Former Ghost member Masaki Batoh released Brain Pulse Music, a collection of prayers and requiems for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami, featuring traditional instruments as well as two brain-controlled electronic devices called BPM.
The album is out on Drag City and the machines themselves are on sale as well for $699.
There's a nice article about the project on Wired. Proceeds go to the Japanese Red Cross.
Following the disaster occuring in Japan, musicians mobilize themselves to contribute to fundraising for humanitarian aid. This blog lists their initiatives and will be updated as new ones see the light. If you know about similar projects, please send info to musicreliefjapan[AT]hotmail.fr Twitter@MusicReliefJP
Project Fukushima!
Project Fukushima! is (mainly) a free music festival which will be simultaneously held in Fukushima and locations all over the globe on August 15. The organizers -- experimental music hero Yoshihide Ôtomo, Michiru Endô (from punk band The Stalin) and poet Ryôichi Wago -- also curate a series of DIY Hearts released recordings featuring artists such as Seijaku (trio featuring Keiji Haino, Yoshimitsu Ichiraku a.k.a. Doravideo, Mitsuru Nasuno), Tatsuya Yoshida (from Ruins), Ryûichi Sakamoto, and a jam session featuring Nanao Tavito, U-Zhaan and the dearly missed Rei Harakami. Here is the list of available titles.
Benefits will be used to finance the festival.
Recorded For Japan
R. Stevie Moore, members of MGMT, Kurt Vile, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and more are featured on charity compilation Recorded For Japan. Sales proceeds will go to the Japanese Red Cross. Here is a preview :
LA♥JPN♥LA
The "LA♥JPN♥LA" compilation is a collection of exclusive tracks from artists in Los Angeles and Japan showing their solidarity in supporting the earthquake victims of Japan.
Featured artists include Dâm-Funk, Carlos Nino + Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Ras G, Inner Science and 23 others. Details here.
Featured artists include Dâm-Funk, Carlos Nino + Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Ras G, Inner Science and 23 others. Details here.
Available through iTunes worldwide (you can also preview it on Bandcamp). Proceeds go to the Japanese Red Cross and Civic Force.
Help Japan
Help Japan compiles remixes (Radiohead, Regina Spektor, Matisyahu) and original tracks in genres spanning folk, chilled instrumental electronica, dubstep, klezmer, indie, performance poetry and more. It's available on Bandcamp at the starting price of £2 and will later be released as a CD. You can also name your price and receive physical bonus material if you donate more than £15 (an iPhone app, videos to download, merch, CDs... the more you spend, the more you receive!).
Curator Steve Paul, who also wrote an important part of the music presented here, explains about the project in this Raised By Records interview. All proceeds going to British Red Cross Japan Tsunami Appeal.
Plus Records
Techno producer Shin Nishimura's Plus Records label released a two volume charity compilation featuring Dave Tarrida, Hiroshi Watanabe, Salmon and many more. Available through Beatport (vol.1, vol.2) and Juno Download (vol.1, vol.2). Benefits go to the Japanese Red Cross.
Ich Danketsu
German electro-pop label Megapeng released Ich Danketsu, a free compilation encouraging listeners to donate to GlobalGiving. Featured artists include Applehead, Kania Tieffer, Trippple Nippples and more happy-go-ravey bands.
COMPassion
Orange County, NY based Parrot On A Porch Records released a charity compilation entitled COMPassion, featuring indie pop/rock/emocore artists such as Jonah Matranga, Codeseven, Chamberlain, Mourning District and more.
Proceeds go to Relief International.
Something We Can Do
Something We Can Do features 15 previously unreleased tracks from some of the most revered names in the world of drum & bass and dance music today (notably Makoto and DJ Marky). Available on iTunes, Beatport, Bandcamp, Soundcloud. 100% of the profits from the sales of the album will be donated to the Japanese Redcross.
Japanease
Music distributor Wordsandsound curated Japanease, a colossal compilation of electronic dance music featuring Prins Thomas, Technasia, Elektro Guzzi, Anja Schneider and a ton more. Almost half of the 138 tracks were previously unreleased. Available as 3 packages or separate tracks, on almost every download platform one can think of (iTunes, Juno, Boomkat, Amazon...).
The entire income of sales will be donated to the area of Sendai/Miyagi through the German Japanese Association in Hamburg.
BPM Japan
Beatport-released charity comp BPM Japan features Ken Ishii, Mijk Van Dijk, Thomas Schumacher, Dominik Eulberg, Beroshima, Kaoru Inoue and other great techno artists. Volume 1 , Volume 2 and Volume 3 are out on Beatport. Exclusive cover illustrations and T-shirt by Katsuhiro Otomo. Proceeds go to the Red Cross.
Noises for Japan - Sustain | Rebuild
Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd, The Legendary Pink Dots, A Place To Bury Strangers, Hypnoskull and 44 others provided tracks for Noises for Japan - Sustain | Rebuild, a compilation supporting Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue And Support.
Forest Swords
Last year, Forest Swords' Dagger Paths album ended up on many year-end lists of the "indie-sphere". If you don't own the expanded edition, the six earlier tracks it included -- formerly released as the Fjree Feather EP -- are now available as a separate digital release, the proceeds of which will be sent to the Red Cross Tsunami Relief Fund. Available from No Pain in Pop.
Bob Hope would
Audio Antihero's "Bob Hope would." is a charity compilation of exclusives and otherwise for the Japan relief effort. It features exclusive/unreleased/advance/rare songs from Darren Hayman, Jack Hayter, Nosferatu D2, Benjamin Shaw, Shoes & Socks Off, Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences, Broken Shoulder, Fighting Kites, The Owl Service and more.
The record is available for £3.99 (with the option to donate more) from Bandcamp.
All money to be split between Japan Society, Red Cross, Shelterbox, Save The Children and The Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Relief Fund.
The record is available for £3.99 (with the option to donate more) from Bandcamp.
All money to be split between Japan Society, Red Cross, Shelterbox, Save The Children and The Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Relief Fund.
DIY Hearts
Old news but great news : DIY Hearts now have an English page which helps non-Japanese speakers purchase their nice catalog. With contributions from Doddodo, Dorian, Doravideo, Keiji Haino, Yoshihide Otomo, Magical Power Mako, Fishmans, Kleptomaniac, U-zhaan (ex-Asa-chang&Junray) and many more, you simply can't go wrong !
DIY Hearts is an offshoot of mp3 store DIY Stars (an artist-run service comparable to Bancamp) dedicated to charity. It features not only music but also videos, novels, smartphone apps etc.
Also available from DIY Stars is singer-songwriter Nanao Tavito's new song "Kesa Tsukutta Uta" ("a song I wrote this morning"), the proceeds of which also go to charity.
Tracks are DRM-free. All benefits go to the Japanese Red Cross.
Rock Back for Japan
A burn on demand/net label releasing lo-fi post rock, dreampop, shoegazer, electro-dreampop, nu-gaze, electropop, dreamy, psychedelic, slocore, indie rock, post rock, post punk (and more !), Patetico Recordings released 6 volumes (and counting ?) of disaster relief fund compilation Rock Back for Japan. Available from the Amazon MP3 store. Benefits go to the Red Cross.
A Compilation for Japan
Record labels Mental Groove and Villa Magica teamed up to release A Compilation for Japan, featuring Gad Mizrahi, Cuizinier&Orgasmic, Canblaster, Shackleton, Imperial Tiger Orchestra and many more (28 tracks in total). Techno, ambient electronica, broken beats and ethio-jazz... there's a lot of good music here and it holds together suprisingly well. Available for 7,99 € (or more) from Bandcamp. Proceeds go to Civic Force.
Soul Aid
Free compilation album featuring Jeff Mills, Los Hermanos, Miss Kittin, Alexkid, Thomas Fehlmann and more (don't miss the "more music" button). Website includes link to Just Giving, a free service which not only allows you to donate, but also gives you tools to start fundraising yourself. Check it out here. Benefits will go to Civic Force.
Artist Action
Bajune Tobeta is rather unknown in the West, but he has collaborated with some of the finest names in modern electronic pop (Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi, Atom(TM), Aoki Takamasa....). He just curated Artist Action, a charity album featuring 37 contributions from (mostly) Japanese and international artists, among which a rather Bjorkesque track by electronica pop wonder Erina Koyama. Proceeds go to the Japanese Red Cross.
Hope For Japan
A pretty post-rock /ambient compilation featuring 36 international artists. While Bandcamp proved a very useful tool for musicians who wanted to help fundraising to release music as quickly as possible, it still has the incovenience of processing fees (15%) and Paypal fees. This is why the good people behind Hope For Japan have thought out a system ensuring 100% of sales go to the American Red Cross. Read about it here.
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