Hey, Nite Body’s digital existence is back, and it comes with a new EP! False alarm. Nite Sanctuary collects the artist’s two most recently released works — the drifting late-day sunshower of “Waters Of Rauresia” and melancholy tropical chill of “Void Hawaii” — and can be yours for the low, low price of ¥100,000. Or…
Hashtags in album titles? What a world, I tell ya. Via Trekkie Trax, the trio of Blacklolita, Oshirijima and Ryuki Miyamoto have teamed up for #LΛNCHR, a high-energy set that starts off with each contributor sharing a solo number. Those veer towards the uptempo sort of track one would expect from a Trekkie Trax release,…
Whether this “Makura” is a proper introduction of sorts to Izumi Makura ahead of next month’s Identity album, or just a first-person number focused on a woman the Fukuoka rapper thought up, isn’t immediately clear. But either way, the song offers a reminder of what makes the mysterious, only-represented-by-cartoons artist so intriguing. Over a sparse…
Singer/songwriter Lulu and Trekkie-Trax-associate Mavis Bacon have come together to form a new group called The Paradise Gym. They already released an EP a couple months back, but now comes the sweet “Matenrou,” a song highlighting all the strengths of this project. Similar to her work with Mikeneko Homeless late last year, The Paradise Gym…
You might not expect a ton of sonic consistency from an electronic album clocking in at around 17 minutes in length. In such a tight space, you’d think got a wow them with a bunch of sounds! Tokyo’s Ryota Mikami opts for a different — and ultimately, more satisfying — path across Wedding’s seven songs….