Here’s a collab that bucks the usual pace of things. Nagoya’s Crunch make driving (and sometimes downtrodden) indie-pop, so if you were to imagine the types of collaborations they could do with international artists, it would be fair if your mind focused on twee acts. Yet on “Murasaki” they’ve teamed up with Charlotte-based producer Alex…
It makes sense, when you think about…of course artists share new music primarily on the weekend, that’s the time they are free, just like everyone else in the world. So a round-up post…especially after a pretty fruitful weekend for new electronic highlights out of the country…seems appropriate. – Omoide Label dabbles in all sorts of…
Tomggg isn’t an immediate contender for “most influential Japanese electronic producer of the last few years,” yet looking over the sea of SoundCloud players and Bandcamp offerings tagged “kawaii” reveal he might just very well be worthy for consideration. Powered on by songs such as “Popteen” and (especially) “Butter Sugar Cream,” his cutesy take on…
So a theme has developed this week — songs about living in Tokyo. We’ve had crushing, anxious and now via Datafruits founder Firedrill’s Shimokatastrophe, jittery. The first track “Soda Joint” sets the stage well — what starts as pleasant gets interrupted by a train announcement and away we go on an at times rubbery and…
Intricate pop maestro Shugo Tokumaru and instrument inventor / oddball pop act (and sometimes robot wedding organizer) Maywa Denki have been running in the same circles for the last few years, including playing together at last year’s Tonofon Festival. They are a natural pair — both use less-than-common tools to create dizzying songs. So now…