In case you missed it, CHAI were profiled in Pitchfork a couple weeks back, capping off a year that has seen them slowly but surely make inroads outside Japan (hey, I wrote about ’em too!). They really show the way forward for Japanese acts in a post-BTS world — along with Haru Nemuri, they point…
Based off the cover art, this is actually commune310’s Autumn compilation, a yearly happening that follows all of their other seasonal offerings. But hey, we stick with what’s presented out there. Whatever the case, this series (and really, this label) rarely lets us down, and in recent times has become one of the more reliable…
Satellite Young was out in front on providing alternative angles to nostalgic sounds, and have always introduced some sort of wink into their retro-leaning synth-pop. “Moment In Slow Motion,” however, is a simple reminder that for all the app jokes and Twitter nods, Satellite Young can just write a dazzling pop number that doesn’t need…
If Dialect is one final glance back at a past quickly dissolving away, Turquoise is the first step forward into the unknown. Metome’s first release following that stunner opens with pure unnerving voices looping on “Teeth,” but that’s just scene setting for “Turquoise” itself. Metome moves closer to straight-up ambient music with this one, with…
Keeping it simple can really pay dividends. The second release from Fruit Parlor Records comes via DJ Pigeon, a producer dabbling in what could be described as lo-fi house, if that genre works for you. However you want to see that, Emotion offers up three original tracks built around vocal samples, all of them slightly…