Anisakis’ earlier recordings rarely sound fun, veering closer to black hair dye and Bauhas than popular kids party. Yet new song “海岸通りをあるく話” finds the group almost letting loose. The vocals still remain murky, muddled a bit in the mix, and the chorus consists of nothing but the lead singer screaming bloody murder. So far, not…
Superb blog Stadiums And Shrines posted a nice interview with Ice Cream Shout member Bob recently, and it’s a good little read. Bob of Ice Cream Shout likes J. Dilla…we could be friends! Anyway, the musical hook for all of you types who need to hear something now would be a remix of the group’s…
Mayumi Orion reps both Yokohama and Echo Park, Los Angeles, which makes me mostly want to learn her back story and if she ever took part in the big hipster scavenger hunt they have sometimes. Her hometown/town of operations certainly doesn’t seem up for debate via her actual music – the three songs she currently…
One of the better stories to come out of the Japanese music landscape in 2010…especially from the Osaka scene, represent…would be bouncy outfit Ice Cream Shout getting some blog traction for the tune “Tattooed Tears.” This came with some bonus treats – the group’s 2009 album got some attention from blogs, and the various side…
The All Tomorrow’s Parties concert series will come to Japan for the first time early next year. The “I’ll Be Your Mirror” event curated by ATP happens at Tokyo’s Studio Coast on February 27. Headlining will be recently reactivated gloom-rockers Godspeed You! Black Emperor. They’ll be joined on the bill by several noisy Japanese artists,…