Kinokuniya ,C,1raokt•~ Boof(s Comme • Dev(_ • Cadu Mft1ukcKhT ~ - Otpt,Sro,~ br• ~ Neil Butler Paul McInnes Metropolis is Japan’s No.1 English magazine, founded in 1994 and Publisher and Editor-in-Chief published for Japan’s international community Chief Executive Officer Editorial Camille Miller (Editor), Jessie Carbutt (Assistant Editor & Social Media Coordinator), Shir Lee Akazawa, Rei Ando (Editorial Interns), Anna Cock Gibson (Proofreader) Design & Development Xi Nan (Art Director), Fernando Goya (Designer/Developer), Natsuki Araki (Web Designer), Mone Ishikawa (Design Intern), Takahiro Kanazawa (Events Manager), Advertising Niki Kaihara, Yuichi Murata, Aidan McFarlane (Sales Managers), Takuya Takeshita, Tatsuki Butler (Sales Administrators). Reach over メトロポリスは20年以上に渡り、訪日• 8F Nishi-Azabu Sonic Bldg, © Copyright 2020 Japan Partnership Holdings Inc. 関東在住の外国人へ無料で配布してい 3-2-12 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo The views expressed herein are not necessarily 50,000 those of the publisher. The publisher reserves Metropolis readers る英字総合情報誌です。英語圏の方々に 106-0031 the right to edit or delete any advertisement 向けた情報発信や宣伝広告の機会を行 without notice. Advertise: 政機関や日本企業に提供しております。 Tel: 03-4588-2277 [email protected] お問い合わせ: 03-4588-2277 Fax: 03-4588-2278 metropolisinfo.net metropolisjapan.com/advertise metropolisjapan.com Cover Design: Xi Nan Cover Photography: Louise Angerer Cover Model: Kotone Iris 3 My Quarantine Albums This spring, the pandemic turned the music industry onto its head. The cancellation of concerts, tours and festivals forced artists and venues to remain active in innovative and — above all — digital ways. We asked some of our favorite artists what they’ve been listening to during these tough and uncertain times. By Takahiro Kanazawa Yurika / drummer / Tawings Natsuko Miyamoto / bassist Taichi Furukawa / key- Keitaro Goto -Fukai / co-found- and vocalist / MASS OF THE boardist, bassist and er / Gampeki Music Festival Californication / Red Hot FERMENTING DREGS vocalist / KONCOS Chili Peppers Quarters! / King Gizzard & Pop Virus / Gen Hoshino Skimming Spotify playlists the Lizard Wizard “Lately, I purchased a yoga mat and redesigned my room. I’ve fi- “Since we can’t record in a studio, “Right now I’m focused on de- “The seven-member Melbourne nally built a rhythm of cleaning I’ve set up a basic recording space sign-based projects, like illustrat- rock band recorded this album and cooking at home. For the first at home and come up with ideas ing, painting and artwork created while jamming on their world time in a long time, I have time for some songs. through pencil, pen and brush. tour. Each of the four songs is to focus on myself and reevaluate Mostly I’m working on artwork exactly minutes and sec- various aspects of my life.” “We need [music] now more than for the project we finished record- onds long. They recorded the ever. It’s something we can’t ing in March. album with the playful concept let go of… Even while stuck at of stopping the tape when it hit home, I’m listening to music and “This has been a period of re- that time mark. Lately, I listen to watching movies like any other flection, a time to reconfirm my music at home, rather than when day. Those are things I enjoyed values. Thanks to music, I have I’m commuting or on the move, doing as a child, and still enjoy friends, a family and a reason to so I’m able to really indulge in a as an adult today. It doesn’t mat- design. I believe that music is -minute track.” ter how old we are; we need the hope.” things we love.” Oct 31 - Nov 1 Gampeki Music Festival 2020 gampeki.com DOWNLOAD Listen to a clip of KONCOS’ uplifting tribute track "All This Love" AR APP 4 • • • • • • Masaki Ueda / co-founder Zach Choy / drummer / Maki Morita / TOGE Records Maika Loubté / singer- / Gampeki Music Festival Crack Cloud songwriter and electronic Modern Lovers / Jonathan producer Artist: spill tab Exploring the metal genre thor- Richman & The Modern Lovers oughly for the rst time Joyful / Andras, R.Y.C / Mura “I’m working with various artists “I’ve always liked making things Masa, Zilla With Her Eyes Shut / on their live streaming projects. “As a creative entity, our work ethic at home, so [my lifestyle] hasn’t Zilla With Her Eyes Shut Since listeners aren’t able to expe- hasn’t wavered. We continue to de- changed much. I continue to work rience the energy of a traditional velop our storytelling, without the on songs for my band Foodie. “For me, music is fun and brings live performance, the quality of spectre of touring internationally to Also, I learned how to make a fantasy to my life. I feel like this the content becomes much more distract us from the work we want mask!” about so many other aspects of art important in these online events. to do. and culture, too. ese things con- So I try my best to curate a two- TOGE presents nect me to another world that can’t be way interaction that feels like re- “Art and culture feel amplied as both Crack Cloud Japan Tour aected by any external factors, one al-time communication between a privilege and necessity right now.” HUCK FINN, Nagoya that’s separated from the real world. artists and the viewers. TOONICE, Takamatsu Seeing how each country handles the SOCORE FACTORY, Osaka current situation shows very clearly “I think it’s the artist’s mission FEVER , Tokyo whether or not art and culture are to take in the times and convert togeongaku.tumblr.com deeply ingrained in that place and what they see and feel into a piece *Please check the website for dates and tells me that I’m not living in one of of work. It gives me hope that art- details. those culturally cultivated countries. ists in the Japanese music scene It really hurts seeing so many places are pushing the boundaries of our such as night clubs, live houses and current situation in new, interest- theaters being forced to close. ing ways.” “I’m working on some amazing ex- perimental projects, like doing live- stream shows with faraway artists and asking people from all over the world Watch the Japanese-French singer's to send me photos of their daily life quarantine performance of "NIET II" for artwork for a new song. Bless the featuring maco marets internet.” 5 Photo credit: ARISAK eill / singer-songwriter Tamio / guitarist / Luby Great Maekawa / bassist / Kento Nagatsuka / vocal- Sparks Flower Companyz ist / WONK Artist: UMI / Yumi Matsutouya Immunity / Clairo DAY OFF / e Chang Hundred Fifty Roses / Duñe x Crayon “My tour was postponed and I didn’t get a chance to see my fans, so I’m “e band can’t get together in per- “It’s been years since this album “Now that our music production has working on a song we can all sing to- son, so we’ve been communicating was released and I still nd myself slowed down, I’ve been spending a lot gether once this crisis is over, as proof online, bouncing ideas about songs listening to it every spring. of time cooking, which was my for- that we’ve overcome it. e plan is to and sharing our opinions that way. Music is irreplaceable. Beyond music mer profession. I hope that the recipes have fans send me some melodies, A new challenge we’re taking on is and culture though, recently, I’m real- I post on social media inspire people which I’ll compile into a single song. merging each member’s favorite genre izing the value of everything.” to cook and help them discover more into one coherent track. Rather than of our music as well. Other than that, “Being home all the time and not one person dominating the process, the other members have been work- being able to see the people I love each of us contributes in a bigger way, ing on radio series, game-streaming has felt really lonely, like the world which I think will result in an album and overall exploring channels other is leaving me behind. ere’s an app that’s quite dierent from our previ- than music to interact with audiences. that tells you how many people are ous projects.” listening to your music in real time. “I think it’s a big change that more Seeing those numbers and knowing and more artists are releasing remote- that someone out there is choosing ly-produced songs and live perfor- to listen to my songs during a time mance videos on social media. Now like this saved me. It’s like we’re all that working from separate places is connected by an invisible thread.” no longer a problem, I’m hoping to collaborate more with artists from Check out the dreamy music video abroad and use this opportunity to for the band's latest song "Somewhere" reach a wider audience.” 6 • • • • • iceburn Listen to the full playlist at metropolisjapan.com/spotify 7 Take a deeper look into the restaurant and discover authentic Japanese-style yakiniku NEW DISCOVERY - JAPANESE CUISINE NIHON YAKINIKU HASEGAWA Nihon Yakiniku Hasegawa OMOTESANDO Minowa Omotesando Bldg. 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