Simplicity goes a long way. Osaka’s Hachimitsu To Kamenberu creates sparse synth tunes oozing out emotion, tapping into the complicated feeling a few electronic notes can conjure up and going from there. This two song set highlights what makes the producer so intriguing. “Scenery From Seabed” offers up a delicate whir of electronics in the…
Sometimes, after a long day, you just want a number that gets you nodding along on your couch. Producer Neshizuku’s end-of-summer gift to the world is “Vague,” a slightly menacing dance cut pulsing with energy. This one doesn’t mess around — from the start, Neshizuku lets steel-tipped synth lines graze over the beat, constructing a…
In general, I’m drawn to music utilizing Vocaloid software in an experimental manner, or just pushing it to its digital extreme. Basically, give me a computer voice that sounds like a computer over a computer voice trying to be human. Yuzame Label’s I Want To Tell You isn’t pushing the singing-synthesizer program in any new…
The shift Osaka’s Le Makeup made earlier this year, moving from Bala Club-inspired dance cuts to more reflective numbers often utilizing guitar, has allowed the young artist to start developing a sound all his own. “Red Tinged Memories” builds on the fantastic Hyper Earthy, finding Le Makeup crafting a woozy number that only grows hazier…
Acidclank’s newest song “Lionel” goes on sale tomorrow, so now seems like a good time to check it out. The band first caught our attention as a shoegaze outfit, and their earliest albums matched everything you imagine a group described as (or self-describing as) that would. Yet recent songs have hinted at Acidclank edging away…