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New Metome: “Koala”

ByPatrick St. Michel March 6, 2017

Look, I’m trying to finish a big project, but when Metome drops a new song, I’m at least going to make a quick post to say…Metome dropped a new song, go listen to it above.

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Sound Thoughts: Chunli & Hikari
ByPatrick St. Michel February 16, 2012

Electronic music has replaced rock as the go-to “do it yourself” sound. Economics have played a heavy role in this – why spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars assembling a “traditional” band (guitars, drum, etc.) when a computer and some software can do pretty much the same stuff? Not to mention the possibilities electronic…

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New Jemapur: EXEP
ByPatrick St. Michel July 22, 2014

The producer behind the wonderful Young Juvenile Youth project has a new, easy going EP out called EXEP. The three-song set is a very mellow collection, kicking off with the skittery “Lucky Me,” which is built around some lovely vocal drones and drippy-droppy electronics, the whole thing having a bit of a pop (the beat)…

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Nothing Wrong With Sprawling Out: Bananafish
ByPatrick St. Michel February 2, 2011

Bananafish don’t intend to write music meant to soundtrack your next trip to Sandals – it just happens to be laid back enough to do just that. This trio, at least at first brush, lay down beach-resort grooves content to spend the day glued to a towel, sipping beer while watching the sunset. It’s not…

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Amunoa And In The Blue Shirt Team Up For Split Release
ByPatrick St. Michel August 20, 2015

I’m always ready for something really heavy when Trekkie Trax come along with a new release, but this split between Amunoa and In The Blue Shirt isn’t quite as bone rattling as expected. And, given my current state (exhausted), it is very welcome. Amunoa’s half, “Lil’ Lady Luck,” is slightly more surprising, since I’m used…

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New (To Us) Electronic Round-Up: Dead End, Nekokawawa And Anemoneluv
ByPatrick St. Michel July 12, 2016

Quick late-afternoon round-up of some good electronic stuff lurking around the edges of the Internet: – Sometimes, it’s good to let a lot of goofiness into your music. Dead End’s “Kaishin Shiro” is an acid-tinged dance number loaded up with vocal samples of people talking (at times about disco) and children giggling, along with a…

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Music Alliance Pact April 2015
ByPatrick St. Michel April 15, 2015

Time for MAP, the monthly feature where blogs from more than 30 countries share an artist and a song with the world. For Japan, we are highlighting the driving rock of Tenkiame, the newest project from Azusa Suga (For Tracy Hyde, Shortcake Collage Tape). Hear it and more below. Click the play button icon to…

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