Japanese Shoegaze

Japanese shoegaze, a sub-genre of the wider shoegaze movement, blends ethereal soundscapes, dense, wall-of-sound guitar textures, and dreamy, often introspective vocals, typically sung in Japanese. Embracing the aesthetics of reverb, distortion, and delay effects, this genre creates an encompassing auditory experience. Japanese artists infuse their own cultural sensibilities and pop sensibilities into the genre, resulting in a unique blend that feels both intimately familiar and refreshingly different from their Western counterparts. The scene is a balance of nostalgic fuzz and an experimental blend of noise and melody, with bands like Cruyff In The Bedroom and For Tracy Hyde crafting lush, often melancholic atmospheres, while Luminousorange and yuragi add energetic pop undertones to their sound, illustrating the diversity and depth of the genre.

Latest Japanese Shoegaze Release
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Blaze Down His Way Like the Space Show
Album - 10 Tracks - Released October 16, 2024

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Asobi Seksu
Burrrn
CQ
Cattle
Clams
Cruyff In The Bedroom
For Tracy Hyde
Forsaken Autumn
Hartfield
Homecomings
Kinokoteikoku
Luby Sparks
Luminousorange
Oeil
Pasteboard
Plant cell
Plastic Girl In Closet
SPOOL
Seventeen Years Old And Berlin Wall
Shojo Skip
broken little sister
softsurf
yuragi
イツエ
東京酒吐座(Tokyo Shoegazer)
Kinokoteikoku
Pasteboard
yuragi
Homecomings
Asobi Seksu
Plastic Girl In Closet
For Tracy Hyde
Luby Sparks
CQ
イツエ
東京酒吐座(Tokyo Shoegazer)
SPOOL
Burrrn
Oeil
Forsaken Autumn
Seventeen Years Old And Berlin Wall
Luminousorange
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Cruyff In The Bedroom
Clams
softsurf
Hartfield
broken little sister
Cattle
Plant cell
Shojo Skip