After a handful of songs embracing throwback pop, FNCY give themselves a little more space on “Silky.” Besides striking a balance between three artists that results in a really good mash-up, FNCY has been a showcase for G. Rina’s production side, both her more immediate side and, with this on, something a bit more subdued. There’s more room for reflection, and even Zen-La-Rock sounds deep in thought over the course of “Silky.” Listen above.
Picnic Womenがやってくれました…いや、良い意味でね！彼の最新EP”II Women”のタイトルトラックは、その名の通り、とてもユーモアのあるジュークになっています。この曲ではMariah CareyとBoyz II Menの “One Sweet Day“が使われていて(特にBoyz II Men)、ピッチが下げたり上げたりされています。でも、この”II Women”はただ単に面白いトラックというだけでは無く、Picnic Womenならではの繊細さが光っています。バックで見え隠れするギターがその巧みなギミックのうちの１つで、そのような細かいディテールが、この少し茶目っ気のある曲を音楽としての完成度の高い作品へと変貌させています。更にこのEPは”African”という”II Women”の中だけでなく、Picnic Women史上で最速の曲も収録。Picnic Womenの素晴らしいジューク・コレクションはこちらからどうぞ！.
Long-running Kobe producer Takeshi Kouzuki’s latest is a good number to zone out to while staring at your laptop screen (or maybe I’m revealing too much about my Sunday night). At nearly seven minutes long, “Computer Lovers” is a mish-mash of jittery percussion and dusty synth notes, all rounded out by some audio popcorn and…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbAccdZDKik&hl=en_US&fs=1&] SCANDAL’s songs aren’t growers: they either hook you right off the bat or end up unchecked in iTunes. Last year’s singles compilation BEST★SCANDAL highlighted this perfectly, the best numbers (“Koi Moyou,” “SAKURA Goodbye”) firing off from the get-go and pulling listeners far in enough to hit them with the band’s best skill – the…
Taking a break from SXSW (and, uhhhh, having a cold) to share this month’s MAP! Featuring the lovely Nagoya outfit Pop-Office! Listen to it…and more…below! Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an mp3, or grab a zip file of the full 27-track compilation through…
For some reason, the message system on this blog was broken for…the last few months, so every message people sent to me via the site did not actually get to me. Sorry! Upon realizing this problem, I went through all the mails and…well, found a lot of new music to listen to, a lot of…
(First off, the “interactive” element of this video is hilarious, but also sort of genius, like Google releasing Google Glass a couple years back and now settling on some cardboard specs. Put your finger here, and you can pretend it squirts mustard! Also, a furry relationship sub-story.) Namie Amuro’s switch from Japanese to Japanese/English singing…