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IRORI Records artists comment on their first UK shows at The Great Escape 2025: go!go!vanillas, Kroi, Ako, and Bialystocks

IRORI Records artists comment on first UK shows at The Great Escape 2025: go!go!vanillas, Kroi, Ako, and Bialystocks

28th May 2025

Following their double-bill at The Great Escape 2025, go!go!vanillas, Kroi, Ako, and Bialystocks, the four artists on the...

A four-panel collage showing live performances by Bialystocks, Ako, go!go!vanillas, and Kroi at The Great Escape 2025. Each image features the lead vocalist mid-performance under colourful stage lighting, captured during IRORI Records’ showcase at the Queens Hotel in Brighton.

Ako, Bialystocks, go!go!vanillas, and Kroi live in Brighton: A rare double bill from IRORI Records at The Great Escape 2025

24th May 2025

IRORI Records brought four of its top artists — Ako, Bialystocks, go!go!vanillas, and Kroi — to The Great...

FRIENDSHIP. returns to The Great Escape with ‘SSR from Tokyo’ showcase

28th April 2025

Tokyo-based music company FRIENDSHIP. will bring its curated showcase event SSR from Tokyo back to Brighton this spring...

Shibuya Sound Riverse: FRIENDSHIP. brings Tokyo's finest to Brighton

Shibuya Sound Riverse: FRIENDSHIP. bring Tokyo’s finest to Brighton

5th June 2024

Venturing from the vibrant streets of Tokyo to the coastal charm of Brighton, HIP LAND MUSIC’s digital distribution...

Yurufuwa Gang joins Great Escape Festival 2024 line-up

Yurufuwa Gang join Great Escape Festival 2024 line-up

24th April 2024

UPDATE: Yurufuwa Gang have pulled out of the festival. Though they haven’t disclosed the reason, their absence from...

The Great Escape Festival 2024 Line-up: LITE, Domico, and Kaneko Ayano confirmed

22nd March 2024

The Great Escape Festival returns to Brighton, England, from May 15th to 18th, highlighting a diverse lineup of...

Miso Extra smashes her first ever festival set at The Great Escape 2022

15th May 2022

Making her first ever festival appearance since emerging on the scene in late 2021, Miso Extra showcased her...

Miso Extra is creating the best Japanese hip-hop in London

28th January 2022

London-based rapper and producer Miso Extra is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated up-and-coming artists...

News

Age Factory reveal sixth album ‘Sono nanika in my daze’ alongside video for lead single ‘rest / 息’

Mrs. GREEN APPLE announce first vinyl releases and custom turntable for 10th anniversary

Age Factory launch independent label 0A and announce sixth album

Events

KAF to perform at mixed-reality event Fantastic Reality in Los Angeles this July

NANO brings ‘DO OR DIE!! Rock Your Heart Out’ tour to Europe this July

DEVILOOF confirm Europe debut with 2025 tour ‘THE UNHOLY’

Features

anklet: “We didn’t know left from right” – Tokyo’s new indie voice on building a band from nothing

JJJ to remain POP YOURS 2025 headliner in tribute following his passing

What is CEIPA? The organisation behind matsuri ’25 and MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN

Live Reports

kanekoayano live in London: No longer just Kaneko Ayano with a band

Ako, Bialystocks, go!go!vanillas, and Kroi live in Brighton: A rare double bill from IRORI Records at The Great Escape 2025

Ichiko Aoba live in Oakland: Dreamlike stillness at the Fox Theater

Interviews

IRORI Records artists comment on first UK shows at The Great Escape 2025: go!go!vanillas, Kroi, Ako, and Bialystocks

CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE interview: Dancing through doubt and doing it their way

Hitsujibungaku interview: US debut, anime themes, and life beyond Tokyo’s indie circuit

YOASOBI debut animated music video for 2024 Olympic hit ‘Butai ni Tatte’

DIR EN GREY to perform ‘VULGAR’ and ‘Withering to death.’ live in Los Angeles

Hitsujibungaku live in San Francisco: Calm intensity and full hearts at August Hall

The Great Escape Festival

IRORI Records artists comment on first UK shows at The Great Escape 2025: go!go!vanillas, Kroi, Ako, and Bialystocks

Ako, Bialystocks, go!go!vanillas, and Kroi live in Brighton: A rare double bill from IRORI Records at The Great Escape 2025

FRIENDSHIP. returns to The Great Escape with ‘SSR from Tokyo’ showcase

Shibuya Sound Riverse: FRIENDSHIP. bring Tokyo’s finest to Brighton

Yurufuwa Gang join Great Escape Festival 2024 line-up

The Great Escape Festival 2024 Line-up: LITE, Domico, and Kaneko Ayano confirmed

Miso Extra smashes her first ever festival set at The Great Escape 2022

Miso Extra is creating the best Japanese hip-hop in London