It has been a banner year for bedroom recording artists, with the rise of artists like Little Boots, Wavves and Dum Dum Girls. Tokyo’s She Talks Silence, who isn’t shy about her bedroom recording space on MySpace, adds another name to that list. Unlike a lot of other lo-fi acts in 2009, She Talks Silence…
Nujabes jazzy beat on this song sounds pretty rad, but the video steals the show. Some of these shots are strangely hypnotic, especially the second-to-last one. [Via JapanProbe] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAxgpHWtLC0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1]
I was reading old Pitchfork reviews during a lull at work today (because what else would one do during a stretch of boredom) and got to some old Polysics write-ups. Nearly everyone begs the same question – why haven’t the spazzy New Wavers broken through to more acclaim in America? And, as the group recently…
Folkie Newton Faulkner‘s new album Rebuilt By Humans comes out in Japan this week and features a very interesting collaboration – he got Cornelius to produce two tracks for this new album. One of those tracks, “Won’t Let Go,” definitely features Cornelius’ marks via propulsive drumming and other flourishes. An enjoyable little track, check it…
Stumbled across Kyoto folk-rock four piece Turntable Films and have been charmed by the poppy songs available on their MySpace. In particular take a listen to “Hot Tea After The Lunch” (sounds like it was recorded in someone’s basement, and that’s a good thing) and the sunny bounce of “Won’t Let You Down.”