Japanese bedroom producer Ventla is one of the country’s most interesting indie artists going…and that feels like an understatement. He stated that his end goal is to release “100 recordings,” and that has mostly meant albums…and unlike most lofty chatter (looking at you, Sufjan Stevens), it doesn’t seem to be BS. Dude really has released…
The Fader recently premiered a new mixtape from Kyoto’s shadowy Noah, an artist signed to Flau (home to similar whisper-friendly acts such as Cuushe and Cokiyu) who in the past has worked closely with the American producer SELA and “vapor-rapper” Siddiq. All attention will soon be on just her, however, as Mood functions as a…
Melbourne’s Super Magic Hats* has kept a close eye on the Japanese music for quite some time, so it is only fitting that he would start working closer with outfits here. One of his songs appeared on the last FOGPAK compilation, and now he’s released a new EP through Tanukineiri Records called Slowly. Definitely go…
Last time Yokohama’s premier juke group Paisley Parks came around, they had teamed up with one of America’s finest in the genre, Traxman, for the Far East EP. Then…nothing much. Well, looks like Paisley Parks kept plenty busy in the last six months, because they just uploaded 17 new tracks to his SoundCloud page. That’s…
As of late, I’ve felt an intense nostalgia for Osaka. Blame this incredible Soleil Soleil track, or maybe the still persistent cold of Tokyo, or maybe the crowded morning train…but I’ve been longing for the middle of Japan lately, a place I lived for nearly three years. Most of all, I’ve missed the music scene…