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SPIN Earth Presents: スピンアース と日本 プロジェクト

Our adventurous correspondent, Jamie, is on special assignment to help us discover and explore Japan's vast music landscape from traditional to electro, mountain to metropolis.
SPIN Earth Presents: スピンアース と日本 プロジェクト
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Exploring Asia's Musical Backbone: Japan's JUZU... Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Feb 28, 2010 by jamiesan

Exploring Asia's Musical Backbone: Japan's JUZU aka MOOCHY

The Tokyo-born musician, JUZU aka Moochy (JAKAM), is a jack of all trades. He is an icon of the Japanese underground electronica scene, a pioneer who ...
Going Back to Japan's Techno-Pop Roots with √th... Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, ELECTRONICA/DANCE, Nov 30, 2009 by jamiesan

Going Back to Japan's Techno-Pop Roots with √thumm |　日本のテクノポップの√thumm

We move ahead with this report, skipping Hiroshima and Kobe and jump to Nara City - one of the nation’s oldest and most beautiful cities. Nara, once Jap...
The Beating Heart of Sado Island's Earth Celebr... Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Sep 18, 2009 by jamiesan

The Beating Heart of Sado Island's Earth Celebration Festival | 佐渡島のアース・セレブレーション

I first heard of Sado Island years ago when I lived in the mountainous and neighboring prefecture of Yamagata. Yamagata, a rugged rice-farming area of N...
Summer Sonic Festival's 10th Anniversary in Tok... Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Aug 27, 2009 by jamiesan

Summer Sonic Festival's 10th Anniversary in Tokyo |１０周年の サマーソニック

Summer in Japan is marked by a lot of things: humidity, the rainy season, the Obon Holiday (one of Japan’s three major national holidays), cool biz (a ...
Locals Get-Together at Organza | 広島のオルガンザ Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Aug 13, 2009 by jamiesan

Locals Get-Together at Organza | 広島のオルガンザ

Most of the stories done during this trip are planned, but some just kind of fell in my lap, already happening when I step through the door to the bar, ...
DJ Zorzi and The Oilworks Sound | DJ ZorziとOilw... Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, ELECTRONICA/DANCE, Jul 29, 2009 by jamiesan

DJ Zorzi and The Oilworks Sound | DJ ZorziとOilworksの音

Through the lens of Oilworks team, we have been exploring Fukuoka and have met the DJs and VJs/, their office space and various stores in the community ...
Hitchhiking: Thumbs Up for Hiroshima | 福岡市から広島市まで Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Jun 01, 2009 by jamiesan

Hitchhiking: Thumbs Up for Hiroshima | 福岡市から広島市まで

My next stop is the famous city of Hiroshima. I used to live here a good three years ago so I am expecting a lot from the city. The world knows Hiroshim...
From Fukuoka to Hiroshma | 福岡市から広島市まで Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, , Aug 01, 2009 by jamiesan

From Fukuoka to Hiroshma | 福岡市から広島市まで

Kyushu: Japan's most southern main island. Nagasaki, Ochi-san the monk, the beach-side Cadillac Ranch, break beats, jazz and the Fukuoka City Oilworks ...
Fukuoka Nights: Hard Core Hip Hop Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Jul 19, 2009 by jamiesan

Fukuoka Nights: Hard Core Hip Hop

The rain has let up and night has fallen. The cab pulls up and we get in. To my right is Zorzi and on my left is Megatron. Our destination: Club Base. ...
Oilworks Crew Reps Fukuoka City | Oilworksからみての... Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Jul 18, 2009 by jamiesan

Oilworks Crew Reps Fukuoka City | Oilworksからみての福岡市。

It was last Fall, in Sendai City, when I first met DJ Zorzi from the Oilworks label. A lanky, soft-voiced, baggy t-shirt and typical cap-wearing guy (wh...
The Road to Fukuoka: Dialogues with an Ito-Shim... Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Jul 14, 2009 by jamiesan

The Road to Fukuoka: Dialogues with an Ito-Shima Local

With the arrival to Fukuoka, my time on the island of Kyushu as well as my time with Ochi-san, comes to an end. So does the first week of the Japan Proj...
Ito-Shima's Cadillac Ranch | 糸島のCadillac Ranch Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Jul 14, 2009 by jamiesan

Ito-Shima's Cadillac Ranch | 糸島のCadillac Ranch

I'm still on the island of Kyushu, slowly making my way toward its biggest and Northern city, Fukuoka. It is the day Ochi-san, the monk, and I will part...
DJ Krush: Part One of Exclusive Interview Me_osaka_square
SENDAI, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Feb 03, 2009 by jamiesan

DJ Krush: Part One of Exclusive Interview

DJ Krush sits down with SPIN Earth and correspondent Jamie Williams on a recent trip to Sendai, Japan. In this intimate interview, Krush catches us u...
Mentol Nomad | メントルノマード Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, ELECTRONICA/DANCE, Jul 06, 2009 by jamiesan

Mentol Nomad | メントルノマード

Japan and its colliding "modern versus tradition" is an age-old adage known throughout the world. In this video we find this characteristic of the natio...
Music According to Junior High School Girls Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, , Jul 03, 2009 by jamiesan

Music According to Junior High School Girls

Random encounters are really what this project is all about (or, at least, what is fueling it to move along). I've been on the road for about two weeks ...
80kidz Brings Tokyo's Freshest Electro to Hiros... Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, ELECTRONICA/DANCE, Jul 01, 2009 by jamiesan

80kidz Brings Tokyo's Freshest Electro to Hiroshima

Positive momentum that builds up from traveling can get you into a lot of interesting places. That momentum, combined with good connections, opens up ev...
Entrancing Beats at Ito Shima's Dover Cafe Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Jul 03, 2009 by jamiesan

Entrancing Beats at Ito Shima's Dover Cafe

Ito Shima is located approximately 30 minutes West of Fukuoka--Kyushu's southern metropolis and growing cultural hot spot. But even with the reputation ...
The Morning Prayer | 朝の読経 Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Jul 06, 2009 by jamiesan

The Morning Prayer | 朝の読経

I am in Nagasaki and have been welcomed into the temple thanks to Ochi-san, the Buddhist monk and music-organizer legend. The clock has barely struck 6:...
Monk Valley: Dialogues with a Buddhist Priest Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, , Jun 30, 2009 by jamiesan

Monk Valley: Dialogues with a Buddhist Priest

I find myself an hour outside of Nagasaki staying in the mountains with a Buddhist Monk named Ochi-san. But Ochi-san is no ordinary monk: he was the chi...
Champon Noodles: Food for the Nagasaki Soul Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, , Jun 27, 2009 by jamiesan

Champon Noodles: Food for the Nagasaki Soul

This time it is Nagasaki's champon noodles. If you have ever lived in Japan you'll be privy to the knowledge that Japanese people love to not only ...
Nagasaki University's "Lunch Concert" Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Jun 27, 2009 by jamiesan

Nagasaki University's "Lunch Concert"

Nagasaki is a beautiful and culturally rich town. (Nagasaki was the only port to remain open to other countries, especially Holland, China and Korea, du...
The Onsen: 温泉 Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, , Jun 24, 2009 by jamiesan

The Onsen: 温泉

Onsen (温泉): Water from a geothermally heated spring that is directed into a bath. Traditionally these baths were outdoors, but these days onsen are ofte...
Hitchhiking: The Convenience Store Owner and th... Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, , Jun 24, 2009 by jamiesan

Hitchhiking: The Convenience Store Owner and the Atomic Bomb

Jamie gets his fourth ride from a local man who is an owner of a convenience store in a town outside of Nagasaki. --- There is much more to this ...
Hitchhiking: The Young Couple on a Date Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, , Jun 24, 2009 by jamiesan

Hitchhiking: The Young Couple on a Date

Our correspondent continues on with a mission to get to Nagasaki. For his third ride, Jamie gets picked up by a young couple. Instead of Jamie asking th...
Hitchhiking: Nagasaki Girls and the Salary Man Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, , Jun 24, 2009 by jamiesan

Hitchhiking: Nagasaki Girls and the Salary Man

After getting a ride from the two truckers, our correspondent continued his road-side battle to get to his first stopover city: Nagasaki. --- The ...
Hitchhiking: A Ride with Two Truckers Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, , Jun 24, 2009 by jamiesan

Hitchhiking: A Ride with Two Truckers

One of the "spin-offs" of the Spin Earth Japan Project is meeting new people and by way of that, getting a chance to tap into the psyche of the average ...
Mitsu the Beats: Putting Japan Back on the Glob... Me_osaka_square
SENDAI, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Jun 17, 2009 by jamiesan

Mitsu the Beats: Putting Japan Back on the Global Hip Hop Map

Riding high off the critical acclaim of his second album Word to the Wise, Mitsu the Beats, Japan's newest, top hip hop DJ and producer, sat down for co...
From Sendai to Fukuoka: The Spin Earth Japan Pr... Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, , Jun 18, 2009 by jamiesan

From Sendai to Fukuoka: The Spin Earth Japan Project Begins

Planes, buses and hitchhiking—The trip has officially begun! Our correspondent Jamie Williams brings to us the first of many travelogues and reports for...
Arabaki Rock Fest 2009 Me_osaka_square
SENDAI, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Jun 09, 2009 by jamiesan

Arabaki Rock Fest 2009

No outdoor event organizer wants to wake up and deal with grey, soggy, cold weather the day of their event. Yet organizers and fans alike were up agains...
Welcome to the SPIN Earth Japan Project Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, , Jun 11, 2009 by jamiesan

Welcome to the SPIN Earth Japan Project

A nation smaller in size than that of California, Japan brims at the edges with collisions: natural beauty vs. concrete sprawl, ancient history vs. mode...

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