Our favorite songs of 2011 list comes out in less than a week, and one of the rules we instituted on it is that no one band can have more than two songs appear. The main reason for this addendum is so we can showcase a wide variety of Japanese music to people who might…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY3d-vViQAk”] Halfby’s The Island Of Curiosity was one of 2010’s most pleasant surprises, the Kyoto producer releasing an album with a beach theme in a year when it seemed like everyone was making a beeline to the coast. Halfby, though, wasn’t just retweeting musical themes, but rather finding a proper home for his sound. After…
Time flies huh? Feels like yesterday I just started contributing to the Music Alliance Pact – which brings together more than 30 blogs from around the world to share great music from far-flung places – and here we are with the final MAP of 2011. To round out the year, we’ve selected Love And Hates…
Perfume’s “Chocolate Disco” describes Valentine’s Day through the eyes of a high school student, the narrator observing how her classroom turns into a dance floor on the 14th. The music, appropriately, is a confectionery bop capped by a adorable chorus. Zana Caroline takes the chorus of “Chocolate Disco” and transforms it into “Schokoladige Disko,” a…
Sometimes it really are the gifts that come out of nowhere that end up making the biggest impression on you. I made my list and checked it twice and I can assure you I didn’t ask for a witch house remix of Wham’s! “Last Christmas.” Yet down below you can hear just that, courtesy of…