Make Believe Mailer
Patrick St. MichelCovering Japanese Music, From The J-pop Industry To The Underground
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Make Believe Melodies For July 20, 2026
no heavenly — ruin your faith in authority
To deconstruct the club, you must fully understand the club. Then you can break it apart…and turn it into a bludgeon.
Producer takaryu has been a present in the Japanese electronic space for over...
Make Believe Bonus: J-POP 3.0 Disc Guide 2015 - 2025
A Review Of A Book Doubling As An Effort To Figure Out How Now Happened
The Cool Japan Fund teeters on financial collapse. Recent reports say the government program to invest in projects and companies that could in theory help spread Jap...
Make Believe Melodies For July 13, 2026
Various Artists — INNER SYNC
Various Artists — HOLLOW HYPE
No music publication in Japan is doing a better job capturing the ever-fragmented “underground” like AVYSS. Key to what makes it so successful is casting a wide net without losing...
Make Believe Bonus: Chisato Moritaka Lookback Series (2014)
A Favorite Project From The Tumblr Days, Back Again!
When I flash back to late 2014 and my memories of writing about Japanese music online, I can see a massive digital abyss in front of me. This blog still existed on Wordpress and was supp...
Make Believe Melodies For July 6, 2026
Aoi Shibata — 15
I am walking through a Seiyu grocery store, staring at various cooking oils and seasonings while Aoi Shibata’s 15 plays. Something about the intersecting melodies and digitized beats fits the mood of a supermarket just rig...
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