Re: [microsound] japanese music magazines?

[ndkent <ndkent@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> does anyone know of any good japanese music magazines that feature 
> electronic artists?


I think the audience for the subject gravitated online.

As for print magazines my take is there are more sorts of 
art/design/style magazines that sort of touch the subject as a theme or 
something happening to cover.
The other trend is a lot of these publications are very infrequent... 
the good example is the already mentioned is the bilingual ex-pat 
magazine OKFred. They'll do different theme issues and cover foreigners 
who are into Japanese pop culture.

I don't know magazine history but I suspect Studio Voice was a 
cornerstone for that magazine genre. They focus on different theme 
issues with music as potential but not constant subject matter. Overall 
they would fall into the style magazine genre.

Barfout is a well known music as style magazine

Of more on-topic interest  is the record buff oriented Marquee.

I used to see Ele-king magazine filled with a lot of electronic music, 
but I've not seen one in a long time so I suspect it's no longer 
published. Remix Magazine (Japan) seems to just do standard club stuff.

Studio and Recording Magazine seems to have long been the best music 
technology mag. A number of music technology magazines are out there. 
(Keyboard Japan for instance)

That brings up something vaguely interesting. I'd think the DTM genre 
-Desktop Music - is sort of the antithesis of Microsound (or is it 
merely a hobby rather than a genre? though I'm sure to some that would 
be a put down). It's people using softsynths and MIDI modules to do 
tight programmed arrangements of commercial music. The obvious 
commercial outlet was game music and still is ringtone programming.

While on the Japanese magazine subject, I'm always happy to hear about 
online sites that go deeper than reprinting press material and ad hoc 
reviews.


nicholas d. kent

http://www.technopop.info/


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