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
Lil Yuppy, BJ the Storyteller, Sonic Youth, James Holden, and more.
Drum Machines
Nilüfer Yanya, LCD Soundsystem, Nine Inch Nails, Havoc, and more.
December 1st, 2025
Aphex Twin, New Order, and more.
Panning!
Jimi Hendrix, ear, Tame Impala, Victor Rose, and more.
November 24th, 2025
LCD Soundsystem, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and more.
Electronica
Groove Armada, The Avalanches, Saint Etienne, Moby, and more.
November 17th, 2025
James Holden, Air, and more.
Roland Juno
Madonna, Tame Impala, Victor Rose, Daft Punk, and more.
November 10th, 2025
The Cure, and more.
November 3rd, 2025
American Football, Sun Ra, Vieux Farka Touré, Shirley Scott, and more.
Album release!
Frank LoCrasto, Jai Paul, SLAM!, Siriusmo, and more.
October 27th, 2025
LCD Soundsystem, and more.
SAMPLES part 2
The Whispers, Young Soorma, A$AP Rocky, Lata Mangeshkar, and more.
October 20th, 2025
Sun Ra, Broken Social Scene, Yasuaki Shimizu, Will Smith, and more.
October 13th, 2025
Mort Garson, Home, André 3000, Can Candid Band, and more.
Samples!
Will Smith, The Whispers, KAYTRANADA, Kendrick Lamar, and more.
October 6th, 2025
Panchiko, Benny Goodman, and more.
debut!
Frank Vandenkloot, Truman Sinclair, Mirror Kisses, Metronomy, and more.
September 29th, 2025
TV On The Radio, Overmono, Silvetti, Gorillaz, and more.
September 22nd, 2025
Yin Yin, Menahan Street Band, James Holden, Alexandre Desplat, and more.
April 24th, 2025
The Shins, Overmono, Fountains Of Wayne, and more.
April 17th, 2025
Katy Perry, The Clash, Armand Van Helden, fern, and more.
April 10th, 2025
Nassiri, Artikal Sound System, The Pool, Dua Lipa, and more.
April 3rd, 2025
Mr. Bungle, Dry Cleaning, Four Tet, The Replacements, and more.
March 27th, 2025
Shower Curtain, The Gun Club, Geese, Thievery Corporation, and more.
March 20th, 2025
Quiet Light, The Jayhawks, Jackie Shane, Cults, and more.
March 13th, 2025
Broncho, Dijon, Icky Blossoms, MJ Lenderman, and more.
March 6th, 2025
Entral, Freckle, Caroline Polachek, ? & The Mysterians, and more.
February 27th, 2025
Siriusmo, The Hard Quartet, Roger Doyle, Pleaseeasaur, and more.
February 20th, 2025
DJ ANU, Sylvan Esso, LCD Soundsystem, Steve Monite, and more.
February 13th, 2025
Sophie Ellis-Bextor, KAYTRANADA, Edith Frost, Herbie Hancock, and more.
February 6th, 2025
The Alchemist, Stan Getz, Fcukers, Bug Wife, and more.
January 30th, 2025
Ratboys, Car Seat Headrest, Clive Richardson, Dizzee Rascal, and more.
January 23rd, 2025
Magdalena Bay, Fred again.., Thee Headcoatees, TV Girl, and more.
April 21st, 2024
Courtney Barnett, Forsaken Autumn, and more.
April 7th, 2024
Tears For Fears, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Monie Love, Luiz Bonfá, and more.
OCTAVES
No Doubt, R.I.P., David Grisman, Cindy Lee, and more.
March 24th, 2024
Logic1000, Yung Lean, Yung Gravy, Beck, and more.
March 17th, 2024
Talking Heads, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, John Coltrane, Courtney Barnett, and more.
March 10th, 2024
Courtney Barnett, R.E.M., mei ehara, Lianne La Havas, and more.
March 3rd, 2024
The Police, Mk.gee, Jerry Douglas, The Outfield, and more.
February 25th, 2024
The Go-Go's, Blondie, Ichiko Aoba, Tears For Fears, and more.
February 18th, 2024
Winkler, Marvin Gaye, Cotton Jones, Umalali, and more.
February 11th, 2024
Growing Pains, The Go-Go's, Jon Bellion, Otis Redding, and more.
SIDE CHAIN COMPRESSION PT 3
Knife Party, Nelly, Kids Music Show, Vice Carter, and more.
rainy jazzzzz
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Chet Atkins & Dolly Parton, The RH Factor, The Mills Brothers, and more.
December 15th, 2023
Ella Fitzgerald, FEET, Bob Dylan, The Smiths, and more.
cover
Blondie, Car Seat Headrest, Victor Wooten, and more.
December 8th, 2023
The Strokes, Gary Clark Jr., Arctic Monkeys, Daft Punk, and more.
December 1st, 2023
Elton John, Cody Fry, Tame Impala, Tears For Fears, and more.
November 24th, 2023
Vulfpeck, CLUBZ, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Michael Jackson, and more.
November 17th, 2023
Nala Rami, George Benson, Juanpalitoschinos, Talking Heads, and more.
November 10th, 2023
Grover Washington, Jr., Koop, and more.
November 3rd, 2023
George Clinton, c a n d i d !, MFSB, Al Green, and more.
October 27th, 2023
Cory Wong, Daft Punk, Sam Gellaitry, Modjo, and more.
October 20th, 2023
Flume, orbit, Daft Punk, Taylor Moon, and more.
October 13th, 2023
Kurt Elling, Skylar Spence, MFSB, Engelbert Humperdinck, and more.
April 24th, 2023
The Books, Diva Sweetly, Blondie, Willow, and more.
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Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA, Talking Heads, and more.
April 17th, 2023
Lo-Fi-Fnk, 2 Locos In A Room, and more.
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YBG Reezy, Pete Drake, tuba skinny, GreenChicco, and more.
April 3rd, 2023
Feist, Low, Wilco, Nilufer Yanya, and more.
ATTACK!! AUGHH!!
Aphex Twin, Fred again.., Neon Indian, Daft Punk, and more.
NOOOO LILY
Hotline TNT, Wombo, motherlylove, Clive Richardson, and more.
HOME FRIENDS
Candy Claws, Ceremony, mewithoutYou, The Rolling Stones, and more.
March 13th, 2023
Lee Dorsey, Shigeru Suzuki, and more.
aRRRRRRBERB
Tame Impala, Black Pumas, Steve Lacy, Moses Gunn Collective, and more.
March 7th, 2023
MGMT, The Shadows, and more.
February 28th, 2023
Woody Goss, 舞曲, Ray Charles, Ghost Town DJs, and more.
February 21st, 2023
Aphex Twin, Tony Kinsey, Silver Jews, Home, and more.
SUB EPISODE DOUBLED TRACKS
Chet Atkins & Dolly Parton, Liloh, The Marías, Amy Winehouse, and more.
February 7th, 2023
Lorde, Butterfly Boucher, Illuminate, Wallice, and more.