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.
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
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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