Goth-Trad: Japan’s dubstep avatar looks to broaden his horizons Posted on September 16, 2013 by dangrunebaum “Japanese are very serious about their music, and that’s the scene I grew out of. Sometimes I find the DJs in America and Europe a bit boring from a musical point of view. In Japan, you really have to be a good DJ—you can’t just play to the crowd.” Metropolis, Sep 12, 2013 Advertisement
DJ Emma: Up close with Tokyo’s hardiest house DJ Posted on September 16, 2013 by dangrunebaum Going back to the heady early days of Tokyo’s house music scene and fantabulous clubs like Gold, DJ Emma was there. Two decades on and he’s still there, behind the decks at Tokyo’s biggest discotheques, ministering the gospel of classic house music to the faithful. Metropolis tracked Emma down for a quick Q&A on the occasion of his latest dance remix album for Daikanyama club Air. Metropolis, Sep 5, 2013
Onda Vaga: The Argentinian quintet reprise their Fuji Rock conquest Posted on September 16, 2013 by dangrunebaum With an unsettling eight shows over three days at Fuji Rock 2012, Argentina’s Onda Vaga were the universally acclaimed masters of the event’s small stages. Now they return to Japan to tour their new disc, Magma Elemental. We caught up with singer-songwriter Marcelo Blanco ahead of the quintet’s biggest gig yet in their native Buenos Aires. Metropolis, Aug 29, 2013
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