Now Online: A Guide to Japan’s Electronic Women, From Glitch Pop to Synth-Pop Throughout different eras of Japanese music, there has always been a key musical breakthrough, a rich history of diverse sounds, and sub-genes in the mainstream and underground scene coexisting together. The technological advances, set forth by Japan, contributed to a paradigm shift in mainstream and underground music. The invention of iconic tools such as the Roland TR-808, TB-303, and the Akai MPC fueled a movement focused on electronic sound. The electric pop-oozing from the synthesizers of YMO and the [qualitative] noise rock of Merzbow and Keiji Haino during the late 70s opened the gates of a new catalog of sounds in Japanese music in the 1970s While the components of this fabric that is electronic music in Japan are vast, this isn’t a list of the well-known legends but rather of the cult classics and lesser-known female musicians. As it happens in many scenes, the electronic and experimental scenes have had a tendency to be a male-dominated and although the list doesn’t cover all the women who have worked and keep working within this movement and its diverse genres, it aims to showcase the importance of key contributions done by women, many who have broken away from traditional idol & J-pop molds while paving the way for others. This guide, from the 80s to the present, accompanied by a playlist, serves as an introduction to the work of these artists and their world. [Full Guide Link In Bio]