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Controlled Karaoke: Jim O’Rourke Sings Enka

ByPatrick St. Michel January 18, 2011

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The audio seems kinda weird and doesn’t always match up with the video…but whatever, here’s Jim O’Rourke singing an Enka song.

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New Firedrill: “Pastel Coffee”
ByPatrick St. Michel October 15, 2015

Always up for a mid-day pick-me-up, especially one as woozy as this. Tokyo-based producer Firedrill (aka Tony over at Datafruits) serves up an especially nice treat with “Pastel Coffee,” a synth-driven number that pops and claps forward. It keeps on its toes with constant shifts — not to mention a cavalcade of vocal samples zooming…

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New Eadonmm: “Alder”
ByPatrick St. Michel October 23, 2012

The Kansai beat scene, highlighted by artists orbiting around Osaka’s INNIT party and the IdleMoments event in Kyoto, has thus far been defined by its forthcoming nature. Save for Magical Mistakes’ swirlier moments and Seiho’s more spaced-out experiments, the music popping out of the region is often colorful and dance-worthy, all the left turns kept…

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Tomggg, Parkgolf, In The Blue Shirt And Lolica Tonica Remix Henrik The Artist’s
ByPatrick St. Michel October 13, 2016

Norwegian artist Henrik The Artist recently shared the buoyant “Peddi Max,” and then got a bunch of pals to remix the colorful hopper. The whole list premiered at Nest HQ, but we will focus on — as you’d expect — the four Japanese producers who put their spin on the track. It’s a netlabel-centric crew,…

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Seriously, When Did THIS Happen? Shugo Tokumaru Releases Port Entropy
ByPatrick St. Michel April 25, 2010

I knew pop-bending genius Shugo Tokumaru would release a new album in 2010. It says so on his MySpace page, right near the top. But WHEN in 2010, and little details like the name of the album and the tracklising remained shrouded in mystery. Well, surprise surprise, I buy the newest issue of Snoozer magazine…

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Small Travels: High To Low’s “Hong Kong 17:00”
ByPatrick St. Michel June 20, 2016

One of the more interesting developments in Japanese rock music over the last three or four years is the outfit Soutaiseiriron becoming a major point of inspiration for bands both big and small. High To Low are one of the better outfits this year to have clearly studied the group’s speak-sing and approach to guitar…

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Haru Nemuri Teams Up With China’s Prune Deer For “Return”
ByPatrick St. Michel April 1, 2019

Haru Nemuri — responsible for our favorite album of 2018 — recently wrapped up a tour of China. While there, she met up with Chinese instrumental rock band Prune Deer to collaborate on a song called “Return.” The group provides an initially lumbering backdrop, a sort of post-rock adjacent lurch that Nemuri hasn’t really tackled…

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