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SummaryERG Media released Jazz Kissa: The Soul of Japanese Listening Culture, a photographic book on Japan's iconic jazz cafésThe 336-page book features photography by Katsumasa Kusunose, who captures a culture of slow, intentional listeningERG Media has announced the forthcoming release of Jazz Kissa: The Soul of Japanese Listening Culture, a 336-page photographic journey into Japan’s storied jazz cafés. Known as jazz kissa (ジャズ喫茶), these intimate listening salons have served as sanctuaries since the late 1920s, built around rare vintage audio systems, towering speakers and meticulously curated vinyl collections. Through lush imagery, the book captures a mode of listening that is slow, immersive and intentional — a counterpoint to today’s disposable, attention-fragmented music landscape.D...

The Brazilian rap duo Tasha & Tracie have released their debut studio album, Serena & Venus. This 21-track project is framed as a sonic chronicle, integrating the twins' personal history and cultural references with a powerful, fictionalized narrative. This work reinforces the duo's position as significant voices in Brazilian urban culture, expertly weaving together themes of pain, love, delusion, strength, and ultimate redemption.The creative process for the album was characterized by a commitment to independence, with Tasha & Tracie recording and co-producing the work in their own studio alongside beatmakers such as Pizzol, Caio Passos, and Fahel. The visual aesthetic of Serena & Venus is explicitly drawn from their past, specifically from handwritten letters their mother...