Whereas Perfume has always served as his gateway to the radio stations and Pino commercials of Japan, Yasutaka Nakata’s Capsule project seems to work as his in to the cooler circles of the country. With Capsule he could edge away from the pure-pop chewing gum of his highest-profile gig to make songs ready for the…
Maybe I’m just getting old, confused or tiring of organizing iTunes genre tags, but I’m completely oblivious to this “witch house” trend starting to gain momentum. It’s become a very divisive trend perfectly represented by spotlight band SALEM, a group some hail as rap-influenced visionaries while others view them as a near-gag or, worse. I…
Another week, another Second Royal artist taking up a spot around these parts. Hey Second Royal, if ya need an English PR person hit me up! Fredo’s “Over Action” isn’t a remarkably complex song…it’s a pretty straightforward electronic dance track full of laser-show synths and whooops. Fredo deserves credit for making “Over Action” as energetic…
DJ LAKILAKI has, according to her MySpace profile, “love for Thaidisco,her tracks are filled with tropical flavors, but it still has Japanese oriental flavors to it.” This sorta of line drips with public relations sweat, the kind of mind-boggling prose a recent journalism school graduate cobbles together when they realize rent isn’t getting paid anytime…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHNGJJWNzZ8″] Personal story time – back in college I really really liked the album Pregnant Fantasy by Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re. After spinning (clicking the iTunes play button over and over again?) for about six months I ended up moving on to whatever else I thought was cool in 2006 and forgot about Tsu…