Where can I listen to Japanese train and bus station melodies and onboard announcements, preferably without installing RealPlayer? My previous go-to archive is 404ing. My Japanese is mediocre but good enough to help me navigate sites.
posted by avocet on Dec 25, 2009 - 6 answers

Can you recommend any live music venues in Tokyo? I'm interested in seeing local bands, particularly instrumental 'post-rock' and electronic music. [more inside]
posted by carnival of animals on Aug 3, 2009 - 4 answers

This is going to be a bit of a longshot, but when I was in Japan a few months ago, I heard a cover of Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now" sung presumably by a Japanese female, and I've been trying to find it ever since. [more inside]
posted by wander on Mar 12, 2009 - 6 answers

I'd like an introduction to Japanese jazz/piano ambient. Where should I start? Who's great? Who should I avoid?
posted by Xurando on Jan 26, 2009 - 7 answers

Help me capture the sound that emerges from the countless contacts between Brazil and Japan. I know about artists like Ganga Zumba, Joe Hirata and Tigarah but I'm looking for other recordings to put on a mix for a friend, including field recordings of the Asakusa Carnival or Ryukyu Koku Matsuri Daiko. Have any suggestions?
posted by billtron on Jan 9, 2009 - 4 answers

Tokyo Damage Report's list of shows and venues has sold me on going to see bands play while I'm in Japan, are there any resources like this for cities besides Tokyo? [more inside]
posted by soma lkzx on Jul 6, 2008 - 6 answers

Where can I find a good source of audio samples from Japanese monster movies? [more inside]
posted by awfurby on Jun 11, 2008 - 4 answers

Can you point me to traditional Japanese music on the web? Looking for free downloads. [more inside]
posted by ollsen on Apr 15, 2008 - 2 answers

Can you identify this Japanese song? [more inside]
posted by Bun on Mar 10, 2008 - 0 answers

How can I, an American, get money to travel to Japan? - Ideally I'd like to go through arts & humanities grants, cultural exchange programs, or visiting artist/musician programs, but other forms of travel funding assistance would be great too. Bonus mefi: how can an American musician (electronic, pop, club) find venues, promoters, DJ's, clubnights, etc, that can lead to a performance while visiting Japan/Tokyo.? [more inside]
posted by itchi23 on Jan 31, 2008 - 4 answers

Japanese music. I like Polysics and Plus-Tech Squeezebox. What else would I like? Are there any good English-language blogs about music of the Orient?
posted by stammer on Jun 19, 2007 - 13 answers

must.find.more. where can i find more music that sounds like the track in this movie? more inside... [more inside]
posted by whatitis on Feb 19, 2007 - 3 answers

Asking for a friend: Here is a music mystery I need help to solve: There is a band from Japan called Buffalo Daughter that, in 2003, released an album called Pshychic, which consists of 5 tracks: [more inside]
posted by KevinSkomsvold on Jan 2, 2007 - 27 answers

Can anyone point me to an MP3/CD to download/purchase of the song that plays over the "theme song" that plays over the speakers in Japan's Don Quijote stores?
posted by jeditanuki on Sep 14, 2006 - 4 answers

The professor and his students break into drunken song in Madadayo. Are those traditional songs? [more inside]
posted by bleary on May 14, 2006 - 5 answers

Where can I find pachinko music? [more inside]
posted by jtron on Apr 28, 2006 - 16 answers

I'd like some J-pop recommendations, please. [more inside]
posted by the_bone on Sep 18, 2005 - 30 answers

Can anyone help me find a copy of Kokoo's 'Super-Nova' album on CD or even mp3? My Google-fu has failed me, and I would *love* to hear some of my favourite tracks (especially 'Tarkus' by Emerson, Lake and Palmer) played on traditional Japanese instruments...
posted by timpollard on Jun 14, 2005 - 2 answers

Where can I find online audio samples of onkyo movement music?
posted by Nelson on Apr 4, 2005 - 5 answers

Can anyone translate these Japanese lyrics for me?
posted by Tlogmer on Feb 19, 2005 - 2 answers

Why do the Japanese versions of albulms always seem to have bonus tracks not available in North America? [more inside]
posted by hughbot on Jun 16, 2004 - 14 answers

What's the stereotypically Asian music called? You know, the music you hear in the background of Asian stores in movies? I'd like to buy some. Even better, is there a streaming station of it somewhere?
posted by crawl on Mar 24, 2004 - 13 answers