In May 2016 a mini festival called GIGA NOISE took place at Tokyo’s Akihabara Goodman club featuring mostly lesser known noise acts from all over Japan as part of an eight hour long showcase. It is a very rare thing to see so many acts (and especially so many up-and-coming acts) from Japan’s noise scene together, but fortunately the event was well documented and now Japan’s definitive noise label, Alchemy Records (run by Jojo Hiroshige of Hijokaidan fame) is about to release a 2-CD live documentary of the event, featuring 25 noise artists from all over Japan. The latest Japanoise sampler, featuring performances by JOJO Hiroshige of Hijokaidan, ASTRO + Hair Stylistics, Dora Video, and junior high school noise artists!