Danielle De Picciotto & friends in conversation – Yuko Matsuyama
Yuko Matsuyama: “I seek a truth in a non-verbalized dimension”
"There is a saying in Japan, “Onko-Chishin”, it means, learning new things from the past. But in…
Beiträge mit dem Stichwort "Japan"
Danielle De Picciotto & friends in conversation – Yuko Matsuyama
Wolfgang Tilmanns – Ausstellung, Tokyo
Wolfgang Tillmans “How does it feel?”
Wolfgang Tillmans “How does it feel?” Wako Works of Art, Tokyo, Japan.…
OOIOO – Interview
OOIOO: “The music oozes into the nature of the listener”
"This is my imaginary insect. I want to ride on this insect and surf in the new era. This insect m…
Danielle De Picciotto & Friends – PHEW
PHEW: “I cannot free myself from my tastes”
"After the 2011 earthquake and nuclear power plant accident, I was cautious and skeptical of singing…
Tentenko "Parade" – video, directed by Tentendo, edited by Dino Oon
Tentenko “Parade”
Kaput is proudly presenting the brand new video by Japanese artist Tentenko (edited by Dino Oon) fo…
Akiko Yano - Interview
“When you are communicating through music there is no fear or intimidation”
"Young people want to know about our music and I am grateful for that. I think some of it somehow ca…
SUGAI KEN on reworking Kohei Amadas "Shinshunfu"
muzyōkan – the sense of the vanity of life
"I was impressed that Kōhei was trying to fuse Western and Eastern elements in his music in mid 195…
Efdemins „New Atlantis“
Efdemin: The long dive to the self
"The album contains a lot of time, work and suffering. Many years in which I was traveling as a DJ a…
MAZEUM Festival – Interview with Yuko Asanuma
“We all felt like we can create something bigger and impactful by joining forces”
"It gives a sense of mystery yet welcomeness for viewing or involvement." … Yuko Asanuma in conve…
Andi Otto in conversation with Oki Kano, collaborator of the late Umeko Ando
The magic music of Umeko Ando
Interview by Andi Otto with Oki Kano, collaborator of the late Umeko Ando.…
Chee Shimzu on his label 17853
“I am waiting for chances to appear. I am not in a hurry.“
Chee Shimzu, dj, producer, label owner, record seller, compilation curator and author leads us throu…
Midori Takada
“Music is about life and death.”
“Some people say that my music was very emotional. In the 70s and 80s, I tried to suppress my fee…
Kaput Mix 001 – DJ Brom
Kaput Mix: DJ Brom – Kein Nichts!
"Recording 4-hour mixes is nothing I do in everyday life, although I am someone who likes to play lo…
Rashad Becker & Ena
Friendly Neighbours
While Rashad Becker is best known for being a luminary in the field of mastering, but he is also an …
Montreal´s Mutek festival makes a trip to Tokyo
それはファンタスティックでした
Montreal home based festival Mutek did his first Japan edition in Tokyo on November 2,3,4 2017. It t…
Marginal Consort
Mazuo Imai. Tomonao Koshikawa. Kei Shii. Masami Tada.
On the 6th of June one of the rare performances of the Japanese Noise-Impro-Collective Marginal Con…
Masonna
“1, 2, 3, 4”
The Japanese Noise musician Yamazaki Maso Takushi is well know for his short and heavy performances.…
Keiji Haino
“It is going to be very fast and very loud.”
Just the mention of Keiji Haino makes Japanese people nervous. His aura hangs over the room hours b…
Asian cinema 2014–2015
Princesses, Doestoyevsky and girl gangs
You missed the train to contemporary asian cinema? Michael Schleeh tells you what to see.…
Phillip Sollmann - Include me out
Toilet Paper and Bento Boxes
Phillip Sollmann starts his travel-column with every day observations of Japan. …
Melt-Banana
“I see some parallels between Deadmau5 and us.”
Melt-Banana are one of the few protagonists of Japanese noise rock to have reached Western shores an…
Hideaki Ishi (aka DJ Krush)
The Gallery of Hōryū-ji
Dj Krush on Power Rangers, Godzilla and the very special sound of japanese instruments.…
Nakahara Masaya (aka Violent Onsen Geisha)
Violent Onsen Geisha: “I don’t understand myself, so why would other people understand me?”
Nakahara Masaya is the Japanese master of irritation, deftly rethinking disco to hiphop, from field…
