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New Attic Note: “Happening”
Tokyo-based producer Attic Note delivers a solid electronic track with “Happening,” a bit of pitch-bended sharpness that plays around with a familiar approach but hits on something all its own. It wasn’t that long ago that tipsy numbers anchored by vocals manipulated to be faster or slower were the dominant sound of the community here,…
Music Alliance Pact July 2014
New MAP! This month, we highlight Left Right Arms. Check it out, and a bunch more of great tunes from around the world, below. Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an mp3, or grab a zip file of the full 24-track compilation through Dropbox…
New Michiyo Honda: “Watch Out For Electronica”
I’m not sure what one is supposed to watch out for in regards to electronica considering the vague genre has been around for decades and has morphed into like a bazillion sub-genres (folktronica? Remember that?). Still, it’s the subject the ever-ambitious Michiyo Honda tackles in her latest installment of the 2011 monthly singles project and…
Controlled Karaoke: Time Out Tokyo Shares A Bunch Of Ways To Help Japan Via Music
Weekly reminder that Japan still needs lots of help and it’s super easy for you (yes, you!) to contribute. Time Out Tokyo recently ran an article showcasing several artists’ efforts to raise money for the recent disasters in northeastern Japan via musical releases. So not only can you do something good for those who need…
New Paperkraft: “Arousal”
Another one from the “technically, 2017” file, but “Arousal” feels like a good bridge between the old year and the one we’ve just landed in. Osaka’s Paperkraft had a nice little year, establishing himself as one of the better artists in Japan you could tie with the “lo-fi house” tag (though, to be fair, that’s…
Yuigot Teams Up With Seana To Become Applekid, Shares Plena
Netlabel artists moving a little bit away from the wild Web-oriented styles of the late 2000s and embracing more familiar formats — often with vocalist alongside them — isn’t a 2018 development, but it feels more prevalent this year. Yuigot is the latest to give this team-up a try, working with singer Seana under the…
