Despite the title and the lux cover art, producer Tameike’s Manhattan isn’t a totally smooth set of laid-back numbers. Though it certainly gets chill at times, such as on the downtempo “Twilight,” the bulk of the album is a jittery, always-in-motion collection of electronic songs featuring synthesizer ripples (“Marble Lemon”) and bell chimes grazing over…
It’s been tough to focus on…anything…recently, something that has no doubt frustrated numerous editors I work with. And, similarly, it has been tougher to motivate myself to seek out new music, even though it is probably a nice break from the crushing loop of 1. refresh Twitter 2. see what has just happened now. Tokyo…
CLAT is a part and collective based out of Tokyo, focusing mainly on techno and dance music, but also making a bit of space for more laid-back, sophisticated pop sounds. The latter is how I stumbled across the recently released When I Was Holden Gaulfield EP, a sampler of sorts of the crew, as Half…
Yunomi and Toriena are a great team, and that will be celebrated in all its glory next week, with the release of the Oedo Controller EP. Alongside the still poppin’ title track, it features a few other numbers, including the recently shared “Sayonara Invader,” which shows the (slightly) softer side of their partnership. Which is…
Osaka’s Onsen Records returns with Onsen Compilation #3, a relatively quick but solid collection of electronic music featuring a few familiar faces and new names. Label head U-Z takes a stab at “Hip-Hop,” a wobbly number featuring verses from Darrion Parker, while the back half of the comp leans towards instrumental hip-hop cuts, a hit…