Vomitspit: Erupting Japan’s Dubstep Scene
Colourful soundsystem music is flowing through Vomitspit, the Japanese record label run by dubstep artists Dayzero and Karnage.
Posts by Cleary Mallard
Playstation 5: Our Top 10 Japanese Games
With a wealth of games developed for the Playstation 5 across the world, we’ve created a list of the top 10 releases coming out of Japan.
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano for the Isolated
Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Japanese musical innovator, delivers a heartfelt live performance showcasing his artistry and emotion.
Vaporwave: The Definitive Video Games
The Vaporwave experience is interactive & audio-visual. Many games can be classified as Vaporwave video games influenced by multiple sources
Vaporwave Art: Behind the Vapour
Clunky computers in the 90’s and their web & visual graphics had reached a peak of pixelated, glitchy awkwardness intrinsic to vaporwave.
4 Unique Japanese Dishes You Need to Try!
Since my trip to Japan, a day hasn't gone by where I haven't thought about these flavours. Check out 4 unique Japanese dishes that I swear by
3 Relaxing Albums by Japanese Composers
These albums invoke a huge range of emotions. Hidden in their melodies of these Japanese composers is a world of reflective nostalgia...
Vaporwave: More than a Micro-Genre
Squeeze the play button on your cassette player and let the beats start flowing; vaporwave is the retro glamour of the ’80s
HYPER JAPAN 2018 Arts and Crafts
I finally arrived at Kensington Olympia, where London’s largest Japanese Convention, Hyper Japan, was in full swing. After the Sake Challenge
Japan Nakama’s Sake Selection
I may not remember much of what happened, but I've selected my 6 favourites of the 105 glorious Japanese beverages available that day
4 Events We’re Excited for at HYPER JAPAN 2018
Hyper Japan is back to break through the winter chills with steaming ramen, live music and soul-warming Japanese tea, and we can't wait!
UMMMI Interview: Avant-Garde Cinema & Tokyo Nightlife
Dive into our interview with UMMMI, exploring avant-garde cinema, audience freedom, and the vibrant nightlife of Tokyo’s best clubs.
Haruomi Hosono at the Barbican
Last Saturday, music legend Haruomi Hosono performed his solo work for the first time in the UK, five decades into his career, at the Barbican
Mangasia: Paul Gravett Exclusive Interview
The critically acclaimed Mangasia tour is about to reach the UK, so we sat down with the its creator, Paul Gravett and discussed his exhibition.
Ongaku Yoru at Matilda’s Sake Bar
Bubbly music shook Matilda’s Sake Bar, filled with laughter and clinking glasses, as I descended the wooden steps.
Japanoise: The Originators and Innovators
Noise takes it further than any other genre. Rhythm, melody,...
Vaporwave on Screen
Certain TV shows and movies from the 1970’s right through to the modern day played a large part in forming the journey of Vaporwave on Screen.
Más Hangok Interview
Along the noisy London Road in Brighton, a couple of doors away from Dominoes Pizza, I walked into the ONCA gallery to watch Más Hangok...
Gerard Touren at the Sway Gallery
Gerard Touren’s photography exhibition at the Sway Gallery captures a curious, intimate and lonely everyday life that is Tokyo...
Japanese Girls Never Die. A Review
The Institute of Contemporary Arts hosted a sold-out show of Japanese Girls Never Die (2016), directed by Daigo Matsui...
Japanese Calligraphy with Taki Kodaira
SOAS Japan Society hosted a Japanese calligraphy workshop with esteemed calligrapher, Taki Kodaira, covering the 4 main tools in Shodō