The Other East

Don’t know the bands that will performing on the Japan Nite tour? Hear Japan is hoping to remedy that. They are releasing a free sampler featuring 6 bands from the tour so you can become familiar with the acts. The sampler is only availible until March 29th, but the MP3s are yours for good. Also, several of the bands from the tour will be putting music up for sale on Hear Japan. Check it out Link

And check the press release after the jump.

Japan Nite US Tour Sampler Free MP3 Download

Yokohama, Japan – February 19, 2008 – The annual tour that brings
countless Japanese acts to the states known as Japan Nite is invading
America again in 2009! This year’s Japan Nite will span over one week
(March 21 – 29) and will bring 13 amazing bands to give fans in
America an up close and personal concert experience from bands that
rarely venture out of their home city in Japan. While this is always
a great experience, it is often difficult to find out information or
listen to a track for most of these bands as they’ve never been
outside of Japan.

HearJapan.com thought it would be eye opening experience for the fans
of Japan Nite and fans who are going just to see their favorite band
play to be able to hear what some of the Japan Nite acts sound before
going to the show. If you are going to be seeing so many acts for a
once and a life time opportunity, why not get to know them beforehand
to make the live experience that much more enjoyable.

To make this possible, HearJapan.com is offering one track from six
artists available from Japan Nite for free download until March 29.
The six artists include quaff, Dirty Old Men, Asakusa Jinta, THE
EMERALDS, HONEY SAC, and OMODAKA. Each artist made one track
available for a free mp3 download to fans in America. If you can’t
make it to this years tour or live outside of the US, don’t worry.
You can also download these songs for free and hear some of the most
unique music to come from Japan. The songs are packed in to a sampler
entitled, “Japan Nite US Tour 2009 Sampler”.

In addition to offering a free download many of the artists will be
selling their releases on HearJapan to make it easier for overseas
fans to purchase their music in an affordable fashion. For example,
HearJapan will be releasing the new mini-album from quaff exclusively
on the opening day of Japan Nite. Other albums will be announced soon
according to HearJapan.

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