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Controlled Karaoke: Ultraman Meets “Thriller,” Acid Trip Ensues

ByPatrick St. Michel December 7, 2009

Just…wow. Good job Japan. You can stop the video at the 2:20 mark, the monsters stop dancing at that point.

kaiju dance
by gariisenab

(Via Japan Probe)

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New BOYISH: “The Hidden Secrets”
ByPatrick St. Michel July 26, 2012July 26, 2012

As the image above indicates, “The Hidden Secrets” also doubles as the name for Tokyo indie-pop outfit BOYISH’s newest EP, one which was slated to come out on July 25 but as of 11:18 P.M. on that day isn’t anywhere to be seen (I guess check for an update if it appears by the time…

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Something Twee: Weekend Captain’s Cardigan Band
ByPatrick St. Michel June 20, 2010

In case you forgot, here’s your weekly reminder that Puffyshoe’s Something Gold deserves your attention. To sum up my super long review in one sentence – it’s an excellent collection of fuzzed-out garage rock with a beating heart underneath. Summed it up in less than a 1000 words this time. For those converted to the…

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New Lucky Tapes: “In Paris”
ByPatrick St. Michel September 12, 2014

New group Lucky Tapes – fronted by Kai Takahashi – have their debut EP out now, and here’s another taste of the laid-back group’s sound. “In Paris” is an especially Sunday-morning-in-bed-ready song, a slow groover of a number that adds sweet vocal dollops behind Takahashi’s love talk. Listen below.

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Sparse-ish Round-Up Featuring Fmifmi And Albino
ByPatrick St. Michel November 28, 2017November 28, 2017

Let’s make this Tuesday at least begin a little easier with two relatively sparse songs. The first comes from Sapporo producer Fmifmi, and it’s a soft number called “Sofa.” It teeters on the verge of being just a hip-hop beat — a track in search of a voice — but Fmifmi allows some mumbled voices…

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New EeL: “Wonderful Day”
ByPatrick St. Michel June 15, 2010

Last week I called Nuxx’s Sound Ache “techrock’s infomercial,” the album capturing everything about the electronic-heavy genre. I stand by this statement, but I didn’t know about the Beautiful Girls Electro CD when I wrote that up which probably serves as a way better entryway. Mostly because it’s a compilation album featuring more than a…

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New DYGL: “Let It Out”
ByPatrick St. Michel April 11, 2017

When Ykiki Beat called it a day, something interesting happened to DYGL. The prior group featured many of the same numbers, and was sort of placed as the mainstream rock effort…whereas DYGL was given space to be more messy around the edges, more garage. But now, with one band done, DYGL takes the spotlight role…

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