RADIO IN TOKYO

For our August(八月) Tsubaki FM show, Taniya Hashimoto from Jazzy Sport London has put together a special summer mix, call it “Space Amazonian Mix”.

Following the show in July, we’re taking turns to select and create a mix each. It’s been almost 2 years since the team has moved to London from Japan and here’s a reflection of the incredible and wild years in London. Cheers to another new chapter coming up:)!!

For our June (六月) Tsubaki FM show we invite Cameron Cullen, a Scottish producer also known as DJ Posture, is a key member of London's Klipsch crew Giant Steps. He is a creator of unconventional house and techno music, shaped from house parties and illegal raves which he was exposed to since growing up in Scotland's central belt in the 1990s.

His mixes continue the tradition of genre-bending DJs like Theo Parrish and Spencer Kincy, utilising a variety of musical genres while maintaining a high degree of sophistication in the track selection process, with a particular fondness for dance music from the 1990s.

For our April(四月) Tsubaki FM show we invite London base selector & radio host, Valentine Comar.

Valentine, with an infectious worldwide rhythms takes you to faraway land through her mix. She has been deeply involved with the London music scene as a selector/DJ, as well as previously working at Brilliant corners and the brownswood, Gilles Peterson’s record label at the moment.She is also the host of ‘low key and local’ on Netil Radio and ‘Valentine invites…’ on Voices Radio where she invites DJs & musicians to perform live and talk about their projects and events, with a focus on building or reinforcing communities.

For our February (ニ月) Tsubaki FM show we invite a Lodon-based chinese dancer and DJ, The pocket apprentice, aka Harry Shi!

The name "The Pocket Apprentice" is his tribute to all the great musicians, dancers, and DJs for being in the pocket and inspiring dancers to move within it. In humbleness to these greats and the club culture, Harry felt that learning how to feel and be in the pocket would be an endless process, hence the name of the Pocket apprentice.

For this two-hour vinyl set, the pocket apprentice featured his most recent inspirations, legends from the bebop and hard bop era with some Latin twists. The agenda of this set is to showcase how the feel of “swing” has been redefined by polyrhythmic musicians (drummers in particular).

For our November (十月) Tsubaki FM show we invite South-London base vinyl collector/selector and NTS Radio host, Minus Kendal.

We were cheeky enough to ask Minus Kendal-san for a 2h strictly jazz set and we are beyond excited to share it!! From 70s Finish jazz, spiritual-jazz-rock, classics, a whole spectrum! You can catch his monthly lunchtime show “Corticepts w/ Minus Kendal” on NTS and also find him in one of the Flaskback record stores in London.

For our September(九月) Tsubaki FM show we invite Paris base DJ and music producer Mido.

Mido runs a creative company SENSE and a record label MENACE which focuses on progressive instrumental music and production. Through MENACE, he has released works from artists such as Toshio Matsura 松浦俊夫, Underground Canopy, Enzo Carniel, Antoine Berjeaut, and Hugo LX.  He has also released several vinyl projects with Jazzy Sport and is deeply connected with the music scene in Japan. Mido’s 2hour music journey starts with an immersing graceful jazz by Fumio Itabashi, gradually making its way to hiphop and ambient.

For our July(七月) Tsubaki FM show we invite London base DJ, curator, radio presenter and record label owner, Tim Garcia.

He runs an independent record label Musica Macondo do creating magic with music from all around the world. You will hear this magic through his 2h mix show as he explores the universal language of music!

For this month’s Tsubaki FM, we invite South East London-based musician, producer, curator and DJ, Anja Ngozi. She offers an eclectic, experimental approach to music.

Oriented around R&B, hip hop, and dub, Anja has built her vibes through interweaving some left field and ambient as well.

To open, we have Ayana from JSL selecting her world psychedelic grooves in the first half.