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.
I’m not even going to bother trying to explain what Gagakirise do or defend it. Because, even though I like them, sometime it feels like their brand of chaotic clanging right on the verge of slipping into pointless noise. Latest tune “ggosgken//Karaoke Version//” comes especially close to dissolving into pointless clatter, but manages to stay…
Covering an electronic dance track as a rock band? Risky on a whole bunch of levels. Covering THE electronic dance track of the Oughts as a rock band? Yikes. Yet somehow, Throwcurve have managed to take Daft Punk’s triumphant “One More Time” and give a very inspired take on it. A large chunk of the…
Going into “Dream Ritual,” by noise artist Yasuhito Fujinami, I expected something harsh. I mean, that’s what he’s known for, with songs inspired heavily by the cacophony of Merzbow. Yet “Dream Ritual” avoids pure chaos in favor of slow-building drama, using its near-eight-minute playtime to develop tension rather than pummel the listener over the head….
This isn’t a new revelation, but one worth restating — I tend to avoid writing about Japanese rap music for several reasons (the key one being I just don’t know enough about it to sound remotely smart). This year, though, I’ve reached a dilemma — I’ve written about a lot of artists who rap, but…
It’s pretty easy to make jokes about Urkel-O’s before calling Dorian a great example of 80’s revivalism. Just check the short teaser clip they put together for their recently released album Studio Vacation – cartoon lady looks like she belongs on a Duran Duran sleeve. Yet, like similarly new-wave-inspired gang The Brixton Academy, Dorian conceal…
Even the cuddliest songs can go harder than their teddy-bear-soft image applies. Producer Tomggg, who has released some solid releases via various Japanese netlabels and teamed up with Canadian artist Ryan Hemsworth last year, uses big candy-apple synths and sweetly sung vocals courtesy of Tsvaci on “Butter Sugar Cream” (which…that name plays into the cuddly…