Lot of borders being crossed with this song, co-created by CRZKNY and Sima Kim, and featuring a guest appearance by Seoul rapper Analog Sonyeon. Reflecting how many people are involved in “Make Noise,” the song is fittingly frantic, moving forward on the footwork-style beat CRZKNY fancies, but also fitting in some of the woozier electronic…
Uchu Nekoko have a busy August in store, as they’ll release a new EP and and a new album a few weeks later. “Summer Sunny Blue” appears on both, and features singer Irie You delivering laid-back vocals over a very easy-going arrangement, full of keyboards and horns. It’s very much in line with one of…
Producer fu_mou’s “Green Night Parade” has become one of the defining Japanese netlabel songs of this decade, a number that has gone on to influence plenty of artists all around the world and one whose sentimentally sweet vibe was ahead of its time, the chirpy vocals and piano a couple years in front of the…
The amount of music Yunomi is putting out…whether as Yunomi or alongside a different project, such as idol unit Happy Kuru Kuru…is reaching pretty prolific figures. “Natsu No Hi No Labyrinth” is the latest dash of colorful electro-pop anchored by lithe female vocals, jumping between zippy passages and brief pauses that up the drama significantly….
The sweltering heart of summer has arrived in Japan, unless you live up in Hokkaido, where the temperatures are far more manageable and the next two months probably feel wonderful. Sapporo producer Buddhahouse’s new release via Sabacan Records, Summer Breeze, captures the more relaxed feeling of the season on the northern-most island. The title track…