Classic and popular tracks in Japanese techno

AkafujiSusumu Yokota

Susumu Yokota – Akafuji

This is a masterpiece by Susumu Yokota, who was active on both domestic and international labels.

Centered on ambient music yet unconstrained by genre, he created a wide array of sounds and can truly be said to have led Japanese techno.

His woven music seems to invite listeners into a mysterious world.

soulELAIZA

ELAIZA - “Soul” (official video)

It’s a deeply emotive track themed around joy and struggle, growth and change, and identity.

Released by ELAIZA in July 2024 and produced by Okazaki Taiiku, it’s a very cool electronic tune grounded in ’90s techno sounds.

ELAIZA’s whispery vocals resonate over the uniquely flavored soundscape.

From its sonic image, it would be perfect as background music for a nighttime drive.

The lyrics, which sit close to the listener’s heart and evoke empathy, shine with ELAIZA’s characteristic delicate sensibility.

This work expresses life’s journey through music.

Why not give it a listen?

prophetTempalay

Tempalay “Prophet” (Official Music Video)

The tracks on Tempalay’s album ((ika)), released in May 2024, feature an appealing pop sound packed with psychedelic elements.

The lyrics vividly express emotions felt in everyday life and convey a desire to value the present more than the future.

Ryoto Obara’s vocals and AAAMYYY’s synths blend beautifully, creating a distinctive world of their own.

Listening to this record can make you feel momentarily freed from your daily worries.

It delivers words that resonate in your heart, almost like those of a prophet.

EndiencieFumiya Tanaka

Fumiya Tanaka – Endiencie

In 1993, Fumiya Tanaka founded his own label, Torema Records, at his own expense.

Nicknamed the “Minimal Boss,” he’s known for his heavy, minimal selections.

This track, included on the Wire 08 Compilation, is a four-on-the-floor number that lets you fully enjoy a variety of sampled sounds.

KAGEREE.K

REE.K – KAGE (Psychedelic Trance)

This is trance music that captivates with REE.K’s mysterious worldview, as if fusing the cosmos and the mind into one through music.

Perhaps what enchants people is that her sound seems to contain everything that exists in this world.

Human Factory -Electroformed Humans-Perfume

Human factory - Electroformed Human - [Official Audio]

An unconventional work set in a dark, mysterious world was released in February 2025.

Its distinctive sound fuses Perfume’s four-on-the-floor roots with grand synthesizers and a deep synth bass.

Through near-futuristic themes like artificial intelligence and robots, it carries a profound message about unconscious living in modern society and humans as beings embedded within systems.

Also chosen as the theme song for the film “Showtime Seven,” it brilliantly expresses the movie’s worldview from a musical perspective.

Coupled with vocal work that effectively employs mechanical effects, this piece exudes the ambiance of an SF film soundtrack, making it a recommended track for quiet nighttime drives or whenever you want to imagine the future.

Beautiful SunriseStudio Apartment

Studio Apartment – Beautiful Sunrise

A fresh, light house track by the techno unit known as Suatapa.

It’s a stylish house tune that feels like you can hear birds chirping.

The cute, bright melody rolls along playfully, lifting your spirits.