New Polysics: “Let’s Dabadaba”
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Watch it above.
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Watch it above.
Nemui PJ, the collaborative project between Noah and Kidkanevil, released their first EP at the start of the week, which further highlights the duo’s bleary-eyed sound. A pairing of two artists with established styles either needs to move in an entirely new direction, or reveal new layers to what each participant has been doing. Pumpkin…
Labels and collectives gestate around all kinds of unifying theories, from identity to specific genre to shared interests. If Dark Jinja’s first compilation points at an overarching ethos, it’s that they love the dark and unnerving side of electronic music. Dark Jinja Compilation I is a masterclass in all things jittery, with nearly every inclusion…
DJ Obake, at first brush, just makes solid dance music. Listen to “Bubblicious ’99” and admire how the track builds up to a great moment of catharsis, where shiny synth beams break through the song and make it even more triumphant. Good dance track! Or the funhouse that is “I Hate This World,” which sounds…
Fall a little behind on your blog reading and, yeesh, you find yourself totally out of the loop. Both JPOP Lover and personal-recent-discovery Neaux Clicked On It (it’s good, read it) recently big-upped JinnyOops! I think two makes a trend, especially in the tiny universe of Japanese music blogging. This Osaka five-piece plays a punk-tinged…
Man, the guy behind Hoshina Anniversary really likes his Gaga. He’s already remixed “Pokerface” and “Just Dance,” and now he takes his scalpel to the Beyonce-toting single “Telephone.” I had never listened to the song before (to save Gaga face, “Bad Romance” has become my karaoke song of choice. That intro is epic), but a…
Osaka-born dream-pop-maker The Neon City shares a lot of demos online, so it’s nice to see her drop one without that word, hinting that this is more solid than the presumed sketches she’s posted before. “Sunset Drive” is a bit of a throwback tune, built around some of the brightest synthesizer notes she’s laid down…