Hear A Little Of A New Perfume Song, “Point,” Now
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Listen to a little bit above.
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Listen to a little bit above.
Perfume debuted forthcoming single “Spice” on their radio show recently, and now you can hear the full track right here. Initial vibe…maybe I’m just sleep deprived, but the actual music reminds me of Washed Out? Except, uh, a lot fuller and catchier. That’s only a few listens through though, talk to me in a few…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycRvcVdlxIY”] Zazen Boys 4, the titular band’s last album, saw the spazzy group slowing down ever-so-slightly and introducing more electronics into their sound. Seems like lead Boy Mukai Shutoku wanted to explore this softer side more, because he’s now involved in a band called Kimonos who just posted their debut song “Almost Human.” And it…
The actual musical content of Chatmonchy’s new song is pleasant enough – a bouncy bit of twee-leaning pop that would, in fact, work wonders at a seven-year-old kids’ birthday party. A fine little song, but the really gem of “Birthday Cake No Ue Wo Aruite Kaetta” is the silly video. In the clip, we learn…
Note: This video will probably be taken down really quickly. The video for “Kira Kira Killer” debuted on Space Shower TV, but the folks at Warner Bros. Japan have yet to upload a version of it to YouTube…so here is an unofficial one! The concept here – Kyary dies, and goes to the afterlife (I…
Etsuko Yakushimaru kicked off the New Year the only way she really could – the Sotaisei Riron lead singer released a bleep-bloopy, melancholy number called “Lonely Planet (Post Office)” on December 31. It’s a brief song, one anchored by skittery beats and keyboard…and of course, her voice, which here deviates from her usual sing-speak delivery…
Nice article from Japanzine about the history of Japanese techno…kinda. It’s actually more of a history of Japanese electronic artists, as a few of the artists in this piece aren’t traditionally techno. Like, Perfume and 80kidz have techno influences, but they are pop and electro-dance acts respectively at the end of the day. Still, a…