4 Plug-in Songs EP by Candy Collection Electro-pop outfit Candy Collection returns with a brief but affirming set of songs on the 4 Plug-in Songs EP. This style of pop — criss-crossing synths, bouncy drum machine beats, a copious amount of digital filter for the vocals — has been popular to varying degrees over the…
Wow, that’s a lot of youth! The fidgety electronic-pop duo return with a plinky-plonky number centered on inevitable farewells, and the attempt to make those fleeting moments of connection last as long as possible. The vocals are, as they tend to be in the outfit’s music, the central point of intrigue, moving between monotone and…
Tokyo label Diskotopia has been releasing free compilations near the end of the year since 2014, and they have thus far been very strong collections gathering producers from and near their universe together. The Fall/Winter 2016-2017 Free Compilation continues that quality tradition, featuring co-founders A Taut Line and BD1982…and their joint project Greeen Linez, whose…
An instrument as strange as Vocaloid deserves equally eye-grabbing sounds. Producer Muship offers up just that with “Electrical Color,” a dramatic little number featuring the familiar digi-sing of Hatsune Miku. It is party fluffy electro-pop, in a similar vibe to Yoshino Yoshikawa, but with some funnier touches, ranging from playroom instruments that would fit nicely…
Ominous is the word that comes to the front of my noggin when listening to “Yatagarasu,” the slowly unfolding track from Tokyo producer Lisachris. The music I’ve heard from her before…and seen her play at a couple of live shows…has leaned closer to trap with a heavy mix of American hip-hop touches (and verses). That…