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30/10/2023

Atsushi Sakurai, we lost one of the great ones with you. We have lost an incredible artist with a captivating voice and an exceptional presence, a mesmerizing storyteller who, time and again, brought his personal experiences into his art. You have been an inspiration to your fans all around the globe, an elegant, gloomy light in the darkness, and an influence on countless musicians following in your footsteps.

You left us too young. You left us too suddenly. We still find ourselves bargaining with the universe that this terrible loss has been nothing but a bad dream. Yet, we can’t even begin imagining what a horrible loss it must be to your family and friends. We are sending out our warmest condolences to all those closest to you.

In all this, we remain grateful to you and your bandmates for the large body of work you leave behind. Your voice will live on, and your memory will be cherished. Atsushi Sakurai, rest in music, rest in peace.

https://en-core.rocks/2023/10/30/in-memoriam-of-atsushi-sakurai/

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Together with our community, we have created a playlist containing some of our most adored songs of Atsushi Sakurai and his band, BUCK-TICK. You can find it on Spotify—link on our website—with a few tracks missing, unavailable on the streaming platform. As EN.CORE ROCKS, we would like to thank all of you for your messages, which make us feel connected in these sad times. This is for you!

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Artwork drawn by Wanda Proft / EN.CORE ROCKS

Atsushi Sakurai, we lost one of the great ones with you. We have lost an incredible artist with a captivating voice and an exceptional presence, a mesmerizing storyteller who, time and again, brought his personal experiences into his art. Rest in music, rest in peace.

18/10/2023

CHAI are returning to Europe for the first time in four years, introducing their 4th studio album CHAI during the We The CHAI TOUR! As ›Neo Kawaii band‹, CHAI aims to deconstruct the Japanese standards of beauty and cuteness.

Learn all about CHAI’s upcoming European tour in November and Neo Kawaii at EN.CORE ROCKS!
https://en-core.rocks/2023/10/17/chai-on-european-tour-redefining-kawaii/

17/10/2023

Singer-songwriter and poetry rapper Haru Nemuri [春ねむり] is currently touring Europe. Her ongoing Haru Nemuri European Tour 2023 brings her back for ten concerts in seven countries. Haru Nemuri’s blend of music proves that J-Pop can go beyond catchy anime tunes and perfectly produced Idol culture. In a defiant Riot Grrrl attitude, the exceptional musician incorporates a diverse spectrum of influences from Rap and Post-Hardcore to Shoegaze and experimental music.

Learn more about Haru’s current tour and latest release at EN.CORE ROCKS!
https://en-core.rocks/2023/10/16/haru-nemuri-mesmerizes-on-european-tour/

17/10/2023

RYUJIN [竜神], formerly known as GYZE, are back on tour in Europe! The Japanese Metal band is returning as support band for Peter Tägtgren’s Industrial Metal project PAIN (Sweden).

Hailing from Hokkaidō, Northern Japan, RYUJIN call their blend of music ›Samurai Metal‹ and are incorporating traditional Japanese themes and tunes to their classic Metal mix. They have signed with Na**lm Records in the beginning of this year with TRIVIUM’s Matthew K. Heafy as manager and producer.

Learn more about RYUJIN’s tour, new band name, and upcoming album release at EN.CORE ROCKS!
https://en-core.rocks/2023/10/16/ryujin-gyze-back-touring-in-europe/

09/10/2023

[LIVE REPORT] MIYAVI’s Berlin audience is on fire as soon as the solo artist enters the stage of the city’s legendary venue SO36 this Wednesday, 27th of September. With the Return of the Samurai Guitarist: 20th & Beyond Tour 2023, the musician, internationally acclaimed as ›samurai guitarist‹, celebrates the 20th anniversary of his solo career. Read our concert report on our website:
https://en-core.rocks/2023/10/09/miyavi-live-berlin-2023/

Back in 2015, MIYAVI has been one of the first artist we featured on EN.CORE ROCKS. Thus, it feels like a full circle and comes with an immense pleasure that this is the first live report after our pandemic break!

It’s been a wonderful evening, thanks to MIYAVI but most of all thanks the amazing fans, as our writer and photographer Wanda Proft points out in her live report. Have you been there and felt the same? Share your experience in the comments! And: Sharing is caring. Please like, comment, and share freely!

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MIYAVI’s Berlin audience is on fire as soon as the solo artist enters the stage of the city’s legendary venue SO36 this Wednesday, 27th of September. With the Return of the Samurai Guitarist: 20th & Beyond Tour 2023, the musician, internationally acclaimed as ›samurai guitarist‹, celebrates ...

24/09/2023

MIYAVI’s 9-date European leg of Return of the Samurai Guitarist: 20th & Beyond Tour 2023 has started! After Europe, he will be heading to China for five shows next, followed by two concerts in Taipei, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, respectively. It’s the first time MIYAVI returns to Europe as well as China since 2019.

With the 20th & Beyond Tour, the musician, actor, and humanitarian is celebrating his 20th solo anniversary in Europe and Asia as an extension of his successful US tour with 21 shows last year.

Learn more at EN.CORE ROCKS!

MIYAVI is kicking off the 9-date European leg of Return of the Samurai Guitarist: 20th & Beyond Tour 2023 in Warsaw, Poland tonight. Afterwards, he will be heading to China for five shows next, followed by two concerts in Taipei, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, respectively.

24/09/2023

Metal-Pop hybrid band HANABIE. is touring the US these days with a total of 20 gigs! Their HANABIE. US Tour 2023 brings them to three festivals, six concerts as support for the Star Wars tribute Metal band Galactic Empire, and eleven headlining shows, two of which are supported by Hardcore Hip Hop band Fox Lake, and nine by Fox Lake and Nu Metal formation Dropout Kings.

The band’s name HANABIE. [花冷え。] refers to chilly spring weather, a cold spell during cherry blossoms in spring. The four band members might look sweet and fashionable, yet, just as their name suggests, the former highschool club MAXIMUM THE HORMONE cover band throws in harsh tunes to the mix.

Learn more at EN.CORE ROCKS!

Metal-Pop hybrid band HANABIE. is touring the US these days with a total of 20 gigs! Their HANABIE. US Tour 2023 brings them to 3 festivals, 6 concerts as support for Galactic Empire, and 11 headlining shows, two of which are supported by Fox Lake, and 9 by Fox Lake and Dropout Kings.

24/09/2023

The Japanese Crossover / Alternative Rock band SiM is currently hitting the stages in the US as main support during Post-Hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance’s The Jackpot Juicer US Tour—together with the further support bands Rain City Drive (Rock) and Slovenian Within Destructiondm (Deathcore). The tour started on the 24th of August in Tempe, Arizona, and will end for SiM at the Swanfest 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the 1st of October.

SiM are also highly anticipated back home by their Japanese fans with an album release and a full-scale headlining tour soon.

Learn more at EN.CORE ROCKS!

SiM is hitting the stages in the US as main support during Dance Gavin Dance’s The Jackpot Juicer US Tour—together with the further support bands Rain City Drive and Within Destruction.

12/05/2022

26/12/2021

[2021 ALBUM TOP 5]
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[SHORT REVIEW] MONO—Pilgrimage of the Soul
2021.09.17, Pelagic Records
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›Pilgrimage of the Soul‹ is by far MONO’s most exciting album to date, especially in terms of diversity and sound. From raging rivers of drums and guitars to calm chimes and electronic melodies, every aspect of the band’s wide range of music participates in creating a unique piece of art that is purely outstanding. Furthermore, it’s probably the best balanced and most dynamic album the band has released.

On top of all that, ›Pilgramage of the Soul‹ connects all the threads we ever got presented by : We’ve got the constantly evolving soundscapes from their early albums, Taka’s wonderful, meditative electronic ambience, the dynamic and progressive sound from ›NOWHERE, NOW HERE‹, that came with Dahm’s addition to the band, and all of that is served supported by orchestrations and the massive guitars MONO are so dearly known for.

›Heaven in a wild Flower‹ comes around with splendid horns and trumpets, making it a dream of a song. ›Innocence‹ is a fantastic combination of strings and dynamic Post-Rock that feels like MONO’s entire ›Beyond the Past‹ record put together in one piece. And ›Hold Infinity in the Palm of your Hand‹ is nothing short of an outstanding example of what Post-Rock can sound like.

Seriously, ›Hold Infinity in the Palm of your Hand” alone is so good, it easily overshadows the entire ›Hymn to the immortal Wind‹ album! I could go on like this for ages. For real, there is so much to say about this masterpiece of music that I could fill a book: The composition, the contrasts in single songs, the usage of orchestral instruments, the addition of electronics in some songs, the amazing use of minimalism, Dahm’s drumming that adds so much dynamic and diversity into each song, and even the opener ›Riptide‹ literally rushes like its real-life pendant around your knees and drags you down into a stream of chaos.

›Pilgrimage of the Soul‹ is a new opus magnum for MONO and thus one of the best Post-Rock albums of all time.

25/12/2021

[2021 ALBUM TOP 5]
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[SHORT REVIEW] MEMAI SIREN [眩暈SIREN]—Sosh*tsu [喪失]
2021.11.24, Sony Music Record
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Contrasts enrich our lives with suspense, especially in the moment of transition from one sentiment to its counterpart. However, when contrasts lay in the balance, we can experience harmony. Yet, how does harmony sound? One fine example for the sound of harmony is ›Sosh*tsu‹ [喪失], the new album by MEMAI SIREN—our album top 5 #2.

MEMAI SIREN is a Progressive Emo Rock band from Fukuoka, debuting in 2012. Exactly one month ago, the band released their long-anticipated full-length album. With ›Sosh*tsu‹, they compiled a well-selected collection of songs that prove their evolution and finesse of a nearly ten-year career. Where you could find some trial rough or caressing tunes on previous records, you can now recognize an impressive balance between fragility and vigor, between vulnerability and going straightforward, which delivers a harmony of sounds that reflects true-to-life sentiments with authenticity and finesse.

Songs like ›Amadare ni Tokeru‹ [雨垂れに溶ける], ›Ajisai‹ [紫陽花] or ›Kirisame no Furu Basho‹ [霧雨の降る場所] are excellent examples of such a well-composed harmony. They are powerful while also being sensitive, melancholic on one and uplifting on the other hand. MEMAI SIREN also prove their musical skills in techniques on ›Sosh*tsu‹. Their songwriting is catchy but not trivial. Every member is a master of their instrument and part of a symbiotic composure for this record.

In conclusion, MEMAI SIREN have released a very sophisticated album that is much less a roller coaster of emotions but more the steady descent into a constant flow of feelings. At the same time, it remains progressively musically exciting from the first to the last minute.
—Phillip,
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SONG RECOMMENDATION: Amadare ni Tokeru [雨垂れに溶ける] (track 6 of 12)
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24/12/2021

[THROWBACK THURSDAY] Looking back to six years of , makes me nostalgic— especially at Christmas time with all the feelings of love and recalling what has happened in the past twelve months. EN.CORE ROCKS was founded among friends, and while some of the staff members that came and went have only been acquaintances, some became and stayed good friends.

I’m not in touch with everyone these days, but I’m very proud to see what has become of all those people who made this venture possible. Many graduated and started great jobs. Others went on to other hobbies and journeys that made them happy. But everyone has grown, has become more skilled, has become more themselves on their individual life paths.

May all of you keep rocking!! May all of you have a wonderful holiday! Take care! ☺️💛✨
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photo: PLASTICZOOMS, Berlin 2016 Ⓒ by
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#アンコール #コンサート

22/12/2021

[BEHIND THE SCENES] The backstage is a magical place. But not for the reasons you may think. Working in the music industry is not glamorous or fun to hang out with artists. There is a lot of stress involved as well as plenty of boring times of waiting and tiring concerns. Yet, to be a part of an—ideally well-oiled—operation such as a concert event or tour compares to nothing else in the world.

Without a doubt, fan love is a fantastic thing! When I’m at shows of bands I don’t like, watching fans makes me happy. And their joy during fan meetings and such is very precious. Witnessing the audience leaving a concert happy and fulfilled is part of why I love working at shows—may it be as press, as band photographer, or staff member.

But there are also these moments of the calm before the storm when artists are satisfied with the soundcheck, and staff members have a last chat before doors open. Or the fulfilling satisfaction when everything is over, and you can go home, have a shower, and jump into bed, exhausted but in bliss for a job well done. Working in music is about being part of something that only works in a team. It’s about creating unforgettable memories. And it’s about constantly learning about professional workflow, discovering new places, and getting to know new people.

The backstage is a magical place. Most of the time, it’s a bit jaded but full of atmosphere and vibes of past and future events and what’s happening right at the moment. 🔥🔥🔥✨ Have I mentioned how incredibly much I miss this world? 😭✨
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photo: Shuji, drummer of GYZE, Astan Asia Day 2015 Ⓒ by
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21/12/2021

[TEA TUESDAY] In our last feature for this year, we are presenting two classics as a Japanese band/tea pairing: Alternative / Progressive Rock trio Ling tosite Sigure [凛として時雨], founded in 2002, and fukamushi-sencha [深蒸し煎茶], ›deep-steamed‹ green tea that is steamed longer than regular sencha. This pair isn’t for everyone, yet utterly captivating for those who fall for full flavors and rich depth.

Ling tosite Sigure brings technical complexity and intense moods to their music, incorporating Post-Hardcore elements as much as changing rhythms of Math Rock and Shoegaze vibes, making the band one of the most eclectic of the Japanese Rock scene. Yet it’s the dual vocals of guitarist TK and bassist Miyoko that pose the biggest challenge to listeners, some of which immerse in the singing and screams, others finding them too intense.

It’s similar to fukamushi-sencha: While the rich aromas are revered by some drinkers, they are overwhelming to others. The tea leaves break down into smaller pieces through the prolonged steaming, resulting in a deeper green tea liquor and a strong flavor.

It all boils down to taste and preference. Are you a sucker for Ling tosite Sigure’s fierce sounds and intense fukamushi-sencha? Or would you have a Japanese artist/tea pairing to suggest?
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photo: Ling tosite Sigure’s album ›I’mperfect‹ with fukamushi-sencha, 2021 Ⓒ by
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#アンコール #凛として時雨 #345 #深蒸し煎茶 #日本茶

21/12/2021

[CHRISTMAS IN JAPAN] Christmas is coming closer, and you or your families might already be working down the grocery list for a fabulous Christmas dinner. Although Japan isn’t celebrating Christmas as Western countries do, there are very typical foods you’ll commonly get—via pre-order or sometimes by waiting in line if you haven’t been planning early enough.

The most typical Christmas meals are fried chicken and strawberry shortcake. The custom of fried chicken dates back to 1974 when KFC launched a campaign called ›Kentucky for Christmas‹—advertisement probably rarely had such a lasting effect!

The roots of strawberry shortcake go even further back in time, Japan’s post-war era, influenced by American customs of gathering for Christmas dinner. Shortcake has been known in Japan since the 17th century, yet it’s been expensive and thus a luxury treat for elites. When the ingredients sugar, milk, and butter became widely available after World War II, strawberry shortcake made its way into the hearts of many a Japanese family.

Red and white are considered an auspicious color combination. The colors also represent the Japanese flag, and the white round features of the strawberry cake are associated with shintō shrines. To me, it’s a reminiscence of winterly snow and Christmas red, and by now, it’s also a delicious treat I associate with Japan. You can find numerous recipes online to bring a bit of Japanese Christmas to your home—all of them more scrumptious than my quick fix with strawberries and cream on a tartlet case. But this did the trick for me!
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19/12/2021

[BAND INTRODUCTION] As we’re opening up to more Asian bands other than Japanese, it would be a crime not to introduce Prune Deer [話梅鹿] to you all!

is an instrumental Post-Rock band from Hong Kong formed in 2013. Interestingly, it is incredible how minimal and light-weighting they are, which is pretty rare in Post-Rock, since it’s mainly about creating huge walls of sound and building up songs for ten to twenty minutes. But with Prune Deer, it feels more as if you’re listening to a Jazz-Prog band that accidentally put too many emotions into their songs. It’s precisely this lovely combination that makes the band so wonderful! If you want to dive into complex music, it’s perfect. But it’s also absolutely perfect for sitting somewhere and keeping the daydreaming ongoing.

Musically speaking, it’s probably the easiest to compare this band to acts like toe, LITE, or downy. And yes, these three are Japanese bands, but at this point, it’s important to mention that this kind of instrumental music is something that, in this way, is so, so very typical and significant for East Asia that it deserves its own name if you ask me. And while this kind of Post-Rock / Math Rock mainly hails from Japan, it’s terrific to see that Hong Kong seems to come up as another source of this particular kind of music, as you can see in bands such as GDJYB or Bad Math.

If you’re hooked now, you should listen to their ›Insufficient Postage‹ album from 2019: It’s a magnificent piece of Post-influenced Math Rock that will not only be unique to you in more than one way but also brighten up your day—no matter what happened. It’s the perfect album if you’re happy, as well as it is if you’re sad or just tired from the daily struggles of your everyday life. Prune Deer is one of these bands that simply enlighten your situation, and it’s one of the bands everyone should know.
—Vincent,

19/12/2021

[2021 ALBUM TOP 5]
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[SHORT REVIEW] Ivy to Fraudulent Game—Saisei suru [再生する]
2021.04.23
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Ivy to Fraudulent Game is a band from Gunma prefecture that I discovered on a hotel radio in Kyoto when I was in Japan for the first time. I didn’t understand any of the lyrics back then because of my non-existing Japanese language skills, but I was hooked by how much heart and soul were put into the song. Now, about five years later, the guys from released three albums and two EPs. They are constantly getting better, continuously getting deeper—in both melodic and lyrical ways, which makes it impossible not to mention this year’s ›Saisei suru‹ album.

Starting with a great build-up depicting the soul of current Japanese Indie Rock wonderfully, ›Saisei suru‹ takes you on a beautiful trip through lyrical themes such as love, emptiness, loneliness. The musical aspects of this trip are equally marvelous, ranging from Progressive Indie Rock up to violin driven minimal electronic/ambient tracks. In general, it’s especially bands such as Ivy to Fraudulent Game, Lamp in Terren, or Halo at Yojohan that keep the Japanese Indie Rock as interesting to me as it is, since the combination of progressive, indie, mostly orchestral, and very often electronic music is something so unique and special that it became a defining thing for me when it comes to Japanese music. Speaking of which, ›Ban‹ [番] is one of my favorite tracks this year and managed to become my prime example of how creative Asian music can be if you strive away from the vast mass of the ever same-sounding J/K-Pop and Visual-kei.

And on the peak of this fantastic bouquet of sounds, melodies, and instrumentalizations is ›Saisei sure‹, an album so colorful, emotional, deep, and still somehow light-weighting like no other, that the world of Japanese indie offered me this year. And honestly, besides being one of the best Japanese indie albums of 2021, it’s also one of the most creative ones, making it the overall third spot on my Japanese albums of the year list in 2021.
—Vincent,
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SONG RECOMMENDATION: ›Ban‹ [番] and ›Ori no naka kara‹ [檻の中から] (tracks 7 & 2 of 10)

17/12/2021

[ARTIST INTRODUCTION] Remember the days when opulent neo-historical dresses and a sweeping Metal sound dominated Visual-kei? Do you still have the scent of red roses in your nose when you hear names like Metis Gretel, Versailles, or Matenrou Opera?

It’s time to rekindle those sweet memories, as a true veteran of this era made 2021 a very special year in his career. DAVID is the solo project of vocalist Sui, whom old hands from the scene still know from iconic bands like Megaromania, Metis Gretel, and Lin-the end of corruption world.

Sui started his career in 2017 under Kamijo’s label Sherow Artist Society and is creating conceptual Goth and Symphonic Metal, following a compelling storyline. In spring of this year, he finally released his first full album ›Hexagramearth‹, featuring well-known instrumentalists of the scene such as Hizaki (Jupiter and Versailles), Erina (ex-VII Sense and ex-Dio~Distraught Overlord), Sho (ex-drummer of UnsraW), and many more. ›Hexagramearth‹ was preceded by three mini-albums and a bunch of singles.

I’ve been following Sui since the days of Megaromania in 2010—and with DAVID, it seems, he has merged all the experience he could compile as an artist and even developed it to the next level of finesse. His discography offers a mix of powerful Metal riffs, rousing orchestra ensembles, emotional melodies, and even a wisp of Dark Wave.

It’s a fully evolved Gothic Visual-kei experience that is true to its roots and on the same level of profession as famous western Metal bands such as Opeth, Within Temptation, or Tiamat. Follow the seductiveness of Sui’s magnificent contribution and find a selection of his most significant songs on YouTube and Spotify!
—Phillip,
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16/12/2021

[THROWBACK THURSDAY] There is certain light concert photographers always struggle with. Red makes all details mushed; blue LED light turns human skin into purple trolls. One of the concerts I struggled with most happened in spring 2014: ADAMS at Maria Antoinette in Berlin. The whole show was limited to one light only: Pink! We’ve been trapped in a brothel doll’s house fantasy place.

I’ve probably never invested so much time in concert photos as I did for the pictures of this event. Photographers will understand the magnitude of the process when I tell you I had a whole set of Adobe Photoshop filters to turn the pink wonderland into a more natural appearance. For non-photographers, I went beyond the time a sane person would invest in such pictures.

There is also two color versions of the set, which is unusual for concert photography as a journalistic profession. While photographers can apply their editing style, you need to know that original conditions need to be kept. Turning pink into green isn’t doing that. I wouldn’t do that today anymore. But truth to be told, I kind of miss the times where every concert came with new challenges and space for such creativity.
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Photo: ADAM of ADAMS, 2014 Ⓒ by
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15/12/2021

[BEHIND THE SCENES] This is Cap, one of the two feline fluffs living at our editor in chief Wandaring Japan / Hong Kong]’s place. Like other pet owners, she doesn’t listen to music as loud as she used to. Cats, dogs, and other animals have a much more sensitive hearing, making music sounds much louder than for human ears. So, when Wanda needs a heavy-hitting blast, she turns to headphones.

But most of the time, music plays in the back while she’s working—especially when writing for . Surprisingly, Cap doesn’t mind harsh music, but when LITE played the other day, he left the room like in some sort of protest. Probably, he couldn’t stand the changing tempi and rhythms!

Which music do and don’t your pets like? 🐱🐶🐰🙉🎼🎶

Oh, and any guesses on who’s on the bass player on the picture in the back? 😜✨
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photo: Cap, 2021 Ⓒ by Wandaring Japan / Hong Kong]
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14/12/2021

[TEA TUESDAY] I chose tea like music: According to mood. While some flavors and tunes are easily digestible, others need room to take full effect. My Japanese band/tea pairing is of the latter category: sukekiyo and gyokuro. was formed in 2013 by five musicians well known through other bands, all contributing their skills to an eclectic musical blend. Gyokuro is a premium Japanese green tea with a rich, sweet flavor due to being shaded for three to four weeks before harvest.

Both, band and tea variety have a sophisticated aura surrounding them, and for a good reason, considering the depth and nuances they provide for their listeners and drinkers. Although being born out of shadows, both sukekiyo and gyokuro present a remarkable sweetness—the tea due to having fewer bitter compounds than unshaded tea, the band due to the sensual melodies alongside partly quite heavy instrumental work.

When savouring them without rush, you may feel the silkiness of black velvet, seduced by the glint of tea leaves and musical tunes. Gyokuro is also rich in umami, the fifth basic taste alongside sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. Umami is often translated as ›savory‹, but it also carries a sort of richness and depth hard to describe in other words. Would you agree that sukekiyo is rich in umami as well?
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photo: sukekiyo’s album ›IMMORTALIS‹ with gyokuro, 2021 Ⓒ by
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#アンコール #玄米茶 #日本茶

13/12/2021

[CHRISTMAS IN JAPAN] Winter is wonderful in Japan. The North and the West Coast see massive amounts of snow, with other areas having a milder climate with temperatures rarely dropping below zero degree (Celsius). Disliking the dark, grey winter in Germany (although I love the snow), I find the prominent blue sky in Japanese winter so serene. But despite the cities being plastered with Christmas decorations, I’m never getting into the Christmas mood in Japan. There is always something missing among all the glory that the season brings. I think it’s because the people’s sentiment evolves around commerce, not a sense of ›returning home‹, enjoying the spirit of family and love.

What I’m absolutely mesmerized with are the Christmas illuminations. It’s like Disneyland: From the outside, it seems artificial and cheesy, but once you’ve surrendered to the journey, you get transported into some kind of wonderland. Walking through the cascades of lights, crisp air on your skin, a daytime everyday place suddenly turned into a dream world at night. More than once, I’ve entered illuminations with an attitude of being above it all but soon found myself in the pleasant joy of a child. And that is also, what the Christmas spirit is about, isn’t it?

What do you love about Christmas in Japan?
—Wanda,
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photo: Shibuya Blue Cave illuminations, official website
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#青の洞窟 #クリスマス #渋谷 #イルミネーション