James Balmont
@jbalmont.bsky.social
*probably posting about ambient music and foreign films*
Music supervisor @ Nower Studio
Writer @ BBC Culture, Time Out, Dazed, AnOther etc.
Musician @ Swim Deep
Music supervisor @ Nower Studio
Writer @ BBC Culture, Time Out, Dazed, AnOther etc.
Musician @ Swim Deep
I’m introducing 2x Sogo Ishii punk classics - ‘Crazy Thunder Road’ & ‘The Crazy Family’ - at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social this Wed (Nov 19). Tix via link in comments below! More Ishii over at @thirdwindowfilms.com !!
November 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I’m introducing 2x Sogo Ishii punk classics - ‘Crazy Thunder Road’ & ‘The Crazy Family’ - at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social this Wed (Nov 19). Tix via link in comments below! More Ishii over at @thirdwindowfilms.com !!
Buzzing to announce our latest Swim Deep shows in Thailand and China! See you in December 🤩
October 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Buzzing to announce our latest Swim Deep shows in Thailand and China! See you in December 🤩
TOMORROW I’ll be introducing a double bill of Kaizo Hayashi sublime ‘Maiku Hama’ ‘90s neo-noir classics at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social to mark the release of @thirdwindowfilms.com, stunning new box set. Ticket links below!
October 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
TOMORROW I’ll be introducing a double bill of Kaizo Hayashi sublime ‘Maiku Hama’ ‘90s neo-noir classics at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social to mark the release of @thirdwindowfilms.com, stunning new box set. Ticket links below!
Proud to be a part of this very exciting release of the Maiku Hama trilogy, directed by Kaizo Hayashi, via @thirdwindowfilms.com next month! Find my video essay on the great actor Masatoshi Nagase on disc 3 🤩 thirdwindowfilms.com/films/maiku-...
September 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Proud to be a part of this very exciting release of the Maiku Hama trilogy, directed by Kaizo Hayashi, via @thirdwindowfilms.com next month! Find my video essay on the great actor Masatoshi Nagase on disc 3 🤩 thirdwindowfilms.com/films/maiku-...
I’ve got a big feature in the new @crackmagazine.bsky.social exploring how Japan’s ‘80s ambient & environmental music has found new relevance in a present-day world descending into unchecked chaos. Interviews w/ icons Inoyamaland, Takashi Kokubo & Yumiko Morioka! @tonalunion.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I’ve got a big feature in the new @crackmagazine.bsky.social exploring how Japan’s ‘80s ambient & environmental music has found new relevance in a present-day world descending into unchecked chaos. Interviews w/ icons Inoyamaland, Takashi Kokubo & Yumiko Morioka! @tonalunion.bsky.social
Very proud to share some new work this month via a pair of video essays included on the @thirdwindowfilms.com and @arrowvideo.bsky.social releases of ‘Tokyo Pop’ and ‘V-Cinema Essentials’. Great films, great releases - out in May!
May 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Very proud to share some new work this month via a pair of video essays included on the @thirdwindowfilms.com and @arrowvideo.bsky.social releases of ‘Tokyo Pop’ and ‘V-Cinema Essentials’. Great films, great releases - out in May!
I’ve nabbed the cover of the Sunday @telegraphnews.bsky.social’s Arts & Books section today, with an article marking 30 years of the Tokyo sarin attack as a new, Sundance-approved documentary hits US theatres (and streaming platforms in a few weeks): www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/the-...
March 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I’ve nabbed the cover of the Sunday @telegraphnews.bsky.social’s Arts & Books section today, with an article marking 30 years of the Tokyo sarin attack as a new, Sundance-approved documentary hits US theatres (and streaming platforms in a few weeks): www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/the-...
V-proud to have contributed to this incredible new V-Cinema box set from @arrowvideo.bsky.social! You can find my video essay ‘The Road to V-Cinema’ on the Danger Point: The Road to Hell disc ⭐️
January 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
V-proud to have contributed to this incredible new V-Cinema box set from @arrowvideo.bsky.social! You can find my video essay ‘The Road to V-Cinema’ on the Danger Point: The Road to Hell disc ⭐️
Some cool Wong Kar-wai/Christopher Doyle/Wing Shya finds at a private archive in Burbank today
January 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Some cool Wong Kar-wai/Christopher Doyle/Wing Shya finds at a private archive in Burbank today
Hello I'm in @cityam.bsky.social magazine this week, talking to the people keeping the niche art of food replica models alive today!
Check out the link below for the article and go visit the 'Looks Delicious' exhibition at Japan House until Feb.
www.cityam.com/the-magazine/
Check out the link below for the article and go visit the 'Looks Delicious' exhibition at Japan House until Feb.
www.cityam.com/the-magazine/
December 9, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Hello I'm in @cityam.bsky.social magazine this week, talking to the people keeping the niche art of food replica models alive today!
Check out the link below for the article and go visit the 'Looks Delicious' exhibition at Japan House until Feb.
www.cityam.com/the-magazine/
Check out the link below for the article and go visit the 'Looks Delicious' exhibition at Japan House until Feb.
www.cityam.com/the-magazine/
What a great package to arrive home to after living in Ireland for the past month… thanks for sharing these @thirdwindow.bsky.social. You can find my video essay on composer Toshiyuki Honda on the Mermaid Legend disc!
December 2, 2024 at 4:11 PM
What a great package to arrive home to after living in Ireland for the past month… thanks for sharing these @thirdwindow.bsky.social. You can find my video essay on composer Toshiyuki Honda on the Mermaid Legend disc!
RT: Very proud to share ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' with the world!
Matthew Lawrenson and I were the music supervisors for this amazing film. Huge thanks to Warner Bros, producers Tommy Harper and Natalie Testa, all the artists and rightsholders, and of course Tim Burton. Enjoy!
Matthew Lawrenson and I were the music supervisors for this amazing film. Huge thanks to Warner Bros, producers Tommy Harper and Natalie Testa, all the artists and rightsholders, and of course Tim Burton. Enjoy!
November 28, 2024 at 10:10 AM
RT: Very proud to share ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' with the world!
Matthew Lawrenson and I were the music supervisors for this amazing film. Huge thanks to Warner Bros, producers Tommy Harper and Natalie Testa, all the artists and rightsholders, and of course Tim Burton. Enjoy!
Matthew Lawrenson and I were the music supervisors for this amazing film. Huge thanks to Warner Bros, producers Tommy Harper and Natalie Testa, all the artists and rightsholders, and of course Tim Burton. Enjoy!