KiWi’s commitment to spooky flair pays off big time on “M.A.Z.E,” a new number released via Good Enuff, a Mad Decent sublabel. It’s a swift electronic number, one with the peaks and valleys you would associate with a SoundCloud loosie — not to mention touches of trap and a razor-sharp vocal delivery — given a…
Ez Minzoku by Foodman What sets Foodman apart from so many artists is his fascination with sound. Over the course of his career, the producer has tinkered around with all sorts of sources and created songs out of unconventional noises — mosquitos become synthesizers, Japanese summer festivals become sliced-and-diced percussion. Listening to Foodman’s songs can…
Rare is the album art featuring a reference to a prominent vaporwave album, but here we are. Happy Kuru Kuru are an idol unit comprised of two members, Nonoka Nagase and Kinoko Mori, and who dabble in a sound and visual image just right for your discerning idol listener (read: jerkass blogger). They are a…
“Trend” might be giving it to much credit, but there certainly is an ample amount of producers in Japan dabbling in “kawaii” sounds (read: bright, bells, Tomggg-indebted, featuring the sort of anime cover art that makes me think twice before posting). It can all be very hit or miss — sometimes, they overdue it on…
Tokyo indie-pop outfit have fleshed themselves out a bit in recent times, going from a fuzz-shrouded indie-pop band who sounded like they were recording under several blankets to a band who, on “Dreaming Boogie,” break out the saxophone. Coming from the soon-to-be-released Strings, “Dreaming Boogie” finds the group embracing lusher sounds, from the aforementioned sax…