Look, I’m watching the second half of this Japan-Colombia World Cup game and it is stupid stressful, here is a new song from Osaka’s Soleil Soleil, it’s good. Back to sitting all scrunched up like seeing if Japan can score two goals….
Not to dwell on 2014 too much…the new calendar is out, we are all trying to forget the past 12 months happened…but Osaka producer Soleil Soleil’s Sense collection came pretty close to bum rushing our personal top-20 album list, probably existing at like, 23 or 24 for those who love specific rankings. He’s off to…
The Fader recently premiered a new mixtape from Kyoto’s shadowy Noah, an artist signed to Flau (home to similar whisper-friendly acts such as Cuushe and Cokiyu) who in the past has worked closely with the American producer SELA and “vapor-rapper” Siddiq. All attention will soon be on just her, however, as Mood functions as a…
Ano(t)raks is probably best known for being a destination for new Japanese indie-pop (or, if the term fits for you, city-pop inspired cuts), but the netlabel-turned-physical-label also has a long history of highlighting electronic music, ranging from Kai Takahashi’s 80s-brushed numbers (which eventually morphed into the lounge pop of Lucky Tapes) to the minimalism of…
November’s edition of the Music Alliance Pact – the monthly project where blogs from all around the world share one great track from their respective nation – is here! This month, Make Believe Melodies submitted one of our favorite electronic songs of the year for the world’s consideration – Osaka’s Avec Avec’s “Kuzuha No Sunday.”…
Tokyo duo Frasco tend to operate in two modes. One style veers close to what some have labelled “city pop revival,” though it is just as indebted to acid jazz, AOR cuts and American funk. It’s good and often times bump-able. The second though, which ends up on display in new song “Sleepwalking,” is far…
In which the two sides of Jesse Ruins meet seamlessly in the middle. “IV” strikes a balance between the dance-inspired dream pop of Jesse Ruins early CUZ ME PAIN years with the more recent Heartless-era tension, wherein things are more deliberately rough. The end result is what the duo have been doing well for years…