New Polysics: “Let’s Dabadaba”
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Watch it above.
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Watch it above.
Producer Brinq has been sharing fizzy, at-times-80s-indebted electro-pop for the last couple of years, and has seen the project’s stock slowly rise over that time. Brinq’s first full-length album, Magical Brinq Tour, comes out tomorrow, which means now is as good a time as ever to highlight “Baby Baby,” a glistening disco-pop number featuring guest…
Electro-duo Fizzy Dino Pop doesn’t technically hail from Japan (they come from Austin, Texas), but MySpace indicates one of them at least hails from Kyoto and their sound definitely shares a lot of similarities with the Land of the Rising Sun’s pop scene, specifically one teched-out group of girls. A listen over the group’s music…
You might not expect a ton of sonic consistency from an electronic album clocking in at around 17 minutes in length. In such a tight space, you’d think got a wow them with a bunch of sounds! Tokyo’s Ryota Mikami opts for a different — and ultimately, more satisfying — path across Wedding’s seven songs….
I mean…the thing is, most of “Yakult (Stay) Gold” sounds really woodsy, all flutes and subtle percussion, except for when DJ Yakult Lady lets her (?) Jersey Club love sneak into the track via bed squeaks and hyped-up electronics. There’s a drama to this song that’s pretty surprising given…well, one second…hinted at by the clash…
Calling something “underrated” often feels like a silly distinction, but I do kind of think Amunoa gets slightly overlooked in the Japanese electronic crowd. They are just so good at creating shifty little numbers, and using cut-up samples in a way that makes them stand out rather than blend in. “REM,” their latest, further shows…
Leading off with a Bandcamp description isn’t going to win me a Pulitzer, but Inktrans’ profile simply saying “nostalgic!” is too good to pass up on. The four-song At Last. release offers some sweet melancholy via straightforward songs backed by far more fidgety electronic sounds. Opener “hjmr” sways back and forth, but it is the…