eX-Girl is a Japanese female noise rock trio. The band's lineup currently consists of Kirilola, Hiromi and Yuka.
Queen of Hip-Pop is the seventh studio album, by recording artist Namie Amuro, It was released on July 13, 2005 after four singles and was her most commercially successful effort in five years before Play was released, the album received positive reviews and was nominated the Album of the Year in Asia Association Music Prize Awards.
Hái! is the fourth and final studio album released in 2003 by British duo the Creatures, composed of Siouxsie Sioux and Budgie. The album was recorded in two parts: the drums were recorded by Budgie and Kodo drummer Leonard Eto in Tokyo in August 2002 and the rest of the recording was done in Europe. During their stay in Japan, the band was inspired and "touched by the delicate snowfall imagery of Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru (1952), absorbing the vibrancy of Tokyo's Roppongi district, and spiritualised by the ancient Shinto shrines and tranquil shores of Lake Ashi."
Sick is the second studio album by Sow released in 1998. This album spawned no singles. At this time Sow comprises Anna Wildsmith with "Boys", where the Boys are Raymond Watts, Euphonic, Sascha Konietzko, Hoppy Kamiyama & Optical 8, Martin King, and Günter Schulz.
Domo Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California.
The Ghost In Science is Susumu Hirasawa's second solo album.
Hoppy Kamiyama is a Japanese keyboardist and music producer who has worked with artists such as eX-Girl, The Pugs, Bradford Reed, Bill Laswell, Jan Linton, Marc Ribot, Hugh Hopper/Elton Dean and Damo Suzuki.
Endangered Species is the fifth studio album by Japanese girl band eX-Girl. Unlike previous albums it was first released outside Japan, on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label. The line-up is credited as Kirilola, Chapple and Keikos. Zorek is only on the front cover of the album but played on the tour, after Keikos departed. Some tracks feature previous band members Fuzuki (drums). Keikos later returned to the band after Zorek departed. As usual, the album was produced by the band's mentor and collaborator, Hoppy Kamiyama.
Back to the Mono Kero is the fourth studio album by the Japanese girl band eX-Girl, released by HIBOOM in Japan, Ipecac Recording in the US (IPC-15), 62 TV Records in Belgium, Valve Records in Australia, and Levy-yhtiö in Finland.
Big When Far, Small When Close is the third studio album by Japanese band eX-Girl, released on the PARANOIZ label in Japan (PAR-50024), and by KIKI Poo Records in the US (KPCD-001).
Insomnia is the debut album by Japanese singer-songwriter Chihiro Onitsuka, released in March 2001. The album features acoustic-oriented production arranged by Takefumi Haketa, who produced all her studio albums released under the Virgin Tokyo label distributed by Toshiba EMI. It comprises 11 tracks written by Onitsuka, including hit singles "Cage", "Edge", "Memai", and her most well-known and successful song "Gekkō."
"Karisome Otome" is a song written by Japanese singer Ringo Sheena and has several versions.
Water in Time and Space is Susumu Hirasawa's first solo album.
Karkador is the sixth album by the Japanese electronic rock band P-Model, and the first where frontman Susumu Hirasawa was the sole remaining founding member.
One Pattern is a 1986 album by P-Model and the last before the band's hiatus in 1988.
Gyakuyunyū: Kōwankyoku is an album by Japanese musician Ringo Sheena, released on May 27, 2014. It is a self-cover album, featuring new recordings of songs that Sheena wrote for other artists. Each song also collaborates with a different famous Japanese music producer. Gyakuyunyū was the final release of Sheena's 15th anniversary celebrations, released on the day marking 16 years since her debut single "Kōfukuron".
A Navel City/No One Is There is a collaborative album by Hoppy Kamiyama and Bill Laswell, released in May 2004 by Creage.
Bish is a Japanese alternative idol girl group that was founded in 2015 by their manager Junnosuke Watanabe. The group was conceived as a successor to Bis, an idol group managed by Watanabe that disbanded in 2014. They are set to disband in June 2023.
Fake Metal Jacket is the second album by Japanese idol group Bish released through the independent label Sub Trax on January 20, 2016. The album is the first full album by the group to feature Lingling and Hashiyasume Atsuko, who joined the group on August 5, 2015. The album features four re-recorded versions of tracks from their first album, updated to feature the two new members. Like their debut album Brand-new idol Shit, songs from the album were posted for streaming on SoundCloud little by little on the group's account as well as being released as free downloads on Ototoy for a limited time. All new songs from the album were eventually streamable, and the music videos for both the new version of "MONSTERS", and "ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE" were uploaded on YouTube. The album was preceded by the single "OTNK", released on September 2, 2015.
Killer Bish is the third album by Japanese idol group Bish released through Avex Trax on October 5, 2016. The album is the first full album by the group to be released from a major label. The album is the first release to feature new member Ayuni D, who joined the group in August 2016 following the departure of Hug Mii. Unlike their independent label albums, songs from the album were not released as free downloads prior to release. However, the album was released in its entirety in digital format a month prior to the physical release. The first 24 hours of the digital release had all of the group's releases including KiLLER Bish priced at 300 yen. The album was preceded by the single "DEADMAN", released on May 4, 2016. The music video for the track "Orchestra" was posted on YouTube on September 9, followed by the video for "Hontou Honki (本当本気)" on October 5. RUKA from Visual-kei band Nightmare, a well known fan of Bish and BiS, provided the music for the track "IDOL is SHiT". The track title is an homage to BiS's album Idol is Dead while the track is an homage to the song "IDOL" from that album.
