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Laid-Back Whimsy: Nohtenkigengo’s OOO
Whimsy might not actually be the right word for what Nohtenkigengo does. Sure, the bulk of the music this solo project creates involves the sort of instruments that make one’s twee radar go off like mad, including xylophone, accordion and all sorts of other cutesy sounds. This sonic choice…along with the voice singing all the…
New LLLL: Mirror
東京のデュオ、LLLLの楽曲には良い意味で不穏な空気感が漂っています。セルフ・タイトルのデビューアルバムも、続くシングル”Spider Web/Drafting Still“も、何かが陰に潜んでいるようなスリルを感じさせてくれます。今月リリースされたデュオの最長作品、”Mirror”というミニアルバムでは、目の回るようなサウンドがさらに強調されていて、それでいて今までの作品よりもポップさが増しています。一曲目の”Oddness”のイントロでフィーチャーされているシンセからすでにホラー・映画のような雰囲気が感じられ、後に出てくる音色も、スピード感に変化を与えていたり、曲に深みを足しています。色気のあるボーカルも上手く抜けていますし、曲をキャッチーで聴きやすい物にしています。 次の曲、”I Wish You”は、ボーカルの処理の仕方や、それに絡むダンス・ビート等、構成がスウェーデンのザ・ナイフを彷彿とさせています。このグループもエレクトロ・ポップをダークな新しい物にしているので、共通点が多く見受けられます。”Mirror”に収録されている他の曲も、安定してポップかつキャッチーで、それに加えられたダークさがLLLLの最大の武器かつ個性で、作品に深みを与えています。 Mirror by LLLL
New Eadonmm: “Alder”
INNITやIdleMoments等のイベントが象徴しているように、大阪のビート・シーンは非常に大盛況。Magical Mistakesの渦巻くようなサウンドや、Seihoの実験的なビートは、とてもユニークなのと同時にグルーブ感もあります。でも、”Alder”はそのような曲がブラックホールに吸い込まれたかのような印象。IdleMomentsをオーガナイズするEadonmmによるこのトラックは、極めてテンポを抑えた、スローな楽曲。ゆったりと始まり、アンビエントな空気感を堪能しているその時に、ピークを迎えます。シンセサイザーによる壁のようなレイヤーが左右にパンし、異なるテンポのボーカルが、それぞれ違うピッチで奇妙なデュエットを奏でます。ダンスフロアには不向きかもしれませんが、それ以上に、独特な音世界を堪能する事が可能。試聴は以下から。
New Homecomings: “Sunday”
Man, these four sure have grown in over a year. Back in 2012, they were just another indie-pop band in a very crowded field. Now, they are one of the few to break through and land on a decently known indie label (Second Royal) and their music has gotten tighter and better. They have a…
Good For The Brain And Soul: Einstein’s “Please, My God Camus”
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New Elen Never Sleeps: “Slow (Neu)”
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New INNIT Mix Features Magical Mistakes, Taquwami, Avec Avec And A Bunch Of Other Folks We Love
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Go Listen To Some Clips From The New DODDODO Album Now
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New Goth-Trad: “Mirage”
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