When you read this, I will probably be in an airplane heading back to Japan. Thus, posts are still gonna’ be a little sporadic. Anyway, here is a new one from Madegg called “Float Ring.” Listen below!
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I normally wouldn’t post a snippet of a song…I’d just wait until the whole thing emerged…but this week has sucked immensely and I’m currently dealing with a lot of professional and personal stress…and Pa’s Lam System tends to make me feel alive and joyful and want to air-kick around my living room. Here’s a brief,…
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Maybe I’m just drained from news coverage and Tweets screaming something about the end of the world, but to my ears “Hikari Merry-Go-Round” sounds like pure escape from reality. Lily Of The Valley deliver on the song title, as “Hikari” doesn’t really move from any point A to B as much as simply rotate around…
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There exist two Oku stations in Japan…one in Okayama prefecture, and one right before Ueno station in Tokyo. Given that Beef Fantasy hails from Saitama, it feels safe to say that “O.K.U” — and the sample opening up the song — comes from the capital. It appears to be a pretty boring station, which might…
This is pretty much the perfect kind of track to have appear at a time when I’m splitting time between last-second assignments and year-end-list planning (it’s tough!). Cool Japan shared the new rumbler “Give Up On You,” and it’s a house track that feels like its halfway to being sloshed. The key detail comes via…