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The CUZ ME PAIN roster always finds a way to keep themselves busy. The four primary projects of the Tokyo label – Jesse Ruins, The Beauty, :visited and MASCULiN – will contribute remixes to the Japanese version of Spanish artist Linda Mirada’s forthcoming album. The first of these remixes has popped up online – MASCULIN’s…
Smartphone Bling: Seaside-métro’s “Kazehikunayo”
Music, made on an iPhone…what a novel idea! That’s the hook for Seaside-métro, but the smartphone producer manages way more than novelty with the chipper “Kazehikunayo.” Other songs featured on their SoundCloud page feel way more phone-generated, charming but also not far from default ringtone. But “Kazehikunayo” zooms forward on synthesizer wooshes and a persistent…
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Aged Fine: Yüksen Buyers House’s “Slowdance”
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Stay Warm And Wobbly With AR30’s Winter Compilation 2018, Featuring Yuichi Nagao, Riemellowjunk And More
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