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New MimiCof Video: “Aria, But Secret”

ByPatrick St. Michel August 10, 2011

[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dgkh6xIEcE”]

Watch some wacky-altered footage of nature above.

Via Neaux.

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New Capchii: Memories
ByPatrick St. Michel May 2, 2018

Focusing on the cuddly side of Capchii’s music does a disservice to Memories. Sure, it features a lot of “kawaii bass” flourishes, and it has anime-style album art (seriously, this is pitfall number one!), and it does all of this well. But what makes Memories feel like a big step forward for the artist is…

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I Got The Big Beat: Fragment’s “Polygonair”
ByPatrick St. Michel February 19, 2012

[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjnELDJNidg”] Fragment’s latest, “Polygonair,” starts with just percussion. His beats hit like pistons, a few other scattered sounds (hand claps, electronics trying to suck themselves up) popping up, but the early parts of this track dominated by those big pounds. It sounds like a laptop maestro’s take on Stomp! Fragment softens the blows by sprinkling…

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Self-Promotion Plus: Caroline Live Preview
ByPatrick St. Michel June 9, 2011

New article for The Japan Times, this one about Caroline’s upcoming live performance in Tokyo. Read it here. Verdugo Hills remains one of my favorite albums of the year so far, a gorgeously constructed electro-soundscape that is like Bjork keeping one eye on the ambient scene instead of the dance clubs. That said, I still…

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Good Theme Park Name: Foreignland
ByPatrick St. Michel July 22, 2010

Probably important to point out right away that Foreignland will not appeal to everyone out there. A bit of a cop out on my part, yes, but seriously…if you hate poorly recorded rock music that at times absolutely comes unglued, turn back now. Really, what liking Foreignland comes down to is how much you value…

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Historic Listen: Hello, Wendy!’s “Revolution”
ByPatrick St. Michel June 4, 2018

Nostalgia comes up a lot in discussions of music around these parts, because looking back and drawing (or straight-up using) the past has felt pretty central to a lot of music / culture globally in recent times. Synth-pop quartet Hello, Wendy! offer up something closer to a history lesson. At least partially the idea of…

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New Mitsume: “Esper”
ByPatrick St. Michel December 5, 2017

With Mitsume, it’s all about the moments happening away from the vocals. Which isn’t to discount what Moto Kawabe does while singing — his light vocal delivery adds a melancholy-tinged breeziness to the quartet’s music, and the head-to-the-ground style trumps the more dramatic flourishes of groups such as Suchmos and Never Young Beach for me…

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