Sometimes an idea is so absurd it turns genius really fast. The Lasttrak…who mainly remix anime theme songs into, like, dub burners or EDM bruisers…take an extremely popular song from the trio King Cream Soda made for the cartoon Youkai Watch and mashes it up…with Daft Punk. It somehow works, and, honestly, to close out this week…why not, fuck it. Listen below.
We can always count on Chocoholic for some high-energy dance tunes and “Love Cuts” certainly delivers on that front. It’s a bouncy bit of pop anchored by a sample noting that “love cuts like a plastic knife,” before a rap verse shoots up and the beat starts getting a bit shiftier. It’s a solid bit…
Takuya Kimura, better known as the dude with long hair in boy band SMAP, stars in an ad for Windows 7. Much to the joy of folks who frown on boy bands, Kimura spends most of the commercial being hurled into a building. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rdJvy3BFwU&hl=en&fs=1&] (First spotted at Japanator)
Sunday afternoon seems like the optimal time to share a new song from Tokyo indie-pop outfit Boyish…”Sketchbook” is an unhurried number from a group usually operating at a far skipper pace. What it lacks in urgency it makes up for in nailing a certain type of fuzzy sound. “Sketchbook” could ultimately shave off a minute…
Another year draws to a close, and that means its time for the annual rush of year-end blog posts looking back on the year that was. And, again, I try to write an intro to this collection trying to say something original, about putting together lists and what it all means. But at this point,…
When I say Irotto+ sound like Radiohead, I don’t mean the lead singer’s voice kinda resembles Thom Yorke or they are British. This Osaka quartet genuinely emulates that band’s moody rock, with their song “The Real Thing” leading the comparison charge. The song strongly resembles “True Love Waits” and the overall production recalls the ‘head…
Metome’s “Sathima” caught me off guard in how sad it sounded. Part further deconstruction of his style but also featuring more flourishes of his past work than other recent releases, “Sathima” bobbed along, but also struck me as wistful, looking back on something and coming off as a bit lonely (blame the vocal sample). “Passage”…