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.
As the rainy season of Japan approaches and we say goodbye to such things as sunshine and going outside, the thoughts of an individual stuck indoors for the immediate future turns to one hopeful thought – summer music festivals! Japan boasts two giant concertpaloozas, the Fuji Rock Festival and the Summer Sonic Festival, happening around…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3IwChRzAoY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Lillies And Remains don’t have the idea of “timing” down perfectly when it comes to getting good. “Devaloka,” a new song from the band’s forthcoming Meru EP, basically sounds like a slightly more energetic Interpol. Had the band conceived of this song sometime in the immediate months following the all-around thud of Our Love…
As the song title indicates, this one comes a bit late…summer ended a while ago and I’m currently sitting in my apartment wearing a jacket. Yet Aonuma’s “Summer Ends” sounds swell even in the middle of November, so let’s give it some praise before the heater goes on. Powered by those big bright keyboard exhales,…
And we are back from our hiatus. This week we will catch up on music that came out at the end of December/very start of January, along with any new stuff that catches our fancy. Maybe that will mean more posts than usual, maybe I’ll let my still-lingering cold beat me and just go to…
In which an artist who often felt like he was bouncing off of rubber walls makes a song that feels like quicksand. Osaka’s Metome spent the first half of 2015 exploring helium-pumped sounds, but in recent times has moved in a darker, more dense direction. “Triple X” isn’t far removed from something like “Feather,” as…
— The latest from Omoide Label comes via Fa-mi in the form of the quick hit Oriental, a tropical-leaning set of body-moving dance tunes. “Thank You” sums it up pretty well, letting sunset-ready synth notes play out over strums of acoustic guitar and a persistent but never pushy beat. “Hallo” and (especially) “Flower” bring a…