New Seiho: “Double Bed”

Seiho just wrapped up a tour of Japan with LuckyMe artist Obey City, and in support of that tour/because why not take the opportunity to do so the pair released a four-track album called Shochu Sounds. You should get the whole thing over here, but for now let’s focus specifically on the Osaka producer’s “Double Bed.” It finds Seiho in his element – fragmented sounds organized into a lockstep song, each new element zooming in…even if just for a second…and knocking you back a little bit. It’s hyper in a way that doesn’t feel hyper at all, everything standing out but hitting at just the right time. Listen to it at Pitchfork.

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