New Takeaki Oda: “Mexican Summer”

It’s truly lovely how music can help you escape to far off places in warmer zones from the comfort of your home. This is code of saying — I’ve spent the past eight hours in front of my computer and god damn it to hell, especially when the weather is actually tolerable. Thankfully, chillwave believer Takeaki Oda has the escapist synth jam I needed, even named after that label that once seemed to contain every chillwave act known to man. Slow-burning tropical wonder that is gone in a blink, but easy to repeat. Listen above.

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