nailgun.webp)
[Column] YHWH Nailgun: The critical point of contemporary alternative redefined between noise and structure
Introduction: “Sounds that are difficult to name” outside the genre
![[Column] Redefining band music in the post-genre era: Moin's fragmented body and rhythm](/../assets/images/column-moin.webp)
[Column] Redefining band music in the post-genre era: Moin's fragmented body and rhythm
What is Moin: An ambiguous image of a band from London
![[Column] Maruja depicts the](/../assets/images/column-maruja.webp)
![[Column] Music changes depending on food and ideology—Cultural history built by vegans and straight edges](/../assets/images/column-vegan-straight-edge-music.webp)
[Column] Music changes depending on food and ideology—Cultural history built by vegans and straight edges
Music changes depending on food and ideology - the cultural history built by vegans and straight edges
![[Column] Meredith Monk──An artist who continued to search for a place before voice became music](/../assets/images/column-meredith-monk.webp)