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, Emo800, Lil Yuppy, Vulfpeck, and more.
Drum Machines
Nine Inch Nails, Steve Lacy, Havoc, LCD Soundsystem, and more.
December 1st, 2025
New Order, Aphex Twin, and more.
Panning!
Jimi Hendrix, Jai Paul, Passion Pit, Victor Rose, and more.
November 24th, 2025
LCD Soundsystem, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and more.
Electronica
RJD2, J Dilla, Boards of Canada, Portishead, and more.
November 17th, 2025
Air, James Holden, and more.
Roland Juno
a-ha, Metronomy, Rubba, P Sol, and more.
November 10th, 2025
The Cure, and more.
November 3rd, 2025
Vieux Farka Touré, Shirley Scott, Knxwledge, Girma Hadgu, and more.
Album release!
Siriusmo, Sam Gellaitry, SLAM!, Jai Paul, and more.
October 27th, 2025
LCD Soundsystem, and more.
SAMPLES part 2
Soft Cell, The Whispers, Rihanna, Britney Spears, and more.
October 20th, 2025
Will Smith, Yasuaki Shimizu, Sun Ra, Broken Social Scene, and more.
October 13th, 2025
Dan English, Talking Heads, Luiz Bonfá, Brad Oberhofer, and more.
Samples!
M.I.A., Beach House, The Four Freshmen, Chromatics, and more.
October 6th, 2025
Benny Goodman, Panchiko, and more.
debut!
Portraits Of Tracy, Cortex, Metronomy, Balu Brigada, and more.
September 29th, 2025
Overmono, Gorillaz, TV On The Radio, Silvetti, and more.
September 22nd, 2025
Alexandre Desplat, Sonic Youth, J Dilla, Whatever The Weather, and more.
April 24th, 2025
Fountains Of Wayne, The Shins, Overmono, and more.
April 17th, 2025
Katy Perry, Armand Van Helden, fern, 22º Halo, and more.
April 10th, 2025
Rhythms Del Mundo, The Pool, Daft Punk, Nassiri, and more.
April 3rd, 2025
Labi Siffre, Four Tet, Lyn Collins, Kurt Vile, and more.
March 27th, 2025
Taylor Swift, Dry Cleaning, The Spits, The Gun Club, and more.
March 20th, 2025
Galaxie 500, The Jayhawks, Cults, Ravyn Lenae, and more.
March 13th, 2025
Khruangbin, The Modern Lovers, Broncho, Dijon, and more.
March 6th, 2025
Rusted Root, Wilco, Mexican Riders, The Spits, and more.
February 27th, 2025
The Hard Quartet, Alley Cats, Kraftwerk (電力站樂團), Roger Doyle, and more.
February 20th, 2025
Sylvan Esso, LCD Soundsystem, Jai Paul, Daft Punk, and more.
February 13th, 2025
Edith Frost, Lion, Cannonball Adderley, The Beach Boys, and more.
February 6th, 2025
Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Velvet Underground, Bug Wife, Andrew Bird, and more.
January 30th, 2025
Paul Simon, Ratboys, Wilco, Mark Ronson, and more.
January 23rd, 2025
Magdalena Bay, Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn, Nia Archives, Fred again.., and more.
April 21st, 2024
Forsaken Autumn, Courtney Barnett, and more.
April 7th, 2024
Forsaken Autumn, Luiz Bonfá, Boards of Canada, Cheb Mami, and more.
OCTAVES
David Grisman, Cindy Lee, Jackie Hayes, The Stone Roses, and more.
March 24th, 2024
Logic1000, Yung Gravy, Yung Lean, PinkPantheress, and more.
March 17th, 2024
The Cure, R.E.M., Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Cocteau Twins, and more.
March 10th, 2024
Papa Bear & His Cubs, The English Beat, Luiz Bonfá, Lianne La Havas, and more.
March 3rd, 2024
Alex Walton, Frog, Cezur, LCD Soundsystem, and more.
February 25th, 2024
Papa Bear & His Cubs, Ringo Deathstarr, Marvin Gaye, Tracy Chapman, and more.
February 18th, 2024
Papa Bear & His Cubs, Marvin Gaye, Labi Siffre, Percy Sledge, and more.
February 11th, 2024
Boney M., Growing Pains, Monie Love, Milton Nascimento, and more.
SIDE CHAIN COMPRESSION PT 3
Knife Party, Nelly, Dino Gala, Daft Punk, and more.
rainy jazzzzz
The Outfield, Arden Lloyd, Chet Atkins and Dolly Parton, Glenn Miller, and more.
December 15th, 2023
Ella Fitzgerald, FEET, Huey 'Piano' Smith & The Clowns, John Denver, and more.
cover
Car Seat Headrest, Victor Wooten, Blondie, and more.
December 8th, 2023
Ricky Eat Acid, Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, Gary Clark Jr., and more.
December 1st, 2023
Nala Rami, Toro y Moi, Daft Punk, Tame Impala, and more.
November 24th, 2023
MFSB, Candi Staton, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Dazz Band, and more.
November 17th, 2023
Talking Heads, El Zar, Aubrey Haynie, George Benson, and more.
November 10th, 2023
Grover Washington, Jr., Koop, and more.
November 3rd, 2023
Donna Summer, Billy Preston, MFSB, Durand Jones & The Indications, and more.
October 27th, 2023
Sam Gellaitry, Flume, Kurt Elling, Acidslop, and more.
October 20th, 2023
Daft Punk, Michael Jackson, Cezur, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and more.
October 13th, 2023
Mola Mola, Engelbert Humperdinck, Koop, MFSB, and more.
April 24th, 2023
Nick Mulvey, Tinariwen, Willow, Artur Nunes, and more.
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Talking Heads, Daft Punk, Formula None, Justin Timberlake, and more.
April 17th, 2023
2 Locos In A Room, Lo-Fi-Fnk, and more.
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Peppermint Noise Pollution, tuba skinny, Cody Chesnutt, GreenChicco, and more.
April 3rd, 2023
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Nilufer Yanya, Wilco, Low, and more.
ATTACK!! AUGHH!!
TV Girl, Calvin Harris, Liloh., Home, and more.
NOOOO LILY
Mexican Riders, Fred again.., Vegyn, Voxtrot, and more.
HOME FRIENDS
Black City Lights, Ceremony, The Rolling Stones, Viagra Boys, and more.
March 13th, 2023
Shigeru Suzuki, Lee Dorsey, and more.
aRRRRRRBERB
Bon Iver/Bon Iver, Yot Club, Bent Fabric, Moses Gunn Collective, and more.
March 7th, 2023
The Shadows, MGMT, and more.
February 28th, 2023
koji kondo, 舞曲, Ghost Town DJs, 马里奥银河, and more.
February 21st, 2023
Childish Gambino, Blondie, Drake, Tony Kinsey, and more.
SUB EPISODE DOUBLED TRACKS
Amy Winehouse, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Boney M. 2000, Julie Walters, and more.
February 7th, 2023
Harry Styles, Caroline Polachek, Kali Uchis, Butterfly Boucher, and more.