The Trekkie Trax gang have been keeping busy, and thankfully they made sure “releasing new songs onto SoundCloud” remained one of the collective’s mission. Seimei & Taimei’s “Orion” is a fizzy dance track, one that swerves through several high-energy passages, but is always lithe. Listen below.
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEal8xIpG6I”] One of 2011’s herky-jerkiest spazz outs gets an official video. NOKIES’! “We Are News In The Dance Floor” does a solid Los Campesinos’! imitation, emulating that English bands suger-blasted indie-rock down to the all-together-now shouting. The clip above, though, fails to match the song’s head-first rush, as it mostly just ends up being a…
It’s finally here — the long-awaited Moyas EP from Taquwami. We’ve focused on half of these songs before, and you definitely should listen to the whole thing because…well, Taquwami is always ahead of the pack. Get it here, or listen below. Moyas by Taquwami
Simplicity has always been central to what makes Have A Nice Day! standout from the pack. They find an emotion, grab some guitars and floor-ready electronics and just burrow into it until they get to the gooey core. “Smells Like Teenage Riot” is a celebration of youth and making the most of those limited years,…
DJ Aflow’s been part of the Japanese juke scene for quite some time, having put out albums on vital label Booty Tune all the way back in 2012 and consistently put out material since, whether on their own or with Foodman and California’s SELA. Smog offers up a speedy set celebrating DJ Aflow’s approach to…
Critical to Yoshino Yoshikawa’s music has always been the depth he brings to his music. His songs feature depth and a lot of clever details that push them out from an internet-centered scene that sometimes does the immediate, overwhelming vibe too much. “Mirage,” the first number to emerge from his forthcoming album Event Horizon via…
As of late, I’ve felt an intense nostalgia for Osaka. Blame this incredible Soleil Soleil track, or maybe the still persistent cold of Tokyo, or maybe the crowded morning train…but I’ve been longing for the middle of Japan lately, a place I lived for nearly three years. Most of all, I’ve missed the music scene…