– Lost in the shuffle of the New Year, Osaka’s And Vice Versa released a new EP via Kiniro Tapes. The founding member of INNIT made a hypnotic set of dust-covered techno, as tracks such as “Magnet” peel like paint at places but still end up morphing into engaging numbers (And Vice Versa gets downright…
Kyoto’s Halfby really should always stick close to the coast. The producer has been creating zany sample-centric music for over a decade now, but the clear highlight of that span was when he went full-on tropical for 2010’s The Island Of Curiosity, a deeply warm collection miles ahead of the often overly wacky stuff he…
For reasons that will become clear next Monday (or if you follow the Twitter), I’ve been in Osaka for the last two days. Fittingly, why not focus on two Osaka artists tonight? First up is producer Paperkraft, a young electronic track maker who will be joining Seiho at an event this weekend in Tokyo, and…
There’s always been a touch of emotion sneaking through the juiced-up electronic songs Miii and LASTorder make as The Wedding Mistakes. For every skittery beat and drop, the duo injected at least a little dramatic tension in their music, whether via chopped up vocals or simply softer electronics cascading over the rougher stuff. Their newest…
Rarely do I like featuring just beats or beat tapes, unless they really can stand on their own — but most of the time, they sound in need of a rapper to really make them feel complete. Though even when an MC steps on any of their tracks, I’ve failed to write about Fukuoka producer…