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
American Football, Vulfpeck, Yasuaki Shimizu, Luiz Bonfá, and more.
Drum Machines
Three 6 Mafia, Nilüfer Yanya, Havoc, Justin Timberlake, and more.
December 1st, 2025
New Order, Aphex Twin, and more.
Panning!
Jimi Hendrix, ear, Caribou, The Chemical Brothers, and more.
November 24th, 2025
Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, LCD Soundsystem, and more.
Electronica
Portishead, The Avalanches, Groove Armada, Moby, and more.
November 17th, 2025
Air, James Holden, and more.
Roland Juno
Rubba, Metronomy, Tame Impala, Daft Punk, and more.
November 10th, 2025
The Cure, and more.
November 3rd, 2025
Vieux Farka Touré, Knxwledge, Junior Mesa, Girma Hadgu, and more.
Album release!
Basement Jaxx, Sam Gellaitry, Jai Paul, SLAM!, and more.
October 27th, 2025
LCD Soundsystem, and more.
SAMPLES part 2
Chaka Khan, KAYTRANADA, Tame Impala, A$AP Rocky, and more.
October 20th, 2025
Sun Ra, Yasuaki Shimizu, Broken Social Scene, Will Smith, and more.
October 13th, 2025
FUTUREGiRL, Home, Mort Garson, Talking Heads, and more.
Samples!
Stennes, Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, The Clash, and more.
October 6th, 2025
Benny Goodman, Panchiko, and more.
debut!
Portraits Of Tracy, Cortex, Metronomy, Frank Vandenkloot, and more.
September 29th, 2025
Gorillaz, Silvetti, Overmono, TV On The Radio, and more.
September 22nd, 2025
Alexandre Desplat, Cortex, Menahan Street Band, Aphex Twin, and more.
April 24th, 2025
Overmono, The Shins, Fountains Of Wayne, and more.
April 17th, 2025
22º Halo, Katy Perry, The Clash, Armand Van Helden, and more.
April 10th, 2025
Sharay Reed, The Chemical Brothers, OutKast, The Pool, and more.
April 3rd, 2025
Fievel Is Glauque, Kurt Vile, Labi Siffre, Four Tet, and more.
March 27th, 2025
Thievery Corporation, The Strokes, Armand Van Helden, The Gun Club, and more.
March 20th, 2025
Bachelors of Science, Cults, Rose City Band, James Brown, and more.
March 13th, 2025
Fievel Is Glauque, The Modern Lovers, Sylvan Esso, bar italia, and more.
March 6th, 2025
Loose Fur, George Clanton, Lowertown, Frog, and more.
February 27th, 2025
Alley Cats, Sound Effects Fx and Soundtrack, Bob Dylan, The Hard Quartet, and more.
February 20th, 2025
Daft Punk, Sylvan Esso, Piero Piccioni, Jai Paul, and more.
February 13th, 2025
Edith Frost, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Prince & The Revolution, Azzido Da Bass, and more.
February 6th, 2025
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Andrew Bird, Fcukers, Sweetums, and more.
January 30th, 2025
Sweetums, Ratboys, Maggie Rogers, Car Seat Headrest, and more.
January 23rd, 2025
Nia Archives, Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn, TV Girl, Thee Headcoatees, and more.
April 21st, 2024
Forsaken Autumn, Courtney Barnett, and more.
April 7th, 2024
Monie Love, Helvetia, Kurt Vile, Boards of Canada, and more.
OCTAVES
Jackie Hayes, The Stone Roses, Ratpack, Neon Indian, and more.
March 24th, 2024
Yung Gravy, Peggy Gou, Beck, Blu DeTiger, and more.
March 17th, 2024
Bastien Keb, Percy Sledge, Talking Heads, John Coltrane, and more.
March 10th, 2024
Lianne La Havas, R.E.M., Vanessa Da Mata, Luiz Bonfá, and more.
March 3rd, 2024
Zaratustra por Siempre, James Taylor, The Outfield, Two Lone Swordsmen, and more.
February 25th, 2024
Earth, Wind & Fire, Donald Byrd, Papa Bear & His Cubs, Ichiko Aoba, and more.
February 18th, 2024
The Electric Prunes, Mandolin Orange, White Lies, Mid-Air Thief, and more.
February 11th, 2024
Jon Bellion, Boney M., Otis Redding, King Crimson, and more.
SIDE CHAIN COMPRESSION PT 3
Judy Kirby, Knife Party, Nelly, Kids Music Show, and more.
rainy jazzzzz
The RH Factor, Roberto Musci, The Beatles, Chet Atkins and Dolly Parton, and more.
December 15th, 2023
John Denver, Bob Dylan, Sarah McLachlan, Vampire Weekend, and more.
cover
Victor Wooten, Blondie, Car Seat Headrest, and more.
December 8th, 2023
Dan Auerbach, Liloh., Ricky Eat Acid, Gary Clark Jr., and more.
December 1st, 2023
Little Jesus, Elton John, Frank Sinatra, Cody Fry, and more.
November 24th, 2023
MFSB, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Vulfpeck, CLUBZ, and more.
November 17th, 2023
Talking Heads, Nala Rami, El Zar, Juanpalitoschinos, and more.
November 10th, 2023
Koop, Grover Washington, Jr., and more.
November 3rd, 2023
Al Green, c a n d i d !, Franc Moody, Koop, and more.
October 27th, 2023
KAYTRANADA, Jungle Fire, Modjo, Fred again.., and more.
October 20th, 2023
Cezur, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Sweet Trip, Michael Jackson, and more.
October 13th, 2023
MFSB, Idris Muhammad, Moderator, Mola Mola, and more.
April 24th, 2023
Diva Sweetly, Jorge Drexler, Herbie Hancock, Helvetia, and more.
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Michael Jackson, Daft Punk, 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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Cody Chesnutt, Victor Wooten, jeff buckley / elizabeth fraser, d'angelo, and more.
April 3rd, 2023
Low, Feist, Orchestra Baobab, Pearl Jam, and more.
ATTACK!! AUGHH!!
TV Girl, Fred again.., Jon Brion, Aphex Twin, and more.
NOOOO LILY
Logic, PHX98, George W. Bush, Epitomectomy, and more.
HOME FRIENDS
Big Thief, mewithoutYou, Bobby Shmurda, Ceremony, and more.
March 13th, 2023
Lee Dorsey, Shigeru Suzuki, and more.
aRRRRRRBERB
Taylor Swift, Beach House, Alex Latino, Jerry Murad's Harmonicats, and more.
March 7th, 2023
MGMT, The Shadows, and more.
February 28th, 2023
马里奥银河, Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus, Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman, Taylor Swift, and more.
February 21st, 2023
Silver Jews, Home, Childish Gambino, Drake, and more.
SUB EPISODE DOUBLED TRACKS
Amy Winehouse, Chet Atkins & Dolly Parton, Julie Walters, Lykke Li, and more.
February 7th, 2023
Beach House, Harry Styles, Butterfly Boucher, Lorde, and more.