Apr 17, 2026 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Music
With ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ
Exploring multiple facets of jazz-adjacent prog-rock, edgy fusion, Canterbury, Zeuhl, Rock-In-Opposition, avant-prog, Rock Progressivo Italiano, world music, ambient, anything virtuosic.

| 7:02 AM |
| The Peanuts Mothra's Song Mothra Vs. Godzilla (Original Soundtrack) Toho Music Co. 1963 Composed by Yuki Koseki, and sung by the pop stars, twin sisters Emi & Yumi Ito. |
| 7:05 AM |
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🇯🇵 日本
With a population of almost 123 million, Japan is the world's 11th most populous country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Japan Japan plays every kind of music, often with an unrivaled intensity. | |
| 7:06 AM |
| kitaro Dawning (Yoake) Silk Road Kuckuck 1981 Kitarō (喜多郎), born Masanori Takahashi (高橋 正則) in 1953, is a Japanese recording artist, composer, record producer, and arranger noted for his electronic-instrumental "New Age" music. Hw was a member of the psychedelic "Far East Family Band". |
| 7:09 AM |
| Masahiro Takahashi Soundwalker N In Another Telephone Explosion Records 2026 Masahiro Takahashi (髙橋 政宏) was born in Japan, now based in Toronto Canada. "In Another" was released on March 20th. https://masahirotakahashi.bandcamp.com/album/in-another (I was unable to determine if Masahiro is related to Kitaro) |
| 7:12 AM |
| Ground Zero Yume No Hansyu Plays Standards RER Megacorp 1996 Jazzy Rock Noise Unit formed by Otomo Yoshihide in 1990 and disbanded in 1998. https://groundzone.bandcamp.com/ |
| 7:16 AM |
| Midori Hirano Ame, Hikari N Otonoma Thrill Jockey 2026 Keyboardist Midori Hirano was born in Kyoto, now based in Berlin Germany. |
| 7:20 AM |
| Rovo Unseen Onsen Phoenix Rising LP G-Wave 2013 Rovo is a space rock supergroup from Kansai, Japan, formed in 1995. |
| 7:29 AM |
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| 7:34 AM |
| Kenso Hyoto In The West Musea 1999 Kenso is a Japanese progressive rock / jazz rock fusion band formed in 1974. |
| 7:38 AM |
| Ars Nova Horla Rising Progday 2001 V/A Proglodite 2002 Japanese symphonic progressive rock band founded in Tokyo, Japan in 1983. |
| 7:41 AM |
| Opabinia Shower (Passing) of Passion (情熱の通り雨) Opabinia Tutinoko 2003 This one-off Japanese supergroup was formed by musicians that had played with Bondage Fruit, Korekyojinn, Ground Zero, Rovo, etc. |
| 7:47 AM |
| Pochakaite Malko Arrhythmia Pochakaite Malko ARCANGELO 2001 Pochakaite Malko is a Japanese band formed in Tokyo in August 1996. Some members were in a group called "Magma Copy Band". While Zeuhl influenced, they are more RIO/Avant-Prog. |
| 7:54 AM |
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Japan has also created music in the Canterbury style | |
| 7:57 AM |
| Stubbs Here I Am The New Proper Life Style 1983 "Stubbs" was an obscure Japanese group naming themselves after a song by "Hatfield and The North" (The Stubbs Effect). The group was creating music in the Canterbury scene vein during the mid 80's on 3 releases which didn't get much circulation. Led by keyboardist Kojiro Yamashita, who went on to release similar music under the name Canterburilogy. https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=9478 |
| 8:02 AM |
| moleslope Changing SLOPE Dewfall Records 2019 Although describing their influences as post rock and minimal music, this Tokyo based group also wears its Canterbury influences on its sleeves, with their name "Moleslope" coming from the combination of Matching Mole and 'slope', for the slopes of Canterbury region in England. |
| 8:07 AM |
| De Lorians Magso De Lorians Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records 2019 Modern Canterbury from Japan. Combining the Soft Machine-esque atmosphere, with the crazy Zappa freak outs. They also have hints of video game soundtrack influence. |
| 8:10 AM |
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| 8:17 AM |
| Osamu Kitajima Tengu - A Long-Nosed Goblin Benzaiten - EP East Quest Records 1975 Japanese musician, producer, composer and multi‑instrumentalist. Born in 1949 in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. |
| 8:23 AM |
| Plastic Dogs Queue Ivert s/r 2021 Plastic Dogs is a progressive metal jazz band based in Nagoya Japan, led by Ono Ryoko (Ryorchestra, Sax Ruins, etc). |
| 8:28 AM |
| Il Berlione 一人三役 - Hitori Sanyaku (A Triple Role) Il Berlione Belle Antique 1992 Japanese quintet playing music in the realm between Canterbury and jazz fusion. |
| 8:31 AM |
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| 8:36 AM |
| toe Etude of Solitude Our Latest Number - EP Topshelf Records 2018 toe is a Japanese post-rock/math rock band formed at the end of 2000. https://toe-music.bandcamp.com/ |
| 8:41 AM |
| 3nd clockworker view from Here - EP 残響record 2007 Post-rock / math-rock band 3nd (meaning 'three times' in Japanese) was formed in Tokyo in 2001. https://zankyorecord.bandcamp.com/album/view-from-here |
| 8:46 AM |
| MERMORT Kills Burger Polygon RINNE RECORDS 2015 Mermort is an experimental prog hardcore band from Tokyo. https://mermort.bandcamp.com/album/polygon "The album is made mainly in varying tempos because the capitalistic world has become overly rational, and the album is attempting to refute society's turn toward pragmatism." |
| 8:49 AM |
| nuito Intrjctn Unutella studioNUITO 2009 Nuito are an experimental math rock/post-rock trio who formed in Kyoto, Japan in 2004. Their music is defined by tapping guitars, slap bass and spastic drums with rapidly changing time signatures. https://nuito.bandcamp.com/ |
| 8:52 AM |
| Yoso-Wa-Yoso ヨソハヨソ Terraformed Terraformed EP 2011 Yoso-Wa-Yoso are a math rock group from Japan. I cannot find much information about them. |
| 8:58 AM |
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| 9:02 AM |
| Wha-ha-ha My Happiness (Is Not Yours) 死ぬ時は別 [Except When Dying] Better Days, Japan 1981 Wha-Ha-Ha were an experimental/avant-garde Japanese group who recorded three very obscure records in the early 1980's. Very little reliable information exists regarding the history of the group. All the members continued to have active independent music careers. They made music for RIO/avant-prog fans looking for something a bit more creative than another Zappa or Univers Zero clone. |
| 9:08 AM |
| 385 Seishinwo Hakaisuru Katchi Ningen Perfect Music 2013 Rock band formed in Okinawa Japan in 2008. |
| 9:11 AM |
| Machine and the Synergetic Nuts Texas Leap Second Neutral Cuneiform Records 2005 High energy fusion ensemble from Tokyo Japan, founded in 1997. https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/leap-second-neutral |
| 9:16 AM |
| Rinnesya Dynamite Essence Rinnesya 輪廻社 Creativeman Disc 1995 Rinnesya (輪廻社) is an experimental band from Japan. Just this one release. |
| 9:21 AM |
| LE SILO Enormous trees with The Holy Spirits.#1 (REMIX) 8.8 (REMIX) アルカンジェロ 2023 Founded in Tokyo in 1999, Le Silo is an instrumental trio with members of Elegant Pünk. |
| 9:24 AM |
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| 9:28 AM |
| OOIOO Nijimu nijimusi Thrill Jockey Records 2020 OOIOO is a Japanese avant-rock band, founded in 1995, led by drummer Yoshimi, from Boredoms. https://ooioojp.bandcamp.com/album/nijimusi |
| 9:32 AM |
| WaqWaq Kingdom Yaren Soran Mind Onsen - Single Phantom Limb 2024 Single from WaqWaq Kingdom (Kiki Hitomi and Shigeru Ishihara). |
| 9:36 AM |
| Hakushi Hasegawa Gone (feat. Kid Fresino) Mahōgakkō Brainfeeder 2024 Japanese producer born in 1998. https://hakushihasegawa.bandcamp.com/ |
| 9:39 AM |
| Happy Family Nord Company vs. Lead Company Toscco Cuneiform Records 1997 Happy Family is an instrumental progressive rock/fusion/Zeuhl band from Tokyo, formed in 1987. |
| 9:44 AM |
| Bondage Fruit Gel-Colloid Bondage Fruit 2 Maboroshi No Sekai 1996 Bondage Fruit is a progressive rock/Zeuhl band from Tokyo, Kantō, Japan, that was formed in 1990. |
| 9:48 AM |
| Ruins Guamallapish Pallaschtom SKiN GRAFT 1999 "Ruins" formed in Japan in 1985. They combine the raw energy of hardcore punk with progressive rock's flair and musicianship. There have been several line ups so far, featuring drummer / vocalist / main composer Yoshida Tatsuya. https://ruins.bandcamp.com/album/pallaschtom |
| 9:53 AM |
| Koenjihyakkei Sunna Zarioki (Live at Club Goodman) Live at Club Goodman SKiN GRAFT Records 2025 Kōenji Hyakkei is a Japanese zeuhl band, originated from Tokyo, including members of Ruins and Bondage Fruit. They are known for their extreme complexity, mind-boggling rhythm patterns and high expressiveness. https://skingraftrecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-club-goodman |
| 9:58 AM |
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| 9:58 AM |
| Tipographica If You Are An Aggressor, Keep Slowly And Certainly Tipographica ポニーキャニオン 2009 Japanese progressive avant-garde / free-jazz / RIO ensemble founded in 1986 and disbanded in 1998. |