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New Frasco: “Reality”

ByPatrick St. Michel February 13, 2019

Frasco really moves on “Reality.” The duo have spent most of their existence at a more mid-tempo speed, creating synth-pop adjacent to the chill sounds gaining popularity in the greater mainstream while working in wonkier electronic details to give their songs a color all their own. But “Reality” moves at a swift pace, the usual…

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New Tamana Ramen: Kuki EP

ByPatrick St. Michel February 12, 2019

Poemcore always felt like it was one or two artists away from developing into a full-fledged micro-movement in the Japanese underground. But it never really formed into something solid to build around, probably peaking with…a virtual YouTuber? That’s all good though, and it has allowed an artist like Tamana Ramen to go off and do…

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New Nostalgia: Uami’s “K. Kuyou Gara”

ByPatrick St. Michel February 11, 2019

Remember flip phones? Uami sure does, and “K. Kuyou Gara” serves as an ode to “Galapagos” phones, those chunky pieces of plastic that were once so ubiquitous (and kinda still are with salarymen who just need to make calls to one another). It’s a delicate song, featuring muffled vocals and lyrics reflecting on the fantasy…

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New Satanicpornocultshop: New Fuck EP

ByPatrick St. Michel February 7, 2019

Wherein Satanicpornocultshop let their freak flag fly. The New Fuck EP finds the long-running outfit bringing their skittery style to some slightly sleazier material, highlighted by the title track, a sliced-up take on Disco D’s “Fuck Me On The Dancefloor.” The bulk of the EP finds the group trying out ghettotech, using ample amounts of…

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New Chai: “Choose Go!”
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New Chai: “Choose Go!”

ByPatrick St. Michel February 6, 2019

Chai hasn’t sounded as direct at any point as they do on “Choose Go!” Not all of their songs delve into metaphor and clever fake outs, but more than most do, whether poking at the concept of “kawaii” in modern Japan or simply turning a love song into an ode about dumplings. “Choose Go!” though…

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