Coming from an outfit such as Kindan No Tasuketsu, Kindan No Poetry Reading isn’t that that big a surprise. One thing this band does extremely well is shape shift from song to song, capable of big pop moments and reflective acoustic pickers and Ibiza chillout trakcs. Still…this six song collection is, indeed, a poetry reading,…
Perhaps you’ve heard the word “kawaii” used…a ton over the past year? I mean, more than usual (especially if you teach junior high school children), as “kawaii” was brought out to describe all sorts of artists, ranging from an expected J-pop star like Kyary Pamyu Pamyu but also for the loopy likes of SOPHIE and…
Make Believe Melodies is proud to premier the second track from the forthcoming Paradice: Revisited by Friends & Lovers remix collection, wherein various artists rework songs from Tokyo outfit LLLL’s Paradice album. This week, the spotlight falls on Kosmo Kat’s remix of that album’s closing song “You.” Listen to it above…and tune in next week…
There’s a moment about midway through Tokyo producer Eriqu’s “Gang Star” where a familiar sample – of dogs barking, or more accurately someone imitating dogs barking – pops up. It has become a common sample in Jersey Club tracks, and as more and more track makers from around the world take that style and play…
The point has been reached where 8-bit bloops and bleeps popping up in music aren’t a novelty, but an honest-to-goodness source of nostalgia for many young adults, who grew up with Nintendo and Sega as close friends. Those sounds were among the first a lot of artists today probably heard, so it seems somewhat natural…