Favorite Non-2022 Music Discoveries
3 min readDec 7, 2022
Albums
- Ippu-Do, Real (1980)
- Diamanda Galas, The Litanies of Satan (1982)
- Masami Tsuchiya, RICE MUSIC (1982)
- Ippu-Do, Night Mirage (1983)
- Sonic Youth, Confusion Is Sex (1983)
- P-MODEL, ANOTHER GAME (1984)
- Talk Talk, It’s My Life (1984)
- Aburadako, Aburadako (1985)
- S.O.B., Don’t Be Swindle (1987)
- A.R. Kane, I (1989)
- Kinniku Shojo Tai, Gakkouchou (1990)
- Death, Human (1991)
- 8Ball & MJG, Comin Out Hard (1993)
- Archers of Loaf, Icky Mettle (1993)
- LUNA SEA, EDEN (1993)
- New Order, Republic (1993)
- Korn, Korn (1994)
- L’Arc~en~Ciel, Tierra (1994)
- Low, I Could Live in Hope (1994)
- Marisa Monte, Verde Anil Amarelo Cor de Rosa e Carvao (1994)
- Buju Banton, ’Til Shiloh (1995)
- DJ Screw, All Screwed Up, Vol. II (1995)
- HI-STANDARD, GROWING UP (1995)
- LTJ Bukem, Logical Progression (1996)
- Megumi Hayashibara, bertemu (1996)
- Sasha & John Digweed, Northern Exposure (1996)
- UA, 11 (1996)
- BOOM BOOM SATELLITES, Out Loud (1997)
- DJ Nelson, The Flow (1997)
- Twista, Adrenaline Rush (1997)
- Cocco, Kumuiuta (1998)
- Plastic Tree, Puppet Show (1998)
- Rowland S. Howard, Teenage Snuff Film (1999)
- Source Direct, Exorcise the Demons (1999)
- Todd Edwards, Prima Edizone (1999)
- Cymbals, Mr.Noone Special (2000)
- Discordance Axis, The Inalienable Dreamless (2000)
- Ayumi Hamasaki, Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance (2001)
- Saves the Day, Stay What You Are (2001)
- Box Car Racer, Box Car Racer (2002)
- City of Caterpillar, City of Caterpillar (2002)
- 1000 Travels of Jawaharlal, Owari Wa Konai (2003)
- TVXQ!, TRI-ANGLE (2004)
- toe, the book about my idle plot on a vague anxiety (2005)
- Tommy heavenly6, Tommy heavenly6 (2005)
- Vex’d, Degenerate (2005)
- Uhm Jung Hwa, Prestige (2006)
- KARA, Blooming (2007)
- AKB48, Team K 4th Stage “Saishuu Bell Ga Naru” (2008)
- Sister’s Barbershop, Most Ordinary Existence (2008)
- AKB48, Team B 3rd Stage “Pajama Drive” (2009)
- fripside, infinite synthesis (2010)
- livetune, Re:Upload (2013)
- Eiko Ishibashi, Car and Freezer (2014)
- PUNPEE, MODERN TIMES (2017)
- ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, Boiler Room x Super Dommune (2020)
- CFCF, memoryland (2021)
- Jane Remover, Teen Week (2021)
Songs
- Ryuichi Sakamoto, “riot in Lagos” (1980)
- Ippu-Do, “Sumire September Love” (1982)
- Sonic Youth, “(She’s in A) Bad Mood” (1983)
- P-MODEL, “ECHOES” (1984)
- DREAMS COME TRUE, “Ureshii! Tanoshii! Daisuki!” (1989)
- 8Ball & MJG, “Comin’ Out Hard” (1993)
- Archers of Loaf, “Wrong” (1993)
- LUNA SEA, “Believe” (1993)
- Peach Hips, “Moon Revenge” (1993)
- Korn, “Blind” (1994)
- L’Arc~en~Ciel, “Blurry Eyes” (1994)
- Marisa Monte, “Na Estrada” (1994)
- Buju Banton, “‘Til I’m Laid to Rest” (1995)
- DJ Screw/UGK, “Tell Me Something Good” (1995)
- Mr.Children, “Seesaw Game ~Yuukan Na Koi No Uta~” (1995)
- Todd Edwards, “Steal Your Heart” (1995)
- L’Arc~en~Ciel, “flower” (1996)
- L’Arc~en~Ciel, “Lies and Truth” (1996)
- Maaya Sakamoto, “Yakusoku Wa Iranai” (1996)
- Megumi Hayashibara, “Give a reason” (1996)
- UA, “Jonetsu” (1996)
- BOOM BOOM SATELLITES, “Scatterin’ Monkey” (1997)
- Cocco, “Tsuyoku Hakanai Monotachi” (1997)
- Twista, “Adrenaline Rush” (1997)
- ZARD, “Unmei No Roulette Mawashite” (1997)
- DJ DMD ft. Fat Pat & Lil Keke, “25 Lighters” (1998)
- Plastic Tree, “Zetsubou No Oka” (1998)
- Tamio Okuda, “Sasurai” (1998)
- RHYMESTER, “B-Boyism” (1999)
- Source Direct, “Mind Weaver” (1999)
- Cymbals, “Do You Believe in Magic?” (2000)
- Maaya Sakamoto, “Mameshiba” (2000)
- Ayumi Hamasaki, “UNITE! (Airwave Remix)” (2001)
- hiro, “TREASURE” (2001)
- Maaya Sakamoto, “Bike” (2001)
- Box Car Racer, “I Feel So” (2002)
- ROUND TABLE ft. Nino, “Let Me Be with You” (2003)
- TVXQ! ft. BoA & TRAX, “TRI-ANGLE” (2004)
- Vex’d, “Pop Pop” (2005)
- Uhm Jung Hwa, “Song of Wind” (2006)
- KARA, “Break It” (2007)
- YUI, “CHE.R.RY” (2007)
- Ranka Lee = Megumi Nakajima & Sheryl Nome starring May’n, “What ‘bout my star? @ Formo” (2008)
- fripside, “future gazer” (2010)
- livetune ft. Hatsune Miku, “Tell Your World” (2012)
- livetune ft. Hatsune Miku, “Redial” (2013)
- Eiko Ishibashi, “Car and Freezer” (2014)
- Guy Gerber & Puff Daddy, “Floating Messiah” (2014)
- Momoiro Clover Z, “MOON PRIDE” (2014)
- PUNPEE, “Renaissance” (2017)
- Mari Tamaki (CV: Inori Minase), Shirase Kobuchizawa (CV: Kana Hanazawa), Hinata Miyake (CV: Yuka Iguchi), Yuzuki Shiraishi (CV: Saori Hayami), “Kokokara, Kokokara” (2018)
- Saori Hayami, “Shukufuku” (2018)
- I. JORDAN, “I’m Waiting (Just 4 U)” (2020)
- Jane Remover ft. kmoe, “homeswitcher” (2021)