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J-Rock, ugggggggggh. Save for the brain-and-feet-pleasing Sakanaction…miles ahead of everyone else in Japan tagged “rock” it’s almost ridiculous…rock music in Japan seems to be trending towards some pretty shit places. One OK Rock’s boneheaded menace has proven to be a chart-topper, so brace for them to be a permanent fixture. Sekai No Owari have a…
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“Hey! Hey you, over there! With the frown on his face! What’s got you down? You hate the world? You think everything is pointless and the human race is doomed? Reading too much Tumblr? You watched the Emmys, geez why did you do that? Look, I got the thing just for you. Ya ever hear…
New Seiho: “Evning (With Phoenix Troy)”
Seiho has let people rap over his music before…but it would be best if we didn’t talk about the last time that happened (don’t call on cheeseball rappers). This, a song from the Osaka producer’s forthcoming album Abstraktsex, which takes an old Seiho instrumental (“Evening,” which is peak Seiho in all its nervous twitches and…
Music Alliance Pact March 2013
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New Elen Never Sleeps: “Slow (Neu)”
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