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New House Of Tapes: “Noise Attack”
最近ツイッターで、ダンスミュージックに踊る事とセックスする事意外の目的を求めるのはおかしい、みたいな内容の投稿を見ました。でも、全てがそうというわけでは決してないです。名古屋のHouse Of Tapesも勿論違った目的を見いだしていて、彼等の新曲、”Noise Attack” はその名の通りすごく細かいディテールが詰め込まれていて、取っ付きにくさは否めないものの、それを理解するためについつい何回もリピートしてしまう、中毒性のあるトラックです。別の新曲”For Rainbow“はミニマル・ハウスのような、実験性があまり聴けない曲なのですが、”Noise Attack”のインパクトはやっぱり強烈な物があります。テレビのノイズのようなサウンドで始まり、曲を通して大部分にそのノイズがバックグラウンドに存在しています。その次に入ってくるのが良い意味で気持ちの悪いシンセで、ビートがそれに続いて入ってきます。そして、違うリズム感を持つ同系等のシンセが入ってきて、曲のムードが予想以上に不快に展開していきます。決して尖っているわけではなくどこかスムーズで、どことなくギャスパー・ノエの映画のような雰囲気を持ったこの曲は、きっと病み付きになるでしょう。視聴は以下から。
Make Believe Melodies’ Top Japanese Songs Of 2012 (Part Two)
Cloudy Busey “Who Says They Love You” Osaka’s Cloudy Busey started the year with the long, lonely walk home anthem “Up To You (If You Love Me)” and later released “Have U Ever,” which he said would be perfect for Justin Bieber. Between those two, the Ice Cream Shout frontman who also records under the…
New Perfume: “Koi Wa Zenkeishisei”
I did not like Perfume’s “Sweet Refrain” at all. Well, the video is cool…but I think the song itself just isn’t particularly good. What makes that song interesting (at least in theory) is how it sets the bass-wubs of brostep against a relatively skippy pop melody. Whereas most pop songs around the world featuring Skrillex-aping…
Glory Days: i-fls Residential Town Loneliness
Two years ago, when I lived not in the hyper-speed metropolis of Tokyo but rather in the semi-rural mountains of Mie prefecture, I brought a friend from America who was on vacation to my then home. We spent a lot of time in my quaint city, population 80,000. We had spent nearly a week in…
New De De Mouse: “Floats And Falls”
“Restraint”(制御)という単語をDe De Mouseと結びつける事などないと思っていました。彼の音楽は通常、ボーカルを切り刻み、その切れ端をスピード感のあるビートの上に乗せるようなスタイル。任天堂DSの音楽ゲームだったら最大級の難易度ですね。ドラムンベースの影響が薄い曲に限っての話ですが。新作Sky Was Darkからの曲、”Floats And Falls”は何と9分もあるのですが、今回はただ速いだけではありません。逆にスローなこの曲では、シンセが上手く曲を展開させて行きます。ボーカルのみにスピード感があります…というよりは、跳ねるようなスタイルがそう聴こえさせるのかもしれませんが。 “Floats And Falls”は5分が経過したその時点で既に完成された曲なのですが、それだけで終わらないのが今回の注目点。曲は不意に展開し、ビートが消えてボーカルとシンセのみのパートになります。その後も次々に新しい音色が加えられ、曲を終わりへと導きます。長くも飽きのこない、優れた工夫が施された作品だと感じます。De De Mouseの曲の中でもダントツで平和な、広々とした空気感を放っていて、彼の新しいスタイルを象徴した、新しい始まりを感じさせる曲になっています。ビデオは以下に。
Jazz Aged: Supple’s Minato Tape
I do not profess to being a guy who knows much about Japanese hip-hop. I have about as basic an understanding of the scene one can get, but that’s it – I don’t know the intricacies or the regional differences or even, like, the fashions (I think Yankees’ caps are popular?). What I do know,…
New Cuushe Music Video: “Do You Know The Way To Sleep”
Flau’s Cuushe has a new video for her song “Do You Know The Way To Sleep” off of this year’s Girl You Know That I Am Here But The Dream, and it matches up well with the slow-motion feel of the song. The clip slows down found footage of ballerinas to emphasize the beauty and weirdness (that neck on the one dancer jutting out) of their movements. Watch above.
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New Cairophenomenons: “Spring”
“Spring” isn’t Cairophenomenons preferred season, it seems. The latest song from the group finds them taking a less than rosy view on warm weather and cherry blossoms, directly stating a distaste for this stretch of the year while also slipping in plenty of ennui for something else lost along the way. But they mask it…
New Metoronori: “Eki No Taisei: Mizu No Hashiru Toori Ni”
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New Wednesday: “? Love”
Days after announcing a new album slated for release March 10, Osaka trio Wednesday have posted the first song from that album onto MySpace. “? Love” finds the band showing off their brand of throwback rock, with a sea of “doo doos” and a rhythm ripped straight out of an old-school prom fast dance. It’s…
New Serph And N-Qia: Little Helper
Tokyo-based label Noble recently released this special two-song collection from Serph and the duo N-Qia (which is Serph and vocalist Nozomi), which they write is a charity single where all proceeds earned will be donated to relief efforts in Kumamoto following last month’s earthquake. Little Helper features two lush numbers, starting with Serph’s skittery but…
Indie-Pop Roundup: The Moments And It Happens Have New Songs
– Nagoya’s The Moments posted a new song a little bit ago, and if you dig guitar-lead ditties leaning towards sunny-afternoon indie pop, you’ll probably like “Shining Eyes.” This new one lacks the multi-voiced hookiness of previously released “Short Trip,” instead opting for a fragility that seems like a gust of wind could knock it…
Rise, Shine And Repeat: Himawari Batake’s “おはよう”
“おはよう” translates into “good morning” in Japanese, and Himawari Batake’s song of the same name suits the title as it at times can bring to mind the repetitive scream of an alarm clock. Albeit one you don’t want to hurl against the wall in order to hide under the sheets for five more minutes. The…