Over the past year, Kool Switch Works’ Delicious Beats 4 Sale! series has been giving space for artists both frequently present in the country’s footwork and ghettotech communities, and those often working outside of it, a chance to share new tracks. It hasn’t been just limited to those styles, as they’ve also given artists such…
There’s a delicate dance going on “Wanna Be Your Idol.” Lil Demotape — the team of Valknee and Ryopichi — isn’t an idol project exactly, seeing as those involved lean closer to rap than anything else. Yet “Wanna Be Your Idol” embraces the cheery pace of idol pop, if not quite adhering to that corner…
The latest from Aymiko works best when simply conjuring up a dream-like state. “Yako” swirls about, giving space for Aymiko to deliver lyrics that unfold at her own pace, everything surrounding her adding a certain tension. Guest Nozaki Rikon proves to be a hit-or-miss addition — as someone adding a few spoken-word dollops of creepiness…
This one’s taken a few plays to really wrangle with, but the latest single form tofubeats works when zooming in on the details. Taken as a whole “Keep On Lovin’ You” offers up some easy-going pop that imagines a best-case Maroon 5 circa turn of the century (OK, a far better comparison would be a…
Part of me just wants to note that there’s a song called “Meat Texture” on this album that is pretty much that, and call this post finished. Koeosaeme’s latest album accomplishes more than just offering up the sonic equivalent of squishing some chuck in your hands, but this textural approach to music has helped push…