People | 20 QUESTIONS Nov 9, 2020
Cuushe: Music born from emotion
by Rebecca Saunders
Dream pop musician Mayuko Hitotsuyanagi, aka Cuushe, on her upcoming album, “Waken,” and her musical inspiration.
Music Jun 19, 2020
FEM emerges from the darkness with a newfound light
by Rebecca Saunders
Mayuko Hitotsuyanagi, the musician behind the electronia-moniker Cuushe, has a clear message with her new project, FEM: She’s ready to raise her voice.
Music Apr 12, 2015
Cuushe dreams of perfect pop on 'Night Lines'
by James Hadfield
Where Japanese musicians used to move to Tokyo for a shot at the big time, these days it feels like increasing numbers of them are heading to Berlin instead. Mayuko Hitotsuyanagi, better known by her dream-pop alias Cuushe, was one of them. In 2012, ...
Music Mar 18, 2014
Geskia, Cuushe team up on impressive Neon Cloud side project
by Russell Thomas
Neon Cloud was a mysterious entity when it first surfaced a little more than two years ago, but with the release of its second EP some of that mystery is starting to clear. The 2011 release, "Knit," consists of four tracks that revel in the ...
Music Nov 26, 2013
CSS, Makoto Ozone and Shonen Knife get a round of shows in before New Year's
by Shaun Mckenna
With the year winding down and the holiday season approaching, the concert scene in Japan gets pretty quiet. Although there will be a few international acts headed here in the middle of December, your best shot for a live performance might be checking out ...
Music Jul 17, 2013
Silence is a virtue for Tokyo's Flau
by James Hadfield
Back when he still worked as a speech therapist and audiologist, Yasuhiko Fukuzono used to observe an interesting phenomenon. When deaf patients were fitted out with hearing aids for the first time, they complained that everything was just noise. "Even when they were at ...