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TORAIZ Chordcat is a new music production gear released by AlphaTheta, known for the Pioneer DJ brand. It features intuitive chord progression support and the ability to create complete tracks with drums and effects in a single unit. A talk session with the developers and musicians took place at the Rock oN Company music store in Shibuya, Tokyo, and was streamed live as well as held on-site. Hercelot reported on the gear from a user’s perspective.

A new 3-track summer EP has been released. Portable Muumuu features a vintage speech synthesizer singing busily to the theme of "a summer resort imagined by a robot". Cody’s Magic Pan layers steelpan and dub guitar crawling over a sweltering guiro rhythm. Parade of Stilllife reworks the earlier track "smallest stilllife" into a tighter collage house piece with a dance beat. All three tracks combine CR-78 machine beats with acoustic percussion, creating electronic music that captures the intense heat of summer.

Hebocon, a robot sumo tournament for those with low technical skills organized by Daily Portal Z, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. A video summarizing the event’s history and evolution has been released, featuring several background tracks by Hercelot.

A new EP featuring two tracks is out now. The genres differ, but both songs include cheesy melodies, flutes, glockenspiels, and taikos.

Filmmaker Kazuki Gotanda (a.k.a. filmout) and Hercelot have once again created a promotional video for the Shinjuku Flags shopping complex. During the Christmas campaign, the video will be displayed on the outdoor digital billboard as well as on signage throughout the building.