Poor Vacation went and gave last year’s already-grooveable “Long Goodbye” a warmer-months makeover with this “(Summer Version).” For the season, Poor Vacation adds more electronic touches to the song, giving it an easy-breazy disco vibe that still allows the longing at the center of the original “Long Goodbye” to come through. Now, it just shimmers more after the hook. Listen above.
文化の中心は東京だと思われがちですが、関西も同様に栄えています。それでも大阪や京都の印象が強いですよね。ここ２年くらいその２つの場所ではダンス・ミュージックが盛り上がっていましたし。かつての首都であり、大仏や鹿が有名な奈良はどうでしょうか？良いアーティストを多数輩出しているものの、あまりダンス・ミュージックのイメージはありませんね。でもそんな奈良からも最近Sakasaというアーティストが出てきて、Coin Bender EPでは前向きなビートやノイズを奏でています。”Let your body dance, and let your brain dance more,” と説明されるこの三曲入りEPからは、名古屋のHouse Of Tapesとも共通点を感じます。どちらもメンタルとフィジカル両方に響くので。一曲目のタイトル・トラックなんかは特にそうで、歯医者のドリルみたいな身震いしそうな激しいノイズでビートが構築されています。”Pond”では逆に柔らかな印象。華やかなシンセのレイヤーが乗っているビートがこちらも徐々に重なっていきます。体を動かすにも世界観にも浸るにも適した美しい曲です。
One of the better stories to come out of the Japanese music landscape in 2010…especially from the Osaka scene, represent…would be bouncy outfit Ice Cream Shout getting some blog traction for the tune “Tattooed Tears.” This came with some bonus treats – the group’s 2009 album got some attention from blogs, and the various side…
Based out of Okinawa, producer Hentonacyoyu makes juke music featuring a hearty dollop of jazz influence. That in and of itself isn’t noteworthy when placed in the context of juke as a whole — even within the Japanese juke scene, no shortage of artists go this way — but Hentonacyoyu does it very well, which…
I’ve moved away a bit from writing about music videos…unless they are REALLY good…but let’s make an exception for “Listen To The Music.” I already wrote at length about the song itself, but shortly after the SoundCloud player was taken down, leaving what should be blaring out of cars and at beach parties across Japan…
Another M3 has come and gone, and that means a steady trickle of electronic music is going to appear online over…well, the next couple of months? One of the immediate highlights in the wake of this gathering comes from Megarex, whose latest compilation features a lot of names that get us excited. They aren’t all…
The October edition of the Music Alliance Pact (MAP), is here! On a special Saturday at that! This project brings together blogs from all over the world to share great music – expand your horizons. This month, we are highlighting Tokyo’s Canopies And Drapes, the project of Chick from Nu Clear Classmate. She just released…