Monday Morning Round-Up Post: New House Of Tapes, White Wear And K■nie

Monday morning huh? That’s no good. Here’s some new music from Japan to get you through this day.

– Nagoya producer House Of Tapes has been expanding sonically from his original, punishing take on dance music. New track “Mellow Days” isn’t the acoustic hammock-jam that would signal a total about-face, but it is certainly one of the most remixed numbers he’s released yet. It still thumps and at times all the electronics start piling up on one another, close to disorder – but “Mellow Days” is never harsh, and even features the sounds of an acoustic guitar at several points. It isn’t angry but melancholic. Listen below.

-CUZ ME PAIN outfit White Wear has a new album called Black Strings out now, and if you need convincing to get yourself a copy he’s also posted a new cut from that full-length online. “Byakuroku Beat” is a funky number that also hides the label’s unsettling side – see the vocals that creep into the song at various points. Listen below.

– Fellow Tokyo producer K■nie has made a nice new beat titled “I Can’t See U.” It isn’t as absorbing as his last few tracks, but rather a short, whimsical number that still crackles. Listen below.