Release Date : May 2025

SAISEI founder Junki Inoue continues his vital archival work uncovering the riches of Japan’s distinctive electronic music scene and bringing them to new audiences around the world.
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HERO U.D.A. aka Hiroyoshi Udaka is not someone you can easily google, but he’s sure lived a life worth retelling. His story starts back in the late 80s when, inspired by the acid house emanating from the UK — during what was fondly christened the Second Summer of Love — he picked up DJing and made the move from Japan to London. Throughout the 90s he DJed at underground techno institutions like London’s The End, CLUB UK and Silver Fish, as well as at the infamous Tribal Gathering raves, periodically returning to Japan to support techno greats like Colin Dale, Mad Mike, Suburban Knight and D. Wynn on tour.
The tracks on this EP, previously unreleased except for one, were all recorded after Udaka moved back from London to Tokyo, between 2002 and 2005. Yet they sound strikingly modern, drawing on a rich range of sounds that have come back round again two decades later: broken beat, acid jazz, dub and breaks. Deceptively simple grooves are given depth by layers of textures and micro samples, for example the surface noise on ‘On The Way’ that glues together an otherwise sparse skeleton of dubby pads and body popping drums. ‘Mature Missile’, ‘So Good’ and ‘Night Driver’ employ raw broken beat templates with acid accents, whimsical melodies and vocal interjections for a playful mood. ‘Sin City’ takes a darker turn, off-key piano hits and plunging bass adding to the wonkiness. The EP closes with a wiggly vignette, ‘222AM’, reminiscent of early 00s contemporaries like Mouse On Mars. Now these hidden treasures from Udaka’s archive gain a new life on SAISEI.
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SAISEI is a Japanese word which translates to ‘reproduction’ and ‘to play’ (as in playing records). Japanese culture is widely known for its traditional nature just as much as it is for being forward into the future and this label’s concept does justice to exactly that. Having started digging for records as early as 16 years old, Junki Inoue delved into productions from 1990s Japan to uncover these native gems. SAISEI’s core concept is to recapture and reintroduce unique pieces of Japanese electronic music onto vinyl, to an audience it never reached before as most of this music was only released in Japan.

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Kiosk Radio is an online community radio and streaming platform broadcasting 24/7 from a wooden kiosk in the heart of Brussels’ historic 'Parc Royal'. The radio was founded in 2017 and broadcasts a wide range of music genres, from jazz to experimental, from rock to electronic music.

Yentl @ Kiosk Radio 25.04.2025

Shoes on cobbles providing the beat, saudade notes whispers softly.
@luisa_sm transmits by candlelight.

Superluminal.fm ☼ Luisa

DJ Rino
instagram : www.instagram.com/dj_rino_pinguin_society/
soundcloud : @rinobxl

Godero
soundcloud : @godero
instagram : www.instagram.com/godero0o

Neverending sounds w/ DJ Rino & Godero @ GIMIC - 18 July 2025

Best friends Olita and Dora join forces for the next hour.

Olita & Dora @ Kiosk Radio 01.08.2025

Ahead of their first event local chill-out dealers Slow Riders invite Truffle101 co-founders 2StepBec & Zeus for a show, catch them on 9th August at TIPI, free entry, 12:00 - 22:00.

Slowriders w/ Zeus & 2 Step Bec @ Kiosk Radio 08.08.2025

ELIXIR is a Reformer Pilates concept and podcast series by OLITA, born as an extension of Panorama Barre. Where Panorama Barre channels high-energy club tunes, ELIXIR showcases calmer, more trippy soundscapes—designed to hold space for the slow, intentional nature of this practice.

“This mix was created to guide my Reformer Pilates fitness classes through September and October 2025. Each track reflects a stage of the flow, designed to draw you deeper into the body while weaving movement and music into one seamless experience.

We begin with spacious ambient textures, perfect for grounding breathwork and body awareness. The energy rises into chuggy acid and trance-laden downtempo—steady and immersive, keeping the body moving while resisting the urge to rush. As the session comes to a close, the music dissolves into dreamlike ambient and IDM, creating a reflective space to soften and stretch.

ELIXIR is both practice and escape. I hope this resonates."

ELIXIR 01 | by OLITA

Exploration Unit 001 w/ Samsa

Thanks to Luca for inviting me onto his @E2-E8 show on Netil Radio, hope you enjoy ✌🏻

E2 - E8, Netil Radio

Pluie/Noir Interscapes 05
"Mind Garden"

Sound Mixed and Compiled by @ismael-zouaoui
Visual Interpretation by SUFèR

Welcome to the new Pluie/Noir podcast series. 8 years after our debut we decided to press the reboot button and return to our roots. With a new format and back to a regular monthly schedule, Pluie/Noir Interscapes will feature audio collages, mixes, live interviews, and live recordings from P/N artists, friends, and other collectives we admire.

Because less is more, instead of the usual triptych format, this series will feature one single A3-A1 visual interpretation of the music by a graphic artist. The artwork will be available to purchase in poster format on our rebooted Bandcamp page very soon, with cassettes or CD-r of the mixes as a bonus.

For Interscapes 05 we welcome the very talented Ismael Zouaoui aka @ismael-zouaoui to expose his most mellow side, with a visual interpretation by Montreal-based artist SUFèR.

Interviews:
http://pluienoir.tumblr.com

Links:
@ismael-zouaoui
www.facebook.com/sufervision
www.instagram.com/sufervision
www.maxbinski.com

W: http://pluienoir.tumblr.com
M: info (at) pluienoir.com

Pluie/Noir Interscapes 05 - "Mind Garden" by Ish

Contact: infoffthegrid [at] gmail.com

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