Tokyo-based producer Rigly Chang last popped up on the split compilation between Fukuoka imprint Yesterday Once More and the capital’s Cosmopolyphonic (Chang reps for the latter), but he’s back a few days into 2016 with the glistening strut of “I Can’t Let U Down.” It flows forward via bass snaps and twinkling synth splashes, anchored…
Still catching up a bit, will start sneaking in some newer songs tomorrow, but first three electronic producers who dropped releases on the world before 2016 kicked off. – Boogie Idol had an eventful 2015, helping keep the neon glitz of Bubble Era Japan alive across solo releases and compilation appearances. He closed out the…
E-girls don’t make particularly daring music. They are a double-digit unit hanging off the EXILE family tree who make high-energy pop songs. The group resembles a traditional idol outfit such as Morning Musume — lots of members capable of being put into smaller groups (or, uh, coming from pre-existing outfits) and of being ushered onto…
We are not even one week into 2016, but Osaka band Paellas (formerly, uh, The Paellas) have already dropped the first really good release of the year in their mini-album Remember, which arrived in stores on New Year’s Day. The group first caught our attention with their nocturnal take on indie-pop, early songs such as…
And we are back from our hiatus. This week we will catch up on music that came out at the end of December/very start of January, along with any new stuff that catches our fancy. Maybe that will mean more posts than usual, maybe I’ll let my still-lingering cold beat me and just go to…