Trance in Japan, Part I: Artists & Labels

While we're a small scene in Japan, we're tight knit here and we have alot of excellent artists, music, and labels to share. I've collected just a bit of this to introduce people to some of the things we have going on here. This is part 1/2, and in part 2 I'll introduce some clubs and events.

00:00 Intro
00:22 History of Trance in Japan
01:24 Artist: Shingo Nakamura
02:15 Artist: N-sKing
03:21 Artist: U-G
03:54 Artist: Kita-Kei
04:20 Artist: Eshericks
04:44 Artist: Codeswitch
05:05 Artist: Rinaly
05:40 Artist: Derek Ryan
05:52 Label: Otographic
06:10 Label: Ascent
06:25 Label: Rock River
06:38 M3
07:01 Artist/Label: KaNa / Snow Freques
07:26 Label/Artist: Wavforme / Tomohiko Togashi
07:56 Wrap up

Insta links:

Shingo Nakamura:   / shingonakamura  
N-sKing:   / n_sking_jp  
U-G:   / ug_uplifting  
Kita-Kei:   / kitakei_music  
Eshericks:   / eshericks  
Codeswitch:   / codeswitchmusic  
Rinaly:   / rinalymusic  
Derek Ryan:   / derekryan  
Otographic:   / otographicmusic  
Ascent:   / ascentrecordings  
Rock River:   / rockriverrecords  
KaNa:   / kanaijuin  
Wavforme:   / wavforme  

For more on Doujin music in Japan, also check out this article:
https://djmag.com/longreads/mf-doom-n...