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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 Carpainter: “Browser Crasher”
ByPatrick St. Michel May 31, 2016

The relationship between Trekkie Trax and Finnish imprint Top Billin has been fruitful, resulting in numerous compilations and singles. Here comes the latest, via producer Carpainter, called “Browser Crasher,” and it is a loopy little dance number teasing all sorts of directions and ultimately settling for none of them. Starting off on a vibe reminiscent…

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Drifting To Naivety: Acoustic Soft Parade
ByPatrick St. Michel October 12, 2010

Japan values youth to a frightening level that would probably make America blush if a country could do such a thing. From a glut of TVs/movies focusing on “coming of age” to the schoolgirl fascination (does the panty vending machine exist? Does it matter? How does AKB48 fit into this?), its clear this country truly…

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Controlled Karaoke: Meet The Geriatric AKB48, OJS48
ByPatrick St. Michel September 28, 2010

[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WHkfR0nKFI”] Oh lord, this trend needs to be fenced in a bit. The massive success of ant-hill-like pop outfit AKB48 has inspired a plethora of spin-off groups, ranging from sorta expansion teams in other cities (Sendai, Osaka, etc.) to not-safe-for-work-named groups flipping the genders (Naked Boyz). Now comes the logical next step in either a…

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New Sugar’s Campaign: “Holiday”
ByPatrick St. Michel December 19, 2014

And I thought I’d go on break this week. The duo of Seiho and Avec Avec make music together as Sugar’s Campaign, and their first major-label album comes out this January. And here’s the first single, “Holiday,” which….ahhhhhhh so good. They merge late ’70s city pop sounds (the chorus) with very “now” touches (helium vocals,…

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New Tenma Tenma: “Rehearsal”
ByPatrick St. Michel August 1, 2018

While still quite young, Local Visions has stood out among Japan-based labels in 2018 thanks to one of my personal favorite mish-mashes of recent times. They dabble in the same sound and (sigh) aesthetic of internet niche genres such as vaporwave or future funk, but owing to the fact the bulk of artists thus far…

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Hyakkei: “Kagerou Railway”
ByPatrick St. Michel May 14, 2010

I don’t know about you, but it has been a long week and I’m looking forward to a nice relaxing weekend. To help set the mood, enjoy feather-in-the-wind instrumental outfit Hyakkei. Their latest song “Kagerou Railway” removes the “epic” out of post-rock, turning what could have been a soundtrack for a high school football game…

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