The J–Music Exchange/Rate is an album review series that myself and my good friend Al over at Omunibasu, wherein each month we trade each other Japanese music albums for the other to listen to and review on their respective blogs (hence “exchange/rate”… what do you mean it’s not funny when you explain the jok-)
The project was Al’s brainchild from a couple of years back, and while it did take us a while (lol) to actually make it a thing, we have managed to do these every month ever since we started it back up.
Here I’ll be housing links to said reviews from both me and Al.
＊do note that the links to Al’s reviews will take you over to Omunibasu
By Artist
A
ACO – Kittenish Love＊
Aida Rikako (逢田梨香子) – Curtain raise
Akai Ko-en – THE PARK
ao – LOOK＊
Arekun (あれくん) – 呼吸/kokyuu ＊
Arika – 1440
ASOBOiSM – OOTD
Atarayo – 夜明け前/yoakemae＊
Awesome City Club – Catch The One
Awich – Queendom＊
AZALEA – We’ll get the next dream＊
B
back number – Love Story
BAND-MAID – Just Bring It＊
BAND MAIKO (BAND MAID) – BAND MAIKO＊
BATTEN GIRLS (ばってん少女隊) – 九祭/cue-sai
Biteki Keikaku (美的計画) – BITEKI＊
brkfstblend – City Habits
C
Charlotte is Mine – SOMEWHERE IN THE BREAKFAST＊
chelmico – POWER
CHIAKI SATO – PLANET＊
chilldspot – ポートレイト/portrait＊
Chilli Beans. – Chilli Beans.＊
ChoQMay (チョーキューメイ) – するどいささくれ/surudoi sasakure＊
CICADA – BED ROOM＊
D
DADARAY – DADASTATION
DUSTY FRUITS CLUB – Seeds of sound
F
FantasticYouth – BlueGuns＊
Fujikawa Chiai (藤川千愛) – HiKiKoMoRi＊
Fujiwara Sakura (藤原さくら) – good morning
Fullkawa Honpo – ガールフレンド・フロム・キョウト/girlfriend from kyoto＊
Furihata Ai – Super moon
G
Gesu no Kiwami Otome. (ゲスの極み乙女。) – 好きなら問わない/suki nara towanai
go!go!vanillas – Magic Number
H
Hanazawa Kana (花澤香菜) – ココベース/coco base
harmoe – It’s a small world
Hayami Saori (早見沙織) – JUNCTION
Hockrockb (黒子首) – 骨格/kokkaque＊
Hoshino Gen (星野源) – POP VIRUS
HoneyComeBear – HappyEND
Hump Back – 人間なのさ/ningen Nanosa＊
I
i☆Ris – Shall we☆Carnival
Ieiri Leo (家入レオ) – DUO＊
iri – Shade
Itou Miku (伊藤美来) – Rhythmic Flavor
J
JONAGOLD – WEEKEND
JUNNA – Vai! Ya! Vai!＊
JYOCHO – 美しい終末サイクル/utsulushii shuumatsu cycle＊
K
Kairiki Bear (かいりきベア) – ダーリンシンドローム/darling syndrome
Kamishiraishi Mone (上白石萌音) – note
Kinoko Teikoku (きのこ帝国) –渦になる/uzu ni naru＊
Kinoko Teikoku (きのこ帝国) – 猫とアレルギー/neko to allergy＊
Kinoko Teikoku (きのこ帝国) – タイム・ラプス/time lapse
Kobayashi Aika (小林愛香) – Gradation Collection
koresawa (コレサワ) – 失恋スクラップ/shitsuren scrap＊
Kuroki Nagisa (黒木渚) – 檸檬の棘/remon no toge＊
Kusunoki Tomori (楠木ともり) – ABSENCE＊
Kusunoki Tomori (楠木ともり) – PRESENCE
L
LUCKY TAPES – Blend
M
maeshima soshi – yet＊
Maison book girl – yume＊
milet – eyes＊
MISAMO – Masterpiece
Misato Ono – something invisible
Mizuki Nana – ROCKBOUND NEIGHBORS＊
muque – Dungeon＊
N
natori (なとり) – 劇場/gekijo＊
Negoto (ねごと) – ex Negoto＊
O
Official Hige DANdism (Official髭男dism) – ラブとピースは君の中/love to peace wa kimi no naka
Ohashi Chippoke (大橋ちっぽけ) – ポピュラーの在り処/popular no arika＊
OhashiTrio – THIS IS MUSIC
P
Perfume – LEVEL3
Photon Maiden – 4 phenomena
POLKADOT STINGRAY – 全知全能/zenchi zennou
R
RAISE A SUILEN – ERA
reina – You Were Wrong＊
reina – A Million More
RHYMESTER – リスペクト/respect
RIM (理芽) – NEW ROMANCER＊
Rirunede (リルネード) – Rirune!Rirune!Rirune!
S
Sakanaction – シンシロ/shin-shiro
salasa – Inner Ocean＊
SANDAL TELEPHONE – REFLEX
Sayonara Ponytail (さよならポニーテール) – 夢みる惑星/yumemiru wakusei
SCANDAL – ENCORE SHOW＊
SCANDAL – TEMPTATION BOX＊
SHE IS SUMMER – WAVE MOTION
Shin Sakiura – Inner Division
SHISHAMO – SHISHAMO 3
SHISHAMO – SHISHAMO BEST
SHISHAMO – SHISHAMO 5
SIRUP – SIRUP EP2
SITUASION – amputasion＊
sora tob sakana – deep blue＊
Soutaiseiriron (相対性理論) – Hi-Fi Anatomia＊
Suchmos – THE KIDS
sumika – Chime
T
Takayan (Takayan) – ずっと生きてね/zutto ikite ne＊
TAMTAM – NEWPOESY＊
TEAM SHACHI – TEAM＊
THE CHARM PARK – Bedroom Revelations
the peggies – The GARDEN＊
tonari no Hanako – 切ったら、空/kittara, sora
U
UchuConbini (宇宙コンビニ) – 月の反射で見てた/tsuki no hansha de miteta＊
Ueda Reina (上田麗奈) – Nebula
Utada Hikaru (宇多田ヒカル) – BADモード/bad mode
Ｖ
V.W.P – 運命/unmei＊
W
Wata Megumi (綿めぐみ) – 災難だわ/sainandawa
Wez Atlas – This Too Shall Pass
WurtS – I HOPE YOU STAY WELL FOREVER.
(元気でていね。/genki de te ii ne)＊
Y
Yanakotosottomute (やなことそっとミュト) – Beyond The Blue＊
YOASOBI – THE BOOK 2＊
yonige – girls like girls＊
Yorushika (ヨルシカ) – 盗作/tousaku＊
Z
Zsasz – ∄ (There does not exist)
ZUTOMAYO (ずっと真夜中でいいのに。) –潜潜話/hisohisobanashi＊