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
Morgan Adams Quartet Plus Two, American Football, BJ the Storyteller, Lil Yuppy, and more.
Drum Machines
LCD Soundsystem, Nine Inch Nails, Havoc, Steve Lacy, and more.
December 1st, 2025
Aphex Twin, New Order, and more.
Panning!
Victor Rose, Jimi Hendrix, Tame Impala, ear, and more.
November 24th, 2025
Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, LCD Soundsystem, and more.
Electronica
Portishead, Saint Etienne, RJD2, Moby, and more.
November 17th, 2025
Air, James Holden, and more.
Roland Juno
P Sol, Daft Punk, LCD Soundsystem, Metronomy, and more.
November 10th, 2025
The Cure, and more.
November 3rd, 2025
Vieux Farka Touré, KAYTRANADA, Junior Mesa, Sun Ra, and more.
Album release!
Calvin Harris, Frank LoCrasto, Basement Jaxx, Gary Numan, and more.
October 27th, 2025
LCD Soundsystem, and more.
SAMPLES part 2
Britney Spears, Rihanna, Chaka Khan, Soft Cell, and more.
October 20th, 2025
Yasuaki Shimizu, Will Smith, Broken Social Scene, Sun Ra, and more.
October 13th, 2025
Talking Heads, Brad Oberhofer, Luiz Bonfá, Dan English, and more.
Samples!
Beach House, Stennes, Daft Punk, Aretha Franklin, and more.
October 6th, 2025
Benny Goodman, Panchiko, and more.
debut!
Metronomy, Truman Sinclair, TV on the Radio, Daft Punk, and more.
September 29th, 2025
Silvetti, Overmono, Gorillaz, TV On The Radio, and more.
September 22nd, 2025
Sam Gendel, Yin Yin, Alexandre Desplat, J Dilla, and more.
April 24th, 2025
Fountains Of Wayne, The Shins, Overmono, and more.
April 17th, 2025
Katy Perry, The Clash, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, fern, and more.
April 10th, 2025
Artikal Sound System, The Writer's Poet, Sharay Reed, Barack Obama, and more.
April 3rd, 2025
Kleenex, Broadcast, David Grisman, Dry Cleaning, and more.
March 27th, 2025
Shower Curtain, Taylor Swift, The Strokes, Dry Cleaning, and more.
March 20th, 2025
The Jayhawks, Cults, Quiet Light, Bachelors of Science, and more.
March 13th, 2025
Fievel Is Glauque, MJ Lenderman, Bachelors of Science, The Modern Lovers, and more.
March 6th, 2025
Mk.gee, Frog, Broadcast, Entral, and more.
February 27th, 2025
The Hard Quartet, Kraftwerk (電力站樂團), The Detroit Cobras, Roger Doyle, and more.
February 20th, 2025
Jai Paul, Sylvan Esso, Piero Piccioni, Lauryn Hill, and more.
February 13th, 2025
Lion, Prince & The Revolution, XTC, The Beach Boys, and more.
February 6th, 2025
Vashti Bunyan, The Velvet Underground, Fcukers, Pandora/K-Slim, and more.
January 30th, 2025
Dizzee Rascal, Wilco, Sweetums, Ratboys, and more.
January 23rd, 2025
Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn, Nia Archives, The Magnetic Fields, Magdalena Bay, and more.
April 21st, 2024
Forsaken Autumn, Courtney Barnett, and more.
April 7th, 2024
Boards of Canada, Otis Redding, Funkadelic, Kurt Vile, and more.
OCTAVES
Cindy Lee, The Stone Roses, Art Farmer, David Grisman, and more.
March 24th, 2024
Yung Gravy, Logic1000, PinkPantheress, Yung Lean, and more.
March 17th, 2024
STEFAN THEV, Bastien Keb, The Cure, Percy Sledge, and more.
March 10th, 2024
Jim Croce, Percy Sledge, Галантерея, R.E.M., and more.
March 3rd, 2024
Captain Beefheart, The Outfield, The Replacements, Jerry Douglas, and more.
February 25th, 2024
Talking Heads, Blondie, Tears For Fears, Ichiko Aoba, and more.
February 18th, 2024
The Monkees, Papa Bear & His Cubs, A Tribe Called Quest, Buena Vista Social Club, and more.
February 11th, 2024
8D Tazzy, Boards of Canada, Growing Pains, Sun Ra, and more.
SIDE CHAIN COMPRESSION PT 3
Nelly, Paolo Nutini, Kanye West, Knife Party, and more.
rainy jazzzzz
The Beatles, Glenn Miller, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Chet Atkins & Dolly Parton, and more.
December 15th, 2023
Bob Dylan, John Denver, Miles Davis, Grupo Exterminador, and more.
cover
Blondie, Car Seat Headrest, Victor Wooten, and more.
December 8th, 2023
U2, Sonic Youth, DOPE LEMON, Gary Clark Jr., and more.
December 1st, 2023
Tame Impala, The Dip, CLUBZ, MFSB, and more.
November 24th, 2023
CLUBZ, Carl Carlton, Michael Jackson, MFSB, and more.
November 17th, 2023
Aubrey Haynie, Eddie Kendricks, Juanpalitoschinos, Idris Muhammad, and more.
November 10th, 2023
Grover Washington, Jr., Koop, and more.
November 3rd, 2023
Durand Jones & The Indications, Billy Preston, George Clinton, Dan Hartman, and more.
October 27th, 2023
KAYTRANADA, Sam Gellaitry, Durand Jones & The Indications, RÜFÜS DU SOL, and more.
October 20th, 2023
Michael Jackson, orbit, Flume, Taylor Moon, and more.
October 13th, 2023
Kaelin Ellis, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Kurt Elling, Vulfpeck, and more.
April 24th, 2023
Helvetia, The Books, Diva Sweetly, Hazel English, and more.
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The Isley Brothers, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Talking Heads, and more.
April 17th, 2023
Lo-Fi-Fnk, 2 Locos In A Room, and more.
u 2, b!
YBG Reezy, Pete Drake, d'angelo, Steven P. Oira, and more.
April 3rd, 2023
Orchestra Baobab, Pearl Jam, Bex, Wilco, and more.
ATTACK!! AUGHH!!
Calvin Harris, Jon Brion, TV Girl, Steely Dan, and more.
NOOOO LILY
Hotline TNT, Clive Richardson, Fred again.., Crystal Waters, and more.
HOME FRIENDS
Black City Lights, Louke Man, Lil Wayne, Viagra Boys, and more.
March 13th, 2023
Shigeru Suzuki, Lee Dorsey, and more.
aRRRRRRBERB
Jerry Murad's Harmonicats, Alvvays, Bon Iver/Bon Iver, Liloh., and more.
March 7th, 2023
The Shadows, MGMT, and more.
February 28th, 2023
Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman, Wilco, Woody Goss, Ray Charles, and more.
February 21st, 2023
Silver Jews, Boney M., Harry Styles, Home, and more.
SUB EPISODE DOUBLED TRACKS
Julie Walters, Fiona Apple, The Smiths, The Beatles, and more.
February 7th, 2023
Kali Uchis, Wallice, Lorde, Caroline Polachek, and more.