Controlled Karaoke: An Intro To Japanese Roots Music
Japan Probe posted a small write-up about Japanese roots music. It’s a nice little introduction to the type of music (one I’m woefully ignorant of, so this is especially great), so give it a read.
Japan Probe posted a small write-up about Japanese roots music. It’s a nice little introduction to the type of music (one I’m woefully ignorant of, so this is especially great), so give it a read.
Here’s a collab that bucks the usual pace of things. Nagoya’s Crunch make driving (and sometimes downtrodden) indie-pop, so if you were to imagine the types of collaborations they could do with international artists, it would be fair if your mind focused on twee acts. Yet on “Murasaki” they’ve teamed up with Charlotte-based producer Alex…
First, because this blog doesn’t really do album reviews — especially of releases that require either a physical purchase or access to streaming (a whole different pitfall regarding coverage, but I digress) — let’s set the stage by showering Pasocom Music Club with more praise. Their debut full-length Dream Walk came out at the end…
So much going on recently that it seems necessary to catch up on some of the things that have buzzed by in recent days (and because all of the albums that just arrived online deserve more time to grow). So, here’s some new stuff out of Japan: – Hokkaido producer Parkgolf reworked “Tonight Tonight” by…
Did you know we currently live in the summer of saxophone? If you don’t read long thought pieces on music critics’ Tumblrs like I do in my free time (what a life!) you may not have noticed this new discussion point popping up. Yet two of the biggest songs of this season make the once…
The right amount of cute can be tricky to pull off in music. The “kawaii bass” wave of the last few years has mostly receded, but twinkly dance-pop numbers still appear frequently, and they can just be too much, relying on high-pitched singing and an abundance of playroom-ready sounds instead of a good idea. Wotoha…
東京のElen Never Sleepsは、4枚目となる”Silver EP”からいくつか曲をプレビューとして発表してましたね。ついにこの7曲組が無料ダウンロードか限定版カセットとして入手可能になりましたよ。“Silver”や(特に)“Shine On Me”など、素晴らしいトラックと共に、Taquwamiによるリミックスなんかも収録されています。日曜日にElenから嬉しいプレゼントが届きましたね。 別のニュースになりますが、Wild Nothingがこの春に来日するそうです。もしElen Never Sleepsをオープニング・アクトにしようと考えている人がいないなら…これから何を信じていけばいいやら。