Seiho posted this new song, “So Far,” yesterday, and it is definitely worth your time. It is the first track of his in a while not to feature some sort of mutated vocal sample – here, he just lets his electronics warp themselves around into a really colorful beat. Listen below.
Kyoto’s Homecomings have always sung in English prior to this year’s Whale Living, out next week. On that one, they switch it up to their native Japanese. Yet “Blue Hour” reminds that despite the linguistic change, the quartet remains capable of nailing the melancholy of everyday life. “Blue Hour” unfolds at a familiar Charlie-Brown-type shuffle,…
Trekkie Trax mostly hosts young artists emerging from the Japanese (and beyond) electronic scene, but they can pull in some veterans too. This release pairs long-running Japanese artist DJ Kentaro (a turntable champion) with younger Portuguese producer Holly for two songs, acting as a nice little connection between generations. “Jaran” finds them playing with restraint,…
Last Thursday, The Japan Times ran an article by Ian Martin about Japan’s current efforts to crack down on…wait for it…late-night dancing. Read it here. Here in Osaka, this has been going on for a while now and has been impacting all sorts of great events in the city…INNIT used to go all night, but…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-ESNxgfnBo”] The new Comeback My Daughters’ album has been getting a fair bit of praise as of late, and “Always On Your Side” sorta nails the final stake in the hype coffin. Earlier song “Why” hinted at high-energy-but-also-a-little-reflective territory, all backdropped by New York City skyscrapers and shitty apartments. “Always On Your Side” dials the…
In which the shining dreamy qualities of Canopies And Drapes original mix of the (still excellent!) “Sleeping Under The Bed” get flipped into late-night, chilly Italo Disco. Night Vision subs in 80s synth lines over the twinkling prettiness that defined the original, making their remix slightly more danceable but ultimately a bit back-alley shady like…
In an ideal world, bedroom projects could one day be spotted by the right people and given the opportunity to record somewhere allowing for more polish. In Japan, a few artists manage to rise above the bedroom-pop tag – Taquwami and Jesse Ruins could fool you with the quality of their recordings, and there are…