A leading name on the local music indie circuit — having played Spring Love, SonarSound and Nagisa Music Festival in Tokyo earlier this month — DJ, producer and label owner Altz opens up his record bag.

Altz

Golden oldie: The Roosterz — "All Alone" (Nippon Columbia): By a Japanese band from the 1980s. A song which takes away a long day's worth of fatigue.

New classic: The Barking Dogs vs. Jessie Evans — "Scientist of Love" (Mad On the Moon): The Barking Dogs are a disco-loving duo, riding the Milano disco wave. The guys are pretty much my second family.

Floor filler: Asymmedley — "Akashic Rain" (Altzmusica): This is some beautiful rain music! The kind of tune that almost makes you a rainy-day type of person.

Must listen: Shota Sakamoto — "Piman #2" (Altzmusica): Two words: "pop" and "fantasy."

Other Music this week
Meet a smoking new rock band By SHAWN DESPRES	Dance artists come together for Japan By MIKE SUNDA	LISTENING POST Hiromi Uehara By PHILIP BRASOR
LISTENING POST Chara "Dark Candy" By PHILIP BRASOR