The 2009 Label Guide features scouting reports on over 100 labels releasing foreign music in Japan. From tiny indie labels in the Japanese countryside to major labels huddled in the busy burrows of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, we've assembled labels and distributors from all every corner of the archipelago. Further, we've made sure to find labels serving every genre imaginable and then every sub-genre imaginable. Like rock? Find out who is most likely to help you release your record if you play post rock, alt rock, noise rock, punk, metal, speed metal, death metal, math rock or any other modern derivative of good ol' rock n' roll music. Electronica more your thing? Find out where to turn to find fellow lovers of trance, techno, breaks, bigbeat, minimal house, Chicago house, drum and bass, or even fellow aficionados of pure wicked scratching. If world styes, like bossa nova, samba, folk, and afrobeat are your thing, there are less labels here to choose from, but we've a handful of them for you nonetheless. Simply put, we've searched relentlessly so that you don't have to. You focus on the writing and recording your next masterpiece and we'll tell you who to share it with. Specifically, we'll you can expect:

URLs and contact info
Key stats like the number of titles they release each year and the number of their bands that tour Japan

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