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TUNES

The top six discs that get us through the night...
1. Mighty Mos Def - "Black on Both Sides" (Priority / Rawkus)
2. Bebel Gilberto - "Tanto Tempo" (Ziriguiboom / Crammed Discs)
3. Kyoto Jazz Massive - "Fueled for the Future" (Compost Records/SMEJ)
4. Various Artists - "Tokyo tech - Breakbeats 2" (NS-Com Records)
5. Fauna Flash - "Fusion" (Compost Records)
6. Nicolas Errera - "Les Freres Soeur: Musique Original de Nicolas Errera" (APC)


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But, ya' know, there are only so many hours in the day and only so many we can spend replying to email. We try to prioritize. We apologize with a deep 90-degree bow to those to whom we can't reply.

That said, we have an idea: You ask, we answer, but we ask that you answer some questions of our own. So here it is: The Air Q&A Exchange. Below is a form. You answer ours, we answer yours. The results will be compiled on FAQ and SAQ (Seldom Asked Questions) pages on the Air Web site at a later date. We think it's a good deal.
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Contents + News & Events + Cool Flyers 0003-4 + Music Reviews: Antibalas "Liberation Afro Beat Volume 01" + DJ Krush "Zen" ("Best disc since 'Meiso'!!!") + Nigo's "Ape Sounds" + MP3 Players and more...
NEW IN AIR...
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Music Reviews:

WOW! AND ZEN!

The latest releases from those New York Afrofunksters Antibalas and Tokyo's master of abstract hip hop, DJ Krush. And more!
Movie Reviews:

BROTHER: YAKUZA GUTS, GORE AND GLORY IN THE CITY OF ANGELS

"Beat" Takeshi Kitano's new film hits American big screens this month. "Brother" continues in the tradtion of Kitano's ultra-violent gangster's tales "Hanabi" and "Sonatine." This time the setting is Los Angeles's mean streets. Jason Glickman gives us the scoop...
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PREVIOUSLY IN AIR...
Music:
CATCHING UP WITH THE FANTASTIC PLASTIC MACHINE It's been two years since DJ and sound producer Tomoyuki Tanaka, AKA, Fantastic Plastic Machine, gave us the eclectic pop pastiche of "Luxury." But Tanaka is back in the studio and his Fantastic Plastic World. Air caught up with FPM for the inside info on "Beautiful," his forthcoming album and more...
Music Review:
SAVING YOUR DAY!: Michiharu Shimoda + Takahiro Haruno, AKA, Silent Poets, bless us with their first installment of remixes by DJ Vadim, Chari Chari, Doc Scott, Mark Stewart and more. Sublime stuff, this is. Reviewed by Mark Shields
Design Candy:
COOL FLYERS
0003 + 0004: Rika Kobayashi dissects Ken and Kyoko's latest flyer picks from the Osaka club scene...
re:pre:views:
LIVE AND IN STEREOLAB IN THE MILKY NITE: British-French originators of '90s bachelor-pad muzik bring the house down in Osaka on the first date of their Y2000 Japan - Australia tour... Gregory Schaefer reports.
Air Interview:
TRUE BRIT: From Nottingham to Paris to Tokyo, London-based designer Paul Smith talks design, the style biz and more...
Eye Candy:
'Wonder-FULL' JAPAN: Beat-up high-school lockers, pages torn from porno manga, these are some of the things Kyoto artist Aoki Muneshima uses to create colorful and dark objects...
Music:
GOMA SONIC: Aussie Outback in Osaka. DJ/musician Goma weaves the didgeridoo into the future sound of music.
Music Reviews:
APE SOUNDS: The eclectic collection of songs from Nigo, the man behind Japan's A Bathing Ape serves an ace with a little help from friends Money Mark, Ben Lee, Mo Wax's James Lavelle and Cornelius....YOUNG ARMSTRONG: Cut in the '60s? Swingset's new EP is beautiful European mondo pop, but don't call them the Japanese Stereolab...
PLUS: Spiderbait, Chari Chari, Audioactive
Air Interview:
BUKEM DANNO! GETTING LOGICAL WITH LTJ: LTJ Bukem, drum 'n' bass and Good Looking Records.
re:osaka files: street:
GO, VERY! GO!: Who in the World is "Very"? Graffiti taggers, Osaka style. Part 0001
re:osaka file: environment:
OSAKA AIR: "Osaka's air isn't too bad in moderation. Most of the time it can be breathed comfortably without the aid of a mask..." Tim Groves explains.
Big Up:
WOMEN IN MOTION, GIRLS ON FILM: A look at videographer Rik Sanchez and his art-fashion videos ....
Air Interview:
BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS TO DIE FOR: They're hip. They're cool. They're unknown. AND ... they're a foreign band in Japan. An interview with Ultramarine Blue


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07.28.2K1
Pumping up the the volume on the Minidisc player, maxin' and relaxin' to the sounds of Fauna Flash's "Fusion" and DJ Krush's latest, "Zen," and whole lotta' the Mighty Mos Def ( It ain't where you're from / It's where you're at!). We're in Kyoto again today for shopping. First stop, Jet Set Records on Kawaramachi Street, near Sanjo-dori. This was the first label to release Tomoyuki Tanaka's (Fantastic Plastic Machine) first tunes back in the day, and it's a favorite haunt of record collectors. We checked out some new releases on Vinyl and CDs, as well as some oldies. Style Guru Reiko found an old Sly and the Family Stone disc. Ken bought some white Jet Set do-it-yourself cardboard crate-sized boxes for his records and some stickers, too. They're cool with the Jet Set's riff on the Pan Am Airlines logo... CONTINUE



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V1.2: In its July 1, 2001 edition, the New York Time's Magazine offers analysis on Japan's carefree, young femme fashionisticas (so-called "Parasite Singles") in an in-depth and perceptive article titled " Parasites in Pret-a-Porter are Threatening Japan's Economy" by Peggy Orenstein.
V1.1: Always on the cutting edge of future techno-trends, Wired Magazine's Website (www.hotwired.com) offers Mary Roach's "Cute, Inc", which appeared in the December issue (Wired 7.12).  Godzilla, cinema, film, movies, monster, G, horro, science fiction, SF, sci-fi, Japan, pop culture, zines, magazines, media, music, Asia, techno, DJs, underground, arts, fashion, design, clubs, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, events, subculture, culture, ezines, travel,Air It's a great look at Japan's Cult of Cute and the marketing, merchandising and designers behind Hello Kitty, Pikachu, and the pantheon of other Japanese cartoon characters.

V1.0: Size DOESN'T matter! Norman England reports on the debut of "Godzilla 2000" from the Tokyo International Film Festival. Check out his review at Cinescape..

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