Japanese Television

Space-surf-psych-rock quartet Japanese Television’s album ‘Automata Exotica’ has been remixed and reimagined by invited friends and peers; including Goat Fool from GOAT, Factory Floor’s Gabe Gurnsey, and Edgar Breau & Mike Trebilcock from cult band Simply Saucer. Informed by UFO encounters, ritualism, robots, Northern Soul, and nuclear weapons, ‘Automata Exotica’ was released in March 2024 and was described as “Heavy but also joyful” by The Quietus, “A fuzzy blast of space-surf energy”in Shindig and “A remarkable and unique proposition” by Louder Than War.

Lead single comes from GOAT with their Goat Fool remix of ‘Typhoon Reggae Police’ - a stripped down, oppressive, shimmering voodoo nightmare. JTV toured with GOAT while writing ‘Automata Exotica’, with the fat fuzz tones and extended middle percussion section of ‘Typhoon Reggae Police’ heavily influenced by their time watching and learning from side stage. Starting life as an uneasy mixture of scratchy 60s garage rock and 70s Afghan psych folk, Goat Fool ripped the song apart and stitched it back together. Recognisable but weird and uncanny.

‘Automata Exotica (Remixed) 'is set for release on 6th June 2025 on limited edition LP and digital formats. Japanese Television tour in Europe through March and April. The album is released by cult underground label Tip Top Recordings (Jim Wallis, Mandrake Handshake, Pearl & The Oysters), run by Ben Rimmer and David Warn.

Golden Birds (Edgar Breau & Mike Trebilcock from Simply Saucer Remix)
Typhoon Reggae Police (Goat Fool from GOAT Remix)
Death Waltz II (The Gathering Doubt Remix)
Ariel School Sighting (Floral Image Remix)
Automata Exotica (Rossana Remix)
Fantasia (Sugo Remix)
Uranium Knights (Phil MFU Remix)
Tabadaboum (Gabe Gurnsey Remix)

Japanese Television are: Kevin Barthelémy: drums Eléa-May Bonnet: bass Tim Jones: guitar Riko Fango: organ, synths, taishogoto

Japanese Television

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