Ahhhh, a summer indie-pop jam for those who want to spend the season staring longingly out of a window. Osaka’s Pictured Resort specialize in making songs that just drift by, the usual skippy pace of Kansai twee swapped out for something a little more leisurely, but still as hooky as most of their contemporaries. “Phenomenon…
Programming Note: Make Believe Melodies is off to Korea for the weekend, so the blog is taking a rest Friday! Let’s end the week on a slimy note It almost seems a little too straightforward for a guy like Djwwww, who has spent just under a year creating music that sounds more like a dystopian…
Producer CRZKNY has made a lot of politically aware music in the last few years, releasing some very impassioned (and very bleak) collections of juke following the Fukushima nuclear plant incident, and he has played a prominent role in organizing the Atomic Bomb Comps of the last few years. Yet dude likes to have fun…
If you are craving something brisk, Amunoa is always ready to provide. The producer has had a solid 2015 so far, releasing the high-tension Cinderella Song EP along with a handful of other lightspeed numbers. Now comes “Viber,” an especially joyful cut. Listen above.
American producer Giraffage is starting off on an Asian tour this week, and that will include a stop in Tokyo on the 23. Joining him at that show will be Sapporo producer Qrion, who has been a busy bee as of late. In advance of her opening slot with Giraffage, she’s remixed his “Tell Me,”…