Navigating emotions and then simply going for total release is a constant element of Harunemuri’s music. It’s part of the reason her Haru To Syura album from earlier in the year is among 2018’s finest — the constant tension between turning things over frequently and using words as a way to figure out what’s happening,…
The lead single didn’t capture all the different directions this one would go. Pelican’s Nagatsuta opens with two slabs of crunch electro-rap — including the linked “From Japan” — but it doesn’t take long for Pelican to swing off into all sorts of different directions. “Myth Scat” introduces a 2-step beat for her to bob…
Voices have long crept into the music of Foodman, from discombobulated sonic touches to honest-to-goodness guests. Yet usually the humans joining the producer for songs clash with his wonky sounds — Ez Minzoku welcomed Bo Ningen’s Taigen Kawabe in to rap in a way that felt like it was trying to claw out of the…
The Expo ’70 Commemoration Park in Osaka is probably one of my favorite places in the world to visit. It’s peaceful and pretty and all around a place that puts me in a good mood every time I have had a chance to stop by while in Kansai. Yunovation’s “Roki Store” takes its title from…
I don’t know what it is about the back half of 2018 that is conjuring up serious electronic nostalgia for me personally, but I’m here for it. Ventla returned, and Metome captured ennui for a time gone by perfectly. And now, Taquwami returns via Secret Songs. The producer hasn’t been gone that long, all things…