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, Morgan Adams Quartet Plus Two, Lil Yuppy, Luiz Bonfá, and more.
Drum Machines
Havoc, LCD Soundsystem, Gorillaz, Justin Timberlake, and more.
December 1st, 2025
Aphex Twin, New Order, and more.
Panning!
Jai Paul, Victor Rose, Tame Impala, Animal Collective, and more.
November 24th, 2025
The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, LCD Soundsystem, and more.
Electronica
George Clanton, The Avalanches, The Chemical Brothers, Groove Armada, and more.
November 17th, 2025
Air, James Holden, and more.
Roland Juno
Justice, Animal Collective, LCD Soundsystem, Madonna, and more.
November 10th, 2025
The Cure, and more.
November 3rd, 2025
Future Loop Foundation, KAYTRANADA, Junior Mesa, Vieux Farka Touré, and more.
Album release!
Sam Gellaitry, Gary Numan, Slam!, Basement Jaxx, and more.
October 27th, 2025
LCD Soundsystem, and more.
SAMPLES part 2
Tame Impala, A$AP Rocky, Britney Spears, Rihanna, and more.
October 20th, 2025
Broken Social Scene, Sun Ra, Yasuaki Shimizu, Will Smith, and more.
October 13th, 2025
Mort Garson, Home, Can Candid Band, André 3000, and more.
Samples!
The Flamingos, The Whispers, Will Smith, The Four Freshmen, and more.
October 6th, 2025
Benny Goodman, Panchiko, and more.
debut!
Portraits Of Tracy, TV on the Radio, Daft Punk, Cortex, and more.
September 29th, 2025
TV On The Radio, Overmono, Gorillaz, Silvetti, and more.
September 22nd, 2025
James Holden, Alexandre Desplat, Mort Garson, Cortex, and more.
April 24th, 2025
Fountains Of Wayne, The Shins, Overmono, and more.
April 17th, 2025
Katy Perry, Armand Van Helden, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, fern, and more.
April 10th, 2025
OutKast, Rhythms Del Mundo, The Pool, The Chemical Brothers, and more.
April 3rd, 2025
Belle & Sebastian, Labi Siffre, Kleenex, Broadcast, and more.
March 27th, 2025
Thievery Corporation, Gary Wright, Dry Cleaning, Malcolm Todd, and more.
March 20th, 2025
The Gun Club, Cults, Galaxie 500, Grace Ives, and more.
March 13th, 2025
Fievel Is Glauque, Broncho, MJ Lenderman, Dijon, and more.
March 6th, 2025
Little Big League, Loose Fur, ? & The Mysterians, Bob Dylan, and more.
February 27th, 2025
The Hard Quartet, Bob Dylan, Roger Doyle, Siriusmo, and more.
February 20th, 2025
Sound Effects Fx and Soundtrack, Siriusmo, Jai Paul, Steve Monite, and more.
February 13th, 2025
XTC, Prince & The Revolution, Herbie Hancock, Edith Frost, and more.
February 6th, 2025
Pandora/K-Slim, Stan Getz, Sweetums, Andrew Bird, and more.
January 30th, 2025
DjTj Official, Dizzee Rascal, Ratboys, Paul Simon, and more.
January 23rd, 2025
Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn, Magdalena Bay, The Magnetic Fields, Thee Headcoatees, and more.
April 21st, 2024
Forsaken Autumn, Courtney Barnett, and more.
April 7th, 2024
Adrianne Lenker, James Taylor, Forsaken Autumn, Kurt Vile, and more.
OCTAVES
R.I.P., The Strokes, David Grisman, Ratpack, and more.
March 24th, 2024
Yung Gravy, Blu DeTiger, Logic1000, Yung Lean, and more.
March 17th, 2024
Tyler Childers, Black City Lights, Percy Sledge, Cocteau Twins, and more.
March 10th, 2024
Галантерея, Papa Bear & His Cubs, Hot Flash Heat Wave, CHANCE デラソウル, and more.
March 3rd, 2024
Jerry Douglas, Migos, Two Lone Swordsmen, Zaratustra por Siempre, and more.
February 25th, 2024
Tears For Fears, Blondie, Papa Bear & His Cubs, The Books, and more.
February 18th, 2024
The Replacements, Umalali, White Lies, The Electric Prunes, and more.
February 11th, 2024
Coffee Jazz Melody, Monie Love, Lauryn Hill, Milton Nascimento, and more.
SIDE CHAIN COMPRESSION PT 3
Paolo Nutini, Tony Kinsey, Vice Carter, Christian Camarao, and more.
rainy jazzzzz
The RH Factor, Ituana, Glenn Miller, Chet Atkins and Dolly Parton, and more.
December 15th, 2023
Miles Davis, Mariah Carey, Grupo Exterminador, John Denver, and more.
cover
Blondie, Car Seat Headrest, Victor Wooten, and more.
December 8th, 2023
Daft Punk, Ed Sheeran, DOPE LEMON, The Voidz, and more.
December 1st, 2023
CLUBZ, Frank Sinatra, La Garfield, Tame Impala, and more.
November 24th, 2023
Michael Jackson, Dazz Band, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Candi Staton, and more.
November 17th, 2023
Talking Heads, Idris Muhammad, The Lionheart Brothers, George Benson, and more.
November 10th, 2023
Koop, Grover Washington, Jr., and more.
November 3rd, 2023
Durand Jones & The Indications, Billy Preston, ToneBeast, Koop, and more.
October 27th, 2023
Sam Gellaitry, Daft Punk, c a n d i d !, KAYTRANADA, and more.
October 20th, 2023
Sweet Trip, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Daft Punk, orbit, and more.
October 13th, 2023
Engelbert Humperdinck, Idris Muhammad, Skylar Spence, Cody Fry, and more.
April 24th, 2023
Jorge Drexler, Artur Nunes, Fishmans, Tinariwen, and more.
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Marvin Gaye, The Isley Brothers, Justin Timberlake, Daft Punk, and more.
April 17th, 2023
2 Locos In A Room, Lo-Fi-Fnk, and more.
u 2, b!
Peppermint Noise Pollution, Steven P. Oira, d'angelo, jeff buckley / elizabeth fraser, and more.
April 3rd, 2023
Orchestra Baobab, Bex, Pearl Jam, Feist, and more.
ATTACK!! AUGHH!!
Daft Punk, Steely Dan, Neon Indian, Calvin Harris, and more.
NOOOO LILY
PHX98, Against All Logic, Wombo, George W. Bush, and more.
HOME FRIENDS
Ceremony, Bobby Shmurda, Tom Waits, Black City Lights, and more.
March 13th, 2023
Shigeru Suzuki, Lee Dorsey, and more.
aRRRRRRBERB
Liloh., Tame Impala, Alex Latino, Taylor Swift, and more.
March 7th, 2023
The Shadows, MGMT, and more.
February 28th, 2023
Ray Charles, koji kondo, Taylor Swift, Crumb, and more.
February 21st, 2023
Taylor Swift, Tony Kinsey, Beach House, Harry Styles, and more.
SUB EPISODE DOUBLED TRACKS
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Smiths, The Marías, Julie Walters, and more.
February 7th, 2023
Harry Styles, Butterfly Boucher, Caroline Polachek, Beach House, and more.