New Boyish: “Farewell Kisses”
東京のインディー・ポップグループ、BoyishのSoundcloudにはもう一ヶ月程前から”Farewell Kisses”という曲が公開されていたのですが、今度は嬉しい事にビデオが公開されました。ギターの主張の強いBoyishらしい楽曲をお楽しみ下さい。
東京のインディー・ポップグループ、BoyishのSoundcloudにはもう一ヶ月程前から”Farewell Kisses”という曲が公開されていたのですが、今度は嬉しい事にビデオが公開されました。ギターの主張の強いBoyishらしい楽曲をお楽しみ下さい。
This year, Tokyo’s Moscow Club have been balancing precariously between electronic goodness and cheesy gloop. They haven’t abandoned the indie-pop sound that grabbed some attention last year – see the lovely “Radio Vietnam” – but their 2012 output has relied heavily on synths and keyboards, the band conjuring up a spacey, 80’s new wave vibe…
This Sunday, Japan will hold a general election that could signal many political shifts for the nation. Yet despite the upcoming vote, which will close out a year that saw public opinion about the current government reach very low levels as more conservative politicians try to make strides, political music has been rare in 2012….
How do you go about establishing yourself in a music environment packed in tight? There are lots of electronic music producers scattered across Japan now, and standing out isn’t an easy task. Akoustik Shadow, on new album Cross Over, decided the best way to approach this tricky situation was…try out a bunch of different sounds….
One of my bigger realizations from the past year – keeping up with Kyoto’s Madegg is just too difficult. The young producer is insanely prolific, as it seemed like he had two new songs up online every week. That on top of several EPs and a proper album for Flau. New song “Karis,” though, has…
It’s bare – just a voice and some guitar. But, like may.e throughout this year, the duo Ropes manage to draw out a lot of power from this minimalist set-up. Whereas may.e turns simplicity into sonic ecstasy, Ropes deal in a sort of loving chilliness that is like a whisper to the ear. The main…
There are an abundance of hip-hop beatmakers in Japan right now. Lidly belongs in the upper echelon of these types, creating instrumental music that is not just the result of somebody listening to a few J. Dilla CDs and calling it enough of an education. His stuff is far more abstract, far stranger than the…
“Farewell Kisses” was up on Tokyo indie-pop group Boyish’s SoundCloud about a month ago, but now it comes attached with a found-footage video. The song is right in Boyish’s comfort zone – the sort of guitar-driven song that you can bounce along too but also cry to.
The artist formerly known as Athena continues to piece together a great run of music. Following the icy electronica of Diamond True, the producer is back with “CH3COOH,” which Google tells me refers to acetic acid. It is a song that feels like it is dissolving at times, with noises skittering off and leaving slight…
For months, I had no idea where to start with Emamouse. She’s an artist who has been active for over a decade in Japan, but thanks to sites such SoundCloud and Bandcamp has appeared especially prolific in recent years. Just look at her own Bandcamp page, and try picking a single gateway in. Maybe one…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eJ0zuXIkwo”] Two thoughts: 1. I’m shocked how few “Empire State Of Mind” parody/reworks there are. If LMFAO can release like a bazillion different versions of “I’m In Miami Bitch” simply by replacing “Miami” with whatever city they think can move iTunes units, you’d think more YouTube “superstars” would try to put on for their city…
Osaka-born dream-pop-maker The Neon City shares a lot of demos online, so it’s nice to see her drop one without that word, hinting that this is more solid than the presumed sketches she’s posted before. “Sunset Drive” is a bit of a throwback tune, built around some of the brightest synthesizer notes she’s laid down…
Feels nice getting to write that! It has been a while since Mass Of The Fermenting Dregs, well, were even together, let alone putting out new material. Yet here they are in 2017, prepping a new single and sharing the video now. Reunions — or coming back from hiatuses, I feel either works when talking…
Baroque’s original recordings are definitely worth seeking out, but the Tokyo based producer’s remix showcase his talents most prominently. His approach to reworking a song isn’t terribly complex – find existing song, beef it up considerably, voila. This works best when he tackled relatively anemic tracks, acting as a personal trainer and adding some muscle…