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New Miii: “Rabbithunt”

ByPatrick St. Michel April 28, 2015

Like I’m not posting an EDM-leaning track that samples Elmer Fudd. Listen above.

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New Mom: “Himitsu No Futari”
ByPatrick St. Michel April 23, 2019

Let’s call this one a softer side of Mom. The artist’s best work, for me at least, has always been about energy, often giddily jamming genre together or simply finding his own perspective on hip-hop and running with it. “Himitsu No Futari” keeps things mellow. It’s the closest he’s come to approaching that neo-city-pop sound,…

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New Traffic Light: “Boys In A Band”
ByPatrick St. Michel July 27, 2011

Throwback outfit Traffic Light have a new tune up for your listening pleasure, called “Boys In A Band.” Know major shocks here – it’s sunny folk pop with vocals slightly obscured by being slightly lower in the mix, bouncy stuff with some nice wood-block clomps popping up near the end. Appropriately enough, these guys will…

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New The Sub Account: The Sub Account EP Annex Vol. 1
ByPatrick St. Michel August 29, 2016August 29, 2016

The Sub Account are one of those outfits that seem so prolific that writing about everything they do seems silly. I joke about how much Yunomi has done in 2016, but this duo have probably been busy three times over, with remixes of songs (mainly numbers from anime) and no shortage of live shows (also,…

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New Happy Kuru Kuru: “Natsu No Hi No Labyrinth”
ByPatrick St. Michel July 27, 2016

The amount of music Yunomi is putting out…whether as Yunomi or alongside a different project, such as idol unit Happy Kuru Kuru…is reaching pretty prolific figures. “Natsu No Hi No Labyrinth” is the latest dash of colorful electro-pop anchored by lithe female vocals, jumping between zippy passages and brief pauses that up the drama significantly….

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Wonderfully Blurred Lines: Kiwi’s Promise EP
ByPatrick St. Michel March 11, 2015

Netlabels in Japan have been a boost in many way to artists across the countries in myriad ways, with one of the clearest being a platform offering a freedom for experimentation. Hard-hitting drum ‘n’ bass smooshed up against anime samples, or Vocaloid gone house…these are some of the “I can’t believe these go so well…

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HNC Remixes New House: “He Howls (HNC Dreamin Mix)”
ByPatrick St. Michel June 18, 2012

It took me a few listens to even hear any hint of the New House track on this, HNC’s “remix” of “He Howls” off of that Tokyo band’s Burning Ship Fractal from earlier this year (remember that album?). The original version of “He Howls” is a plenty-good song, a squiggly highlight from an inconsistent album…

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