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Ian Martin @ The Japan Times: The best of Japanese indie in 2016

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While the J-pop mainstream seemed in 2016 to have finally and irreversibly consummated the awkward courtship of streaming technology, the year was business as usual for the basement-dwellers of the indie and underground scenes. And as usual, the result was a raft of terrific records that hardly anyone will ever hear.

 

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Taking the opposite path, there has also been a drift among some young indie musicians toward the noisier extremes, with the summer’s “Provoke” compilation featuring rising stars of dark art punk and psychedelic rock such as Burgh, Qujaku and Klan Aileen.

 

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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/12/25/music/best-japanese-indie-2016

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