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#merzXtape: Japanese Indie 4
Kahimi Karie
Keigo Oyamada
Schadaraparr
Kenji Ozawa
Flipper's Guitar
Cornelius
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Happy End
Shintaro Sakamoto
Yura Yura Teikoku
JUDY AND MARY
YUKI
Yellow Magic Orchestra
CHINZA DOPENESS
Melt-Banana
Chanson Shigeru
Takahiro Izumikawa
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October 1, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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#merzXtape: Japanese Indie (Part2)
DADARAY
VELTPUNCH
Kikagaku Moyo
Kazuki Arai
Disk Miners
Ibuki Takai
HINTO
Tenniscoats
cruyff in the bedroom
clammbon
Rekishi
Minami Deutsch
Gellers
Shugo Tokumaru
Hajime Chitose
Miu Sakamoto
Tempalay
Ohzora Kimishima
EijiHarrison
HOME
夢中夢
merzXtape - Mix-tape by Merzmensch. Discovering Japanese Indie music scene.
Browse a curated library of Japanese indie music and explore connections between artists.
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September 26, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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merzXtape: Japanese Indie (Part3)
Towa Tei
Mai Yamane
SEATBELTS
Yoko Kanno
Maaya Sakamoto
TENDRE
Chara
Shinichi Osawa
Maika Loubté
UA
Mondo Grosso
advantage Lucy
KIRINJI
Ginger Root
Midori
ano
Liza
TWEEDEES
Cymbals
Hakushi Hasegawa
Hironori Momoi
Gesu no Kiwami Otome
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September 27, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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#merzXtape update:

New functions of Radio widget
1. You can go back to the previous title
2. A list of all titles being played, so if you realize you've loved a song, and it's gone, you still can find it

Thank you for your feedback!
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October 3, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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#merzXtape updates. My Japanese Indie Music Search engine is evolving.

1. Lookup for photos of a band
2. Three songs also with audio preview
3. You can mark your favourite musician
4. These favourites will be shown up in the map as such.

I'll probably get rid of blue filter on artist image.

September 12, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Japanese Indie Discover enigine (Part1)
Akiko Yano
mei ehara
吉田ヨウヘイgroup
AAAMYYY
SPARTA LOCALS
After me
maya ongaku
TOKYO JOE? A Tribute to Roxy Music
otom
odol
Sadesper Record
Coaltar of the Deepers
Analogfish
Haruomi Hosono
Chappo
CHO CO PA CO CHO CO QUIN QUIN
moools
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Browse a curated library of Japanese indie music and explore connections between artists.
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September 25, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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#merzXtape:
added favorite:
大東京万博 by Tempalay (憑依さん)
Avante-garde meets ethno meets cyberpunk meets anarchy meets meta layer. This music video is a Gesamtkunstwerk.
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Tempalay "大東京万博" (Official Music Video)
Tempalay DIGITAL SINGLE 「大東京万博」のミュージックビデオ。 Download or Stream https://tempalay.lnk.to/GreatTokyoExpo ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー WORDS & MUSIC BY 小原綾斗 DIRECTOR SHU SASAKI (PERIMETRON) PRODUCER SHOTARO NISHIOKA (PERIMETRON) PRODUCTION MANAGER UPCOMING IMOTO (PERIMETRON) MATIAS MAEHAMA PRODUCTI
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September 13, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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Japanese Indie Discover enigine (Part1)
Akiko Yano
mei ehara
吉田ヨウヘイgroup
AAAMYYY
SPARTA LOCALS
After me
maya ongaku
TOKYO JOE? A Tribute to Roxy Music
otom
odol
Sadesper Record
Coaltar of the Deepers
Analogfish
Haruomi Hosono
Chappo
CHO CO PA CO CHO CO QUIN QUIN
moools
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Browse a curated library of Japanese indie music and explore connections between artists.
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September 25, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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#merzXtape:
added favorite:
「19℃」by Ohzora Kimishima 君島大空 (@ohzrkshm_info)
Wonderful, dreamish atmosphere. The minimalist video captures you for ever. www.youtube.com/watc...

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君島大空　「19℃」 Official Music Video
Musicians 君島大空: Vocal, Guitar, Mellotron, Prophet 西田修大 : Guitar 新井和輝 : Bass 石若駿 : Drums Music Video Director：松永つぐみ - Streaming Links - Apple music： https://apple.co/3Q6iZH0 Spotify： https://spoti.fi/3vOPIbS Amazon music：https://amzn.to/3p0VDXz LINE Music：https://bit.ly/3bGwfTO AWA：https://bit
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September 13, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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#merzXtape
New features:

* Merzmensch recommends: I'll put manually my favs here
* Isolating artists to see only their connections (eg Korean Mid-Air Thief - wrote soundtrack for Japanese anime Sunny Boy)
* Music Favs and "Good to know" to explore later.

Discovering more indie bands
September 13, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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Big update, I'm especially proud about.
It's for your pleasure: Merzradio.
Here you can listen to the samples (which I fav'd) from the growing database of Japanese Indie Music. Wanna know about artist, click on the name, and the radio widget will keep playing.
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September 16, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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#merzXtape: Japanese indie music! A mixtape from Merzmensch for you.

My small hobby project. Japanese indie music scene is huge and complex. There are so many unique bands, some of which lasted only a few years, and some of which are very niche: shoegaze, noise, dreamcore, etc. Hard to find them.
September 12, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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#merzXtape: now for everybody!
Japanese Indie Music, selected by Merzmensch

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I got rid of ChatGPT registration. Now you can just click the link and go to the page. Mind the fact that it's a project in progress, so still many things to do. Enjoy Indie Music!
September 13, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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#merzXtape:
added favorite:

APPLE by Towa Tei (TOWA TEI), Sheena Ringo and cinematographer Nakamura Takeshi (@cavinaka)
"APPLE" TOWA TEI feat. SHEENA RINGO ( MV with Gemini )
【 "APPLE" TOWA TEI feat. SHEENA RINGO ( MV with Gemini ) 】 This music video was created by the artist using Google’s AI “Gemini.” ❇️ Behind the Scenes Video – Now Available! A special making-of film showing how AI was used in this production. ▶︎ https://youtu.be/PuEIzcG5plA ❇️ Music Video with
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September 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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#merzXtape:
added favorite:
skin by HOME (@home_band_)
Breathtaking. Tbh, I cried. The entire Album by HOME, EP3 was surreal, metaphysical, emotional. www.youtube.com/watc...

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HOME - skin (Official Music Video)
https://orcd.co/home-ep3 HOME EP3 MusicVideo Playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPOzj9ClHpb3ZhIILnz5pLw-j8YVv_KGF&feature=shared Follow HOME IG: https://instagram.com/home_band_ X: https://x.com/HOME_BAND_ Tiktok : https://tiktok.com/@home_band_ ------------------------------------------
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September 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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#merzXtape:
added favorite:
抱きしめて by Analogfish (@Analogfishinfo)
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アナログフィッシュ(Analogfish) "抱きしめて" (Official Music Video)
永遠なのか本当か。 ここでも　そこでも　どこにいても / There's no place like here today. 危険があるけど、驚く事も無く。「抱きしめて」、名曲の誕生です。 「荒野 / On the Wild Side」に続く、 ベスト盤「ESSENTIAL SOUNDS ON THE WILD SIDE」も好評。 先のリリースも束の間、2ヶ月ぶりの、また来春発売予定の新アルバムより大きく先駆ける事10ヶ月前！ の録り下ろし。 大幅先行の緊急発信は、逃げも隠れも出来ない二人の葛藤を震災以降の不安定な現代社会への警鐘として鳴らすもの。 現在の日本を生きる我々の心のずっと
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September 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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I love the urgency of the song - as if the moment is frozen in time and distibuted continuously. About human hubris, progress, technology, sin and love. Also note the aesthetically and metaphorically powerful visuals, created with AI
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Browse a curated library of Japanese indie music and explore connections between artists.
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September 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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#merzXtape updates

Added the English and Japanese Wikipedia pages (if they existed) for every band.
Added a map showing where all the bands are located. The next task is to check if the location data in the database is correct.

Adding more and more Japanese indie bands.
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September 15, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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And NOW *drumroll* here is the betaversion of the page for you:

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Try it out.

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Browse a curated library of Japanese indie music and explore connections between artists.
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September 13, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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#merzXtape:
added favorite:
Die Ewige Wiederkunft by 夢中夢 (@mutyumu)
This combination of rock, noise, nostalgia and pure voice is fantastic...
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夢中夢 - Die Ewige Wiederkunft / 火焔鳥
Artist: 夢中夢 Album: イリヤ - il y a - Year: 2008 Song has two titles.
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September 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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#merzXtape updates:

* Main page will show random favorites of mine.
* You can search for styles (and mix them), the bigger the database, the more interesting
* Find on the map: you can go directly to the artist or connection on the map.
September 13, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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#merzXtape:
added favorite:
Tradition by CHO CO PA CO CHO CO QUIN QUIN (@chocopaAuj9)
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CHO CO PA - tradition
Directed and Edited by Daido Shibasaki Camera by Daido Shibasaki Mao Yushi Horii Yuui Matsubayashi PLAYLIST : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjfYd5aZYJ960xIsHAtd_APf_Al8sJXwI X : https://twitter.com/youdo80837332 INSTAGRAM : https://w
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September 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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#merzXtape:
added favorite:
Utopia by AAAMYYY (@amy0aaamyyy)
This blasted me away. I don't know how often I've listened to this song by AAAMYYY. Her voice, the soundscapes, everything... No words...
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Utopia
Provided to YouTube by spaceshowermusic Utopia · AAAMYYY Utopia ℗ 2020 SPACE SHOWER NETWORKS INC. Released on: 2020-08-05 Auto-generated by YouTube.
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September 13, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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#merzXtape:
added favorite:
Water Bird by Coaltar of the Deepers (@COTD_1991)
Yukari Telepath is for me their best album - this song is a powerful combination of hard tones and melodically moving voice
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Water Bird
Provided to YouTube by TuneCore Japan Water Bird · Coaltar Of The Deepers Yukari Telepath ℗ 2007 Musicmine Inc. Released on: 2007-07-04 Composer: NARASAKI Lyricist: NARASAKI Auto-generated by YouTube.
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September 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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#merzXtape:
added favorite:
Without You by otom (@otom_music)
This piece moves you into some unbelievable soundscapes. Unforgettable experience!
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Without You / otom
“Without You” is a single by otom, released on May 1, 2018, built around strong chords played with a short reverse guitar effect, blending a dreamy soundscape with a heavy experimental pop feel. Within the wide and layered sound, simple but slightly forward-moving drums drive the rhythm, creating a
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September 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM