It’s appropriate that Japanese experimental artist End’s Not Near’s song “Indian Summer” was made for a movie. The Meso-Meso-minimalism-by-way-of-post-rock sound of the track lends itself to acting as a soundtrack, but “Indian Summer” is so much more than some ambient gauze. This song manages to stand out divorced from whatever images its meant to go…
Well this certainly sounds trippy. Kyoto’s Sugar’s Campaign spaces out on a lazy-river’s worth of psychy sounds on new “rough demo” “Piggyback Sleep Road.” Though the most immediate feature of the song to stick out is probably the plethora of free-flowing electronics and other assorted noises, Campaign manage to craft a lovely guitar-driven song full…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsySlDDrjO0&hl=en_US&fs=1] Kinoco Hotel sure love dressing up. When they aren’t wearing their trademark hotel staff uniforms in the video for “Mayonaka No Angel Baby”…and also not slapping one another in them…they dress up as red-haired rockers or vintage J-Pop divas. Those outfit choices serve as a nice metaphor for the song itself, a damaged combination…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atZmBNT_ymg&hl=en_US&fs=1] Oh Monday, how you tiptoe upon us. One moment I’m coming home from seeing Inception and trying to gather my scattered thoughts, the next I’m reluctantly tucked in bed coming to terms with another work week. Plus it’s so damn hot on this side of the world sleep is near impossible. Sorry for the…
Probably important to point out right away that Foreignland will not appeal to everyone out there. A bit of a cop out on my part, yes, but seriously…if you hate poorly recorded rock music that at times absolutely comes unglued, turn back now. Really, what liking Foreignland comes down to is how much you value…