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WHERE YOU CAN LISTEN TO JICO SOUND #1

3-minute walk from East exit of JR Kanda station, “Root down” is there with a dignified presence. The barkeeper, Mr. Toru Yoshikawa says “I make the space thinking how I feel if I were the customer.” He selects the records from the day of his mood and atmosphere. His collection is Jazz, Blues, Soul and […]

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ANALOG RECORD LOVERS #7

We interviewed with DJ SHARK. He is the HIPHOP DJ of Japan and have lived in New York for DJ training before. – It is said that analog record is trending now. Many people enjoy records and big music lovers buy DJ equipments. I’m so glad to see the trend like that. I didn’t care […]

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CRAFTSMAN’S TOOL – TWEEZERS

Tweezers are indispensable to assembling record stylus.  A senior craftsman said “I used to keep having tweezers from morning to end of the work.” Adjust the opening angle. Sharpen the tips for fitting the shapes. New tweezers are hard so the handle side is needed to be sharpen for being soften. And the tips are […]

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ANALOG RECORD LOVERS #6

We interviewed with Mr. Shunsuke Yoshino who is the chief editor of “stereo”, an audio journal. He is a big rock-lover and spends all of his pocket money on records. – When did you start to listen to records? Before I got able to talk. My father is record lover and he always listened to […]

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