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.
The real exciting news in 99 Letters’ land isn’t really this song – it’s a plenty-good track seeing the artist continue to incorporate new elements into his Game Boy-centric music. This time around 99 Letters includes a creepy wordless vocal smattering, some piano and (of course) the usual array of electronic sounds. A good song,…
First off – and this ties in a bit – here’s a shameless plug for the intro to Japanese netlabels I wrote for Pitchfork. Chances are if you read this blog semi-regularly, you’ve been exposed to music from most of those digital imprints…but check it out! One label featured is Trekkie Trax, a burgeoning collective…
Idol group Koutei Camera Girl has gone through all sorts of mutations over the last couple of years, with the latest version being re-christened Koutei Camera Girl Drei. And with a new name (and different line-up) comes a new release, New Way Of Lovin.’ A lot of “new” there, but this release actually offers the…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYyXFe_7VLY&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Cubismo Grafico (along with his Five) have always struck me as a little fun-loving and at times goofy. But…heart on sleeve? I first thought “Chuckit,” from Cubismo Grafico Five’s new album Double Dozen, could be a bit of gag – it’s all “We Are The World” unison singing complete with a video that opens…
Miles Apart Records has been doing something called Cassette Tapes Club for a bit now…as the name implies, they take a Japanese artist and have them release a cassette of songs into various record stores. It’s a neat idea, but thankfully they also post the songs (at least some of them) online so those who…
Stumbled across Kyoto folk-rock four piece Turntable Films and have been charmed by the poppy songs available on their MySpace. In particular take a listen to “Hot Tea After The Lunch” (sounds like it was recorded in someone’s basement, and that’s a good thing) and the sunny bounce of “Won’t Let You Down.”