Remix specialist The PEGASUSS works his magic on Barcelona glo-fiers Extraperlo and their track “Banadores.” The PEGASUSS makes the cut just a bit more club friendly with a galloping beat and some synth flourishes. Listen to it here.
JPOP Lover’s been big upping SEBASTIAN X for a while now, and after diving into their material I can see why. The group’s debut mini-album Wonderful World came out last Friday and all available resources online indicate it’s a good one. SEBASTIAN X’s music initially sounds like pure indie-pop, all cutesy instruments, group cheers and…
Yeah…I’ve been lazy about the whole “chiptune” thing. Thank goodness Japanzine boasts a much better work ethic than I do and they wrote up this awesome little chiptune guide. It focuses mostly on the Kyoto scene but also lists a few other notable artists including YMCK, pictured above. Read and learn, as I’m doing. Maybe…
THE DIM play garage rock covered with bloghouse signifiers – their songs revolve mostly around guitar and drums, but the four-piece pushes in dashes of synths worthy of Hipster Runoff. Not much info about this band exists and they only have three songs streaming over at their MySpace, but the trio of tunes are pretty…
Tokyo quartet The Insect Kids play the sort of sun-spotted ’60s rock where having a chorus of nothing but “la la las” isn’t detrimental. It’s great, simple no-guilt pop. Here’s “City Lights,” which features a sweet breezy flute running through most of the track. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJVcrnHw0mE&hl=en&fs=1&] The Insect Kids have a new album out this Friday…