Sometimes, you don’t need much time to make a good point. Osaka’s Valentine’s need just over a minute and a half to shine on “Dear Simon,” a song they originally made a year ago, but have re-recorded now with a slightly more raw feel (all pretty much in the vocals). In either form, it is…
Producer Guchon has been a netlabel staple for more than a decade now, having released some of the earliest (maybe THE earliest, if you count mixes) material on Maltine Records, while hopping around several other digital imprints too. Sabacan Records has hosted several of his creations, and they bring the world the one-two punch of…
It’s pretty crazy how, like, notable Tricot have gotten over the past year? This was a group that was mostly overlooked by Japanese media, until they started getting more Western recognition…which allowed them to get that lovely reverse-import effect. They aren’t Babymetal-huge or anything, but they’ve moved up the ranks considerably. And new album 3…
On their latest song, Ancient Youth Club shoot for drama, and get it just right. I don’t want to ever put too much stock in the images uploaded alongside songs, but an ending credits roll hints at something potentially cheesy. Yet “Highline Wo Yokokiite” balances it all well. It certainly builds, and isn’t afraid to…
He’s turned his attention to Space Jazz, but the latest release from X-Files still brims over with the sense of unease that has defined the artist’s work over the last two years. There actually isn’t that much “jazz” present — rather, it is a lot of guitar countered by a serious of synth notes, with…