9PM in Japan
This semester, 9 PM in Japan turns 4 years old!! Tune in to get the scoop on why artists like Kaytranada and Daft Punk groove so hard. And indulge me as I do my best to sound like both of those artists in my own production!
# of Episodes
91
Host
DJ Slam
First Aired
January 31st, 2023
Last Episode
December 8th, 2025
Previous broadcasts
December 8th, 2025
James Holden, Lil Yuppy, Sonic Youth, Frank D Aka FlossDawg, and more.
Drum Machines
Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, Mk.gee, Justin Timberlake, and more.
December 1st, 2025
Aphex Twin, New Order, and more.
Panning!
Passion Pit, Jai Paul, Jimi Hendrix, ear, and more.
November 24th, 2025
The Beatles, LCD Soundsystem, Led Zeppelin, and more.
Electronica
RJD2, Portishead, The Orb, The Avalanches, and more.
November 17th, 2025
James Holden, Air, and more.
Roland Juno
Justice, Cyndi Lauper, Metronomy, Daft Punk, and more.
November 10th, 2025
The Cure, and more.
November 3rd, 2025
Ari Balouzian, Shirley Scott, Vegyn, Knxwledge, and more.
Album release!
Sam Gellaitry, Basement Jaxx, Slam!, Jai Paul, and more.
October 27th, 2025
LCD Soundsystem, and more.
SAMPLES part 2
Soft Cell, KAYTRANADA, Rihanna, Tame Impala, and more.
October 20th, 2025
Sun Ra, Yasuaki Shimizu, Will Smith, Broken Social Scene, and more.
October 13th, 2025
André 3000, Talking Heads, Can Candid Band, Brad Oberhofer, and more.
Samples!
Will Smith, ScHoolboy Q, Daft Punk, Aretha Franklin, and more.
October 6th, 2025
Panchiko, Benny Goodman, and more.
debut!
Metronomy, Cortex, Truman Sinclair, Mirror Kisses, and more.
September 29th, 2025
Silvetti, Overmono, Gorillaz, TV On The Radio, and more.
September 22nd, 2025
Yin Yin, Aphex Twin, Menahan Street Band, Cortex, and more.
April 24th, 2025
Fountains Of Wayne, The Shins, Overmono, and more.
April 17th, 2025
Katy Perry, The Clash, 22º Halo, Armand Van Helden, and more.
April 10th, 2025
OutKast, Artikal Sound System, The Writer's Poet, Daphne Ashbrook, and more.
April 3rd, 2025
Liam Harris, Labi Siffre, Four Tet, Mr. Bungle, and more.
March 27th, 2025
Taylor Swift, Geese, Dry Cleaning, Sextile, and more.
March 20th, 2025
Cults, The Jayhawks, Bachelors of Science, Grace Ives, and more.
March 13th, 2025
The Gun Club, Broncho, Icky Blossoms, bar italia, and more.
March 6th, 2025
Frog, Wilco, Lowertown, George Clanton, and more.
February 27th, 2025
Sound Effects Fx and Soundtrack, Alley Cats, The Detroit Cobras, Bob Dylan, and more.
February 20th, 2025
Siriusmo, Piero Piccioni, Lauryn Hill, LCD Soundsystem, and more.
February 13th, 2025
Edith Frost, The Beach Boys, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Cannonball Adderley, and more.
February 6th, 2025
Andrew Bird, Pandora/K-Slim, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Vashti Bunyan, and more.
January 30th, 2025
Dizzee Rascal, DjTj Official, Sweetums, Wilco, and more.
January 23rd, 2025
Magdalena Bay, Nia Archives, Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn, Thee Headcoatees, and more.
April 21st, 2024
Courtney Barnett, Forsaken Autumn, and more.
April 7th, 2024
Rosa Passos, Otis Redding, Monie Love, Adrianne Lenker, and more.
OCTAVES
Neon Indian, Led Zeppelin, Jackie Hayes, The Stone Roses, and more.
March 24th, 2024
Peggy Gou, Yung Gravy, PinkPantheress, Yung Lean, and more.
March 17th, 2024
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, John Coltrane, Talking Heads, Cocteau Twins, and more.
March 10th, 2024
CHANCE デラソウル, Courtney Barnett, mei ehara, Hot Flash Heat Wave, and more.
March 3rd, 2024
LCD Sound System, Two Lone Swordsmen, Captain Beefheart, The Replacements, and more.
February 25th, 2024
Blondie, Tears For Fears, The Books, Marvin Gaye, and more.
February 18th, 2024
The Monkees, Marvin Gaye, A Tribe Called Quest, Winkler, and more.
February 11th, 2024
Boney M., Jon Bellion, Beshken, Boards of Canada, and more.
SIDE CHAIN COMPRESSION PT 3
Knife Party, Paolo Nutini, Nelly, Judy Kirby, and more.
rainy jazzzzz
The RH Factor, The Outfield, Roberto Musci, Glenn Miller, and more.
December 15th, 2023
Huey 'Piano' Smith & The Clowns, Ella Fitzgerald, The Smiths, FEET, and more.
cover
Victor Wooten, Blondie, Car Seat Headrest, and more.
December 8th, 2023
Arctic Monkeys, Gary Clark Jr., DOPE LEMON, The Strokes, and more.
December 1st, 2023
Tears For Fears, CLUBZ, Elton John, Tame Impala, and more.
November 24th, 2023
Carl Carlton, CLUBZ, Vulfpeck, Curtis Mayfield, and more.
November 17th, 2023
George Benson, Jaeden Camstra, Nala Rami, Idris Muhammad, and more.
November 10th, 2023
Koop, Grover Washington, Jr., and more.
November 3rd, 2023
Koop, Thelma Houston, Cory Wong, Donna Summer, and more.
October 27th, 2023
Cory Wong, Daft Punk, c a n d i d !, Eddie Kendricks, and more.
October 20th, 2023
Flume, Cezur, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Sweet Trip, and more.
October 13th, 2023
Kurt Elling, Mola Mola, Vulfpeck, Cody Fry, and more.
April 24th, 2023
Tinariwen, Willow, Diva Sweetly, Herbie Hancock, and more.
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Michael Jackson, Talking Heads, The Isley Brothers, YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA, and more.
April 17th, 2023
2 Locos In A Room, Lo-Fi-Fnk, and more.
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Ann Annie, Steven P. Oira, Victor Wooten, Cody Chesnutt, and more.
April 3rd, 2023
Wilco, Orchestra Baobab, Low, Lauryn Hill, and more.
ATTACK!! AUGHH!!
LCD Soundsystem, Neon Indian, Home, Vitamin String Quartet, and more.
NOOOO LILY
Hotline TNT, Against All Logic, Vegyn, Epitomectomy, and more.
HOME FRIENDS
JAX, Black City Lights, Bobby Shmurda, Deerhoof, and more.
March 13th, 2023
Shigeru Suzuki, Lee Dorsey, and more.
aRRRRRRBERB
Taylor Swift, Bon Iver, Beach House, Jerry Murad's Harmonicats, and more.
March 7th, 2023
MGMT, The Shadows, and more.
February 28th, 2023
TURKEY, Slaughter Beach, Dog, Nina Simone, Frank LoCrasto, and more.
February 21st, 2023
Aphex Twin, Tony Kinsey, Tendencia, Silver Jews, and more.
SUB EPISODE DOUBLED TRACKS
Modern English, Butterfly Boucher, Boney M. 2000, The Marías, and more.
February 7th, 2023
Taylor Swift, Kali Uchis, Butterfly Boucher, Wallice, and more.