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Alice-Kanako (also known under their DJ alias Egg On Toast) is a DJ, media maker and radio presenter based in Manchester. Cinematic world building and the celebration of archiving is at the centre of their craft, taking the form of experimental DJ sets guided by themes and talk-based shows exploring history and socio-political landscapes within music.
Despite stifling pressure from the socially conservative mainstream, artists freely expressing their nonconforming gender can be found across the span of Japanese culture. Alice-Kanako takes the listener on a journey, connecting artists to snapshots from my life while exploring the socio-political context surrounding their genres. The Buddhist gender-fluid deity Kannon, dramatic enka, R&B and underground counter cultural figures from the electronic and punk scenes, all intertwined with dreamlike sound-scaping and audio from home videos of my childhood trips to Japan.