New DJ Obake: “What Is 80’s?”
The answer – cheese-tastic keyboard and synths dug out of a Miami Vice episode. So basically, it’s a great stab at Reagan-decade goof-dance. DJ Obake takes these things down just as fast as they go up, so listen now.
The answer – cheese-tastic keyboard and synths dug out of a Miami Vice episode. So basically, it’s a great stab at Reagan-decade goof-dance. DJ Obake takes these things down just as fast as they go up, so listen now.
Osaka Game Boy wizard 99 Letters has put a sample of his debut single “Hey! Satan, Play Game Of Life?” His signature sound – chiptune chaos mashed up against against heavy cacophony – remains, but the clip hints at some downright upbeat stuff. Sounds good right now. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92CQpmhW2TY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=ja_JP&feature=player_embedded&fs=1]
Japan’s juke and footwork scene can seem intimidating to dive into – the aptly titled Japanese Juke & Footwork Compilation collects 45 tracks from a wide range of producers serving up their take on the Chicago genre – but sometimes all it takes is one song to serve as a guide. Shokuhin Maturi A.K.A. Foodman’s…
In all honesty, I probably could just listen to i-fls’ entire catalog and nothing else for the rest of my life and feel OK. It took awhile for Artificial Outsider to arrive — well, in i-fls time, as his last release came out in May, but over six months is a serious drought — so…
Every element of Sea Level’s “Race Against the Drum Machine” feels stitched together into a really jarring patchwork. The group, split between Fukuoka and Tokyo, recently put out their debut full-length on Call And Response (get that here), and this advance peek stands as one of the more wobbly — and fun in its unsteadiness…
A nice pre-Christmas gift for fans of netlabel Maltine Records or netlabel-inspired imprint Zoom Lens. The two have collaborated on a special release for this Christmas, featuring one new song each from Japan’s Mikeneko Homeless and American artist Yotsuba Lifestyle (with each remixing the other’s track, natch). Mikeneko Homeless delivers an upbeat bouncer (loaded with…
Just…wow. Good job Japan. You can stop the video at the 2:20 mark, the monsters stop dancing at that point. kaiju danceby gariisenab (Via Japan Probe)