This one just went up, so I’ll post it right before I go to bed. CUZ ME PAIN group Faron Square just posted a new song called “Echoes Of Love.” Listen to it below.
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Sendai producer Suguru Ohtaka crams a lot into “Closer To Me.” It stands out from the other tracks posted to their SoundCloud, and not just because of the presence of a singer/rapper in the form of Nao Nanba. Other creations either lean into what appears to be a heavy interest in emo rock, or are…
The sheer size of Avex — the Japanese music/entertainment label — guarantees a few interesting ideas tucked away. Even though the face of the label is anchored by heavyweights such as Ayumi Hamasaki (neve rmind her steadily sinking stock), various EXILE groups and a sack full of K-Pop acts, Avex has spent a lot of…
There’s no shame or anxiety or worry pulsing through Tokyo producer Pinky Tech Music Lab’s “Morning After,” only wide-eyed optimism and a rumbling electro bass line. Therein lies the secret to this number — for all the piano plonks and string swings, “Morning After’s” best attribute is the way it skips forward, proving to be…
Fall is here, and here’s the first Music Alliance Pact of the season. MAP, if you are stumbling across this for the first time, is a monthly feature wherein 30-plus blogs from around the world share one song from their representative country. Make Believe Melodies covers Japan, and this month we put the spotlight on…
One of the big thrills of 2019 finally being here is that we get to reflect on the decade as a whole…real soon! Some of my favorite artists this past ten years in Japan were bedroom creators zeroed in on one stylistic drive, and just exploring it in seemingly infinite ways. Think Ventla, or I-fls….
The title along with the lyrics – “take me to the place to dance,” the first words sang here – hint at this being a total release of a song, one potentially about losing yourself and living while your young and so forth. Yet Kyoto’s Maho Littlebear hasn’t gone full EDM-pop-in-spirit on “Summer Nights.” Her…