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Stuff We Missed 2012: Jappers Lately EP
Between the woozy pop of Fancy Books and the dusk-shrouded rock of The Paellas, Tokyo’s Dead Funny Records had a pretty strong 2012. Add Jappers to that diverse-sounding list – this outfit’s Lately EP plays around with a more classic rock/pop sound, the tracks within sounding more clear than either the seasick Fancy Books or…
New i-fls: Decade In A Day
I’m running out of ways to write about nostalgia and i-fls. At what point do I throw my hands up in defeat over my computer and decide, “screw it, time to dig into myself and write about the feelings dude’s music brings out of me!” Every time I play an i-fls album…and I’ve got a…
New Masculin: “Manhattan Suicide”
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The Paellas Release The Following EP
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Youth Maze: Boe Oakner’s Praha.EP And (Jesus Has Given And) XXX EP
Boe Oakner is a 17 year old from Nagano Prefecture, and in the span of three months she has already released two EPs of vastly different sonic styles. The pair – August’s Praha. and this month’s Ano(t)raks-supported (Jesus Has Given And) XXX – are testaments to the confusions of the late teenage years, that awkward…
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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Music Alliance Pact January 2015
New year, same old great Music Alliance Pact. This month, we highlight the experimental wonder of Tokyo’s X-Files. Listen to it…and many more good songs…below. Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an mp3, or grab a zip file of the full 18-track compilation through…
Music Alliance Pact April 2012
Last week, I reviewed MFP’s new album Mindful Beats Vol. 2. for The Japan Times. Read that here. Now, a few days later, the Osaka producer represents Japan in this month’s Music Alliance Pact, wherein more than 30 blogs from all over the world share a great track from their respective country. Check out a…
New AOTQ: E-muzak
The influence of vaporwave is starting to become clear. The internet-based niche genre of electronic music that turned into a visual aesthetic has recently started being visually adopted by legit mainstream artists in the West, while musically more producers are taking cues from it — or at least being inspired by it. Japan, more so…
Good Vibrations: Kumachan Seal’s “Ra Do Namin”
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New House Plan To Start Recording New Album Soon, Share “Small World”
Peace be on Google Translate. Thanks to it, I learned that Tokyo-based outfit New House plan on hitting the studio soon to record a new album. Considering how long we’ve been salivating over a couple of demo tracks the band released last year, this ends up being some stellar news. The actual release probably will…