Kawaii-leaning producer Snail’s House has a new EP out in February, and has shared a preview via the chirpy 8-bit bouncer “Pixel Galaxy.” Over the past year, Snail’s House has been exploring new terrain with his sound, but this comes off more like a bit of his go-to style run through a Game Boy Color. “Pixel Galaxy” pogos forward, bordered by a few hyper-bright samples and moments where preferred game soundtracks sneak through. Like Kirby. Listen above.
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE-rGZhKrJE”] Right off the bat – yes, the outfit named themselves STAR GUITAR. They make dance music. The video for “FUTURE” (above) revolves around a train. All those things considered – STAR GUITAR and song-video combo of “FUTURE” don’t sound all that like The Chemical Brothers or resemble “Star Guitar.” Where the two differ –…
Yoshimi doesn’t see Tokyo in a positive or negative light — the producer just hears the city beat. Atavism is the follow-up to last year’s pulverizing Tokyo Restricted Area, a set gazing back on the capital’s ancient past — and summoning traditional Japanese instruments and singing styles — while also placing it into its claustrophobic…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1awua0YrSRs&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] For some reason the music of Sakanaction never really grabbed me much before “Identity,” there latest single out on August 4th. This new song just sounds better than anything else I’ve heard from them. It boasts big sing-a-long sections deployed by countless English bands (Klaxons, Foals, Delphic, the list stretches into infinity) but never…
砂 by Moscow Room Late last year, Moscow Room caught our attention with the claustrophobic creep of “Swim,” a number channeling the unsettling to create something absorbing and dark. Suna plops that right in the middle, and reveals “Swim” to be Moscow Room’s big calling card, a tension-filled number showing everything they have to offer….
Osaka-based artist Magical Mistakes’ latest album revels in little imperfections. Going by Astro Nautico’s accompanying press for it, his new Cracks In The Surface collection is “inspired by the experience of losing connections with friends and loved ones.” There is certainly something unsettling about the music here, as it frequently skitters and appears ready to…
You thought 80kidz had a busy 2009…wait until you see this year’s itinerary. Constant touring aside, the electro duo plans on releasing three EPs starting with the Voice EP that popped onto iTunes this Wednesday. The blog post announcing it also hints at the possibility of their second album dropping this year. For now, we…