October 10th 2025 is the street date for Intoxicate vol. 178 “A Journal of Silence”.
Ryuichi Sakamoto appears on the cover. His documentary Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries will be released on November 28th in Japan, revealing his attitude toward the end of his life. We will see what he wants to show for the future. The article about this documentary is included in three columns of “Exotic Grammar”. The other two are King Lear (1987) of Jean-Luc Godard, and the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, who is now 90 years old.
“Pick Up” of the issue includes such articles about the chorus ensemble “The Sixteen” appearing in Japan, finally, after a long absence, Shutaro Matsui, releasing the live album Fragments - Concerthall Live 2025, a new project “MaNGROVE” launched by Chiharu Taki and Miho Hazama, and Liam Ó Maonlaí releasing a new album Prayer (Urnaí) after 17 years of silence.
The interviews with such trending artists as Keichiro Shibuya with the android opera Mirror, Naruyoshi Kikuchi, Kassa Overall, Mao Sone, Nodoka Okisawa, Sumire Hirotsuru, and Keiko Lee are featured.
The long-run four-frame photo column “My Favorite Things” invites Akira Senju, Sayaka Isoyama, Airi Nishikawa, and Ka-tan.
Intoxicate is available at these associates and volunteers as on the following link.
https://tower.jp/mag/intoxicate/specialthanks
You can buy the magazine at Tower Records Online.
https://tower.jp/article/campaign/2013/12/25/03
FYI English translated articles: https://mikiki.tokyo.jp/list/search?keyword=English%20Translation
