Scuzzy Is The Word: Zibanchinka’s “Watashi No Nakami Wa Almond”

The lurching, fuzzed-out start of Zibanchinka’s “Watashi no Nakami wa Almond” last a surprisingly long time. Coming in at nearly a minute might not sound impressive, but keep in mind the entire track lasts only two minutes and seven seconds so that’s virtually half of the whole shebang. Yet, oh, how important those 60 seconds…

Let’s See What 99 Letters Has Been Up To! Remixing Enter Shikari, Posting It To The Internet

[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ts3BURmrEU”] Osaka’s 99 Letters is a pretty prolific dude, so for this blog to go almost four months without writing about a new 8-bit piece of madness is pretty staggering. Like lover’s with packed Tivos, we just sort of got distracted. Looks like 99 Letters has started filming himself playing his Game Boy and posting…

New Faron Square: “In Memory Of Sally” And “Comes Around You”

In which one of introverted label CUZ ME PAIN’s brightest stars pops open an adult beverage and comes dangerously close to having a party. Faron Square isn’t the first artists from these ranks to sorta cut loose – the bright blinking synths of NITES bring to mind a carnival, and even AAPS did a dubstep…

Run Through This Town: Comeback My Daughters’ “Why”

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8Snh-9CM50″] The premise for Comeback My Daughters’ video for new single “Why” isn’t terribly complex – the band is in New York City, let’s film them running around pretending to play their instruments while a few baffled locals cast strange glances at the camera every once in awhile. Easy, but entertaining. Especially when they end…