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Controlled Karaoke: An Intro To Japanese Roots Music

ByPatrick St. Michel February 3, 2010

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.

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You And: Miii
ByPatrick St. Michel January 18, 2012

Man, kids today, I tell you. Tokyo-based producer Miii was born in 1992, which is one of those mind-numbing realizations someone like me (80’s baby represent) that makes me do an existential double take, like noticing a nose hair or laughing at a Mike And Molly joke. Yet once one gets over the youth behind…

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New 99 Letters: “Insomnia” Remix
ByPatrick St. Michel September 13, 2010December 1, 2017

I’ll cop to not being entirely sure who originally did “Insomnia” and I’m sure a little bit of research (read: Google) could help me out. But I’m borrowing my neighbor’s computer (thanks Jonathan!) and enjoying Game Boy hero 99 Letter’s take on the song too much to care. If you’ve checked out his stuff before,…

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New Satellite Young: “Modern Romance”
ByPatrick St. Michel November 21, 2017

Nostalgia and irony frequently criss-cross. This is hardly a new observation — anyone who sat through ten hours of Mo Rocca explaining The Love Boat in the Aughts knows it well — but one that feels ever present. Satellite Young offer a masterclass in balancing this just right without tipping over into the sort of…

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Funny Accident: Budo Grape’s “Sushi Ya Sushi Ya”
ByPatrick St. Michel July 22, 2010

Recall the “comedy club” bits on the sitcom Seinfeld for a second. What sticks out from these scenes? I doubt it was whatever topic Jerry Seinfeld tackled at the start of whichever episode, but rather the iconic slap-bass music accompanying said moments. Even the best gags (which, to be fair, rarely came out during that…

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Self Analysis: MON/KU’s “Inner Odyssey”
ByPatrick St. Michel May 17, 2019

“Inner Odyssey” aims to figure itself out, though the journey itself really does end up being the highlight. Artist MON/KU has dabbled in the disorienting and downright suffocating, but here they get a bit more playful. With singing coated in digital effects, MON/KU slithers through the slight electronic backdrop, just trying things out until a…

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New Mom: “Superstar”
ByPatrick St. Michel January 1, 2019

Happy New Year’s from Make Believe Melodies! To celebrate, here is a song that is more of a Christmas cut than anything else. But anything from Mom — responsible for two releases that landed at number three in our top ten album list — peeks our interest, and “Superstar” offers one of the more spacious…

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