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AR30 Rings In 2019 With AR30: New Year Compilation 2019 Featuring Yuichi Nagao, RieMellowJunk And More

ByPatrick St. Michel January 14, 2019January 14, 2019

New year (or at last new season) means new compilation from the electronic collective AR30. AR30: New Year Compilation 2019 gathers nine tracks to get the Year of the Boar off to a strong start. The set gets off to a fast start with Yuichi Nagao’s “Light,” a rush of fuzzy vocal samples, car horns and percussion that makes a drastic switch-up midway through to become a more meditative, piano-guided number. RieMellowJunk’s “Past Mistakes” features beats stutter-stepping forward while strings play off around them, while Soshi Takeda takes everything into a more relaxed space with the glassy house of “Building Reflection.” Dig in to find the tunes that help make 2019 start off smoothly. Get it here, or listen below.

<a href="http://ar30.bandcamp.com/album/ar30-new-year-compilation-2019">AR30: New Year Compilation 2019 by yuichi NAGAO,Soshi Takeda,DJ Pigeon,nok,Rept.,Soshi Takeda,rigly chang</a>

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New Hiroto Kudo: “Blink”
ByPatrick St. Michel May 17, 2017

Producer Hiroto Kudo crafts something calming but with a little kick on latest song “Blink.” For the most part, it is a sparse number featuring synthesizer driplets and a fidgety (but understated) beat. Save for some voices floating by in the back, it is straightforward and relaxing. But Kudo knows how to turn all of…

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Shiny Parade: N-qia’s “Glitter”
ByPatrick St. Michel June 28, 2016

Let’s just jump right into the imagery — listening to N-qia’s “Glitter” made me think of a fantastical parade marching through some forest glen located in a far away land. Her use of a vaguely march-appropriate beat…picking up intensely in the song’s final stretch..and some flute certainly adds to it, while the whole thing carries…

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New ELLEH: Anthems Part 2
ByPatrick St. Michel September 11, 2017September 11, 2017

Today in “catching up on releases from the summer,” Tokyo duo ELLEH shared Anthems Part 2 in late August, building on the sad boy disco of the first installment in the series. If Anthems Part 1 dwelled mainly on the downtrodden side of their dance-pop, Part 2 adds a little hope to the mix via…

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New Metome: “Come To Me”
ByPatrick St. Michel September 14, 2016

“Come To Me” has been floating around for a couple months now, having appeared on YouTube back in July, but now the Metome number has a proper home on Noumenal Loom’s latest compilation album. Wherever you listen to it, “Come To Me” is one of Metome’s better experiments with space, a series of quick bursts…

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Fragile Blend: Naola’s “Cocktail”
ByPatrick St. Michel January 21, 2015

Lord, I swear this comparison isn’t a simple “durrr both are women, both play guitar” reduction, but Japanese singer-songwriter Naola has a lot in common with Japanese singer-songwriter may.e. Primarily, they share an ability to get the absolute most out of a tiny arsenal of instruments (acoustic guitars and their voice), even if the end…

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New Canopies And Drapes: “Marmalade Sun”
ByPatrick St. Michel November 21, 2012November 21, 2012

Canopies And Drapesの音楽には隠れたとげがあったりします。夢のような雰囲気の”Sleeping Under The Bed”にも、もっとミニマルな”The Door Into Summer”にも、ダークな雰囲気がどこかに潜んでいます。（歌詞の内容であったり、ボーカルの処理の仕方だったり）。Drapesの４枚目のカセット、”Stray Sheep’s Delight”にも何かしらそんな遊びがあるのかな？と思い聴いてみると、収録曲はグループの今までの曲の中でもずば抜けて単純明快。ビート、ギター、ベース、そしてTalk Talkの”I Believe In You”を彷彿とさせるシンセ。全てが上手く混ざり合いポップさが最大限に活かされています。聴けば聴く程難しいテーマが思い浮かびますよ。ボーカルは少し聴こえづらいものの、”my fate is in his hands”という歌詞は確認でき、楽しい曲はよりドラマチックに響きに。より時間を費やせば更なる発見もあるかもしれませんが、単純に一回聴くだけでも楽しむ事のできる良い曲だと思います。

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