![[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] 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 Pop Group - The rebellious sound and historical background born in Bristol](/../assets/images/column-popgroup.webp)
2025-10-27
[Column] The Pop Group - The rebellious sound and historical background born in Bristol
Prologue: The seeds of an explosion that the era is pregnant with
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![[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] 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 has redefined “humanity”
![[Column] Pink Floyd——An expansion of rock that rebuilt the world with sound and space](/../assets/images/column-pink-floyd.webp)
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[Column] Pink Floyd——An expansion of rock that rebuilt the world with sound and space
Prologue: The moment when rock turns into an “experience”
![[Column] Dego & Kaidi and Sound Signature](/../assets/images/column-dego-kaidi-so-we-gwarn.webp)
2025-11-27
[Column] Dego & Kaidi and Sound Signature
Introduction — Birth and context of Broken Beat
![[Column] Cultural relationship between Initial D and Eurobeat](/../assets/images/column-initiald-eurobeat.webp)
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[Column] Cultural relationship between Initial D and Eurobeat
Memories of speed where anime and music intersect
![[Column] Music-like manga artist Keiichi Koike - Visual rhythm played by lines](/../assets/images/column-keiichi-koike-music.webp)
2025-10-26
[Column] Music-like manga artist Keiichi Koike - Visual rhythm played by lines
Prologue: The Line Rings - Keiichi Koike, a “musical manga artist”
![[Column] Ambient Techno / Deep Ambient](/../assets/images/column-ambient-techno-deep-ambient.webp)
2025-12-14
[Column] Ambient Techno / Deep Ambient
1. Concepts and terminology
![[Column] What is ambient music? Philosophy of](/../assets/images/column-ambient.webp)
2025-07-16
[Column] What is ambient music? Philosophy of "sounds that exist" rather than sounds that are heard
From “music to listen to” to “music to feel”
![[Column] Boredoms: The trajectory of the builder of chaos and the expanding universe](/../assets/images/column-boredoms.webp)
2025-12-04
[Column] Boredoms: The trajectory of the builder of chaos and the expanding universe
Prologue: Who were the Boredoms?
![[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)
2026-07-02
[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)
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![[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)
2026-07-04
[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)
10th (91st place)
![[Column] Western horror movies and their soundtracks since 2010](/../assets/images/column-horror-soundtrack.webp)
2025-10-10
[Column] Western horror movies and their soundtracks since 2010
Prologue: The Age of Silent Terror and Low Frequency
![[Column] Loraine James──Map of emotions beyond the broken beat](/../assets/images/column-loraine-james.webp)
2026-05-23
[Column] Loraine James──Map of emotions beyond the broken beat
Who is Loraine James?
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[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] 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
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
Introduction: How electronic music has redefined “humanity”
![[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 based solely on 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)
[Column] Meredith Monk──An artist who continued to search for a place before voice became music
Why does voice become music?
![[Column] New trends in K-Pop x Indie Electronica](/../assets/images/column-k-pop-indie-electronica.webp)
[Column] New trends in K-Pop x Indie Electronica
Why did K-Pop change from a “giant industry” to a “testing ground”?
![[Column] Sama' Abdulhadi ─ Palestinian techno that resonates across borders](/../assets/images/column-sama-abdulhadi.webp)
[Column] Sama' Abdulhadi ─ Palestinian techno that resonates across borders
The bass that resounded from Palestine to the world
![[Column] Free sample culture and the democratization of contemporary music production](/../assets/images/column-free-sample-music.webp)
[Column] Loraine James──Map of emotions beyond the broken beat
Who is Loraine James?
![[Column] LGBTQ+ community and dance music](/../assets/images/column-lgbtq-dance.webp)
[Column] LGBTQ+ community and dance music
America before rock and roll
![[Column] Jim O'Rourke - A musician who melted boundaries](/../assets/images/column-jim-o-rourke.webp)
[Column] Jim O'Rourke - A musician who melted boundaries
A musician who continued to defy boundaries
![[Column] How did the music movement originating from the Discord community form a new underground culture?](/../assets/images/column-discord.webp)
![[Column] What was Faust? A German avant-garde that deconstructed rock with noise and experimentation.](/../assets/images/column-faust.webp)