RA scores a rare interview with the label boss behind one of Japan's most respected imprints.

For me, this is the label that currently carries the torch for the task of purveying quality House Music flawlessly throughout its catalogue on a global level, following the steps of Strictly Rhythm, Guidance and TrackMode. Much deserved - albeit bit belated - feature.

one of the best this side of the century turn.
nice to see some love.

great read. a label that exudes class. long may it continue

The part where he says "Recently I stopped listening to techno, or rather "inorganic" music, and I saw no point in forcing myself to continue with it"

Does that mean he now rejects electronic music all together?

I see a recurring theme with people in there 40's maybe, who spend 20 years, enamoured with techno, then suddenly reject it, and decree its a dead end or 'inorganic'. Just interested in the journey to reaching that conclusion. What changes?

i just see it as growth of an individual. to listen to the same music forever would be torture, especially with how formulaic dance music is - not much help that everything is so driven by trends now = "dead" music.

i wouldn't complain to see some of the incredible japanese bands getting released onto mule. i personally went through the same thing recently...except i'm only 20. so it is irrelevant to say "you will listen to X music at age X, after listening to X music for X years."

Thanks for the interview!
My all time favourite Mule Musiq record is Yukihiro Fukutomi's Open Our Eyes

P.S. It also would be nice to read about another great japanese label ESP Institute on RA someday