The Dark Jinja compilation from earlier this year is one of 2018’s stronger sets attributed to “various artists.” Among the mix of familiar and new producers on that album’s tracklisting was Shine Of Ugly Jewel, who produced one of the more unsettling numbers. Amphisbaena puts Shine Of Ugly Jewel right out in front, and allows…
If this isn’t quite the best case for musical relations between neighbors, it at least offers a nice step forward. Plenty of steps have been made to bridge the gap between Japan and Korea’s music communities, with all sorts of shows happening between artists of all genres from both Japan and Korea, and…uhhhh, I guess…
The surest way to add some intrigue to a style of music is deliver it in a way that feels just off. The artist Loveless — who appears to have worked with the group Love The Candys — creates music dabbling in all sorts of styles, best summed up by an EP on Ano(t)raks last…
The artist formerly known as Madegg has been all over the place this decade. The Kyoto producer came up in the first half of the 2010s, in orbit around the Kansai region’s INNIT parties and seemingly releasing new tracks built around Brainfeeder-adjacent beats every other day (impressing a member of Perfume along the way). As…
Contentedness comes in many forms — and Yunovation grapples with the feeling of keeping it simple wonderfully on “Aruteido Aru.” The irony being that this is a massive step forward for the Osaka artist. Yunovation has gotten attention over the last couple of years primarily for constructing songs built around melodica, from swift exercises to…