(2010-)
Dubstep in Japan: On Scenes and Genres. (2017). In After Musicking (pp. 217–248). Tokyo University of the Arts Press.
Journal Article『クラブ・ミュージックのローカル化における真正性—日本におけるダブステップとヒップ・ホップの比較—』Authenticity in the Localization of Club Music in Japan: A Comparison of Dubstep and Hip-Hop. (2012). In The Annual Review of Musicology and Music Studies (pp. 65-76). Tokyo University of the Arts Press.
NTTR is a life-simulation game for PC/PlayStation/Xbox/Nintendo Switch from Icelandic studio Porcelain Fortress. I translated the UI and game content from English/Icelandic to Japanese. Outside of direct translation, the work required localizing cultural references and making sure the jokes worked.
(2008-)
This series was born in 2008 when I started compiling the best boogie, disco and funk discoveries into mixes. Each represents 1-2 years of record hunting in Reykjavik, Tokyo and online.
Austurvöllur (2010) Download
My winning entry to radio show Party Zone's summer DJ mix contest, a blend of boogie, disco and funk.
Party Zone (2013) Download
A mix I contributed to Party Zone a few years later, centered on boogie funk and disco.
DansiDans (2010) Download
Boogie-funk centered mix I contributed to DansiDans.com, a now defunct blog about dance music in Iceland.
Jack The House Crew (2017-) Listen
Since 2017, I've DJ'd as Jack The House Crew when playing 90's house music. Follow the link for appearances on Icelandic radio show Plútó.
Arni Kristjansson (b. 1981) is an Icelandic artist, musician and previous cultural studies scholar based in Reykjavik.
He has a degree in Japanese from University of Iceland, and a masters in cultural studies from Tokyo University of the Arts.
Currently he is working on two exhibitions to be held in 2025.