Music

New Towa Tei Video: “Alpha”

ByPatrick St. Michel July 19, 2011

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Towa Tei keeps things pretttttty simple here.

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Not So Much Confusion: Monari Wakita’s “In The City”
ByPatrick St. Michel November 17, 2016

Time moves so fast, that it already feels like Especia’s “Midnight Confusion” was eons ago. And in the years since, the group’s ability to find the perfect balance between retro kitsch and contemporary curios only feels more ahead of its time — like, the whole first half of this year was spent focusing on bands…

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New Magical Mistakes Featuring Jake Falby: “With Love” (Also, Madegg And And Vice Versa Remixes)
ByPatrick St. Michel July 4, 2012July 9, 2012

Impose Magazine let Erik Luebs…who records as Magical Mistakes, based in Japan…write about the blossoming Osaka electronic scene, and it is definitely a good read, so check that out first. It also comes with a new song from Magical Mistakes called “With Love,” and it at first sounds like typical goodness from the Shiga-based producer….

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New Shine Of Ugly Jewel: Amphisbaena
ByPatrick St. Michel June 12, 2018

The Dark Jinja compilation from earlier this year is one of 2018’s stronger sets attributed to “various artists.” Among the mix of familiar and new producers on that album’s tracklisting was Shine Of Ugly Jewel, who produced one of the more unsettling numbers. Amphisbaena puts Shine Of Ugly Jewel right out in front, and allows…

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The Troubling Side Of Perfume’s Excellent New Single “Natural no Koi Shite”
ByPatrick St. Michel March 23, 2010

The idea of a musician “selling out” seemed to be laid to rest in the Oughts. As bands gained steam courtesy Toyota commercials and Natalie Portman shout-outs, the once-scruffy music obsessives poised to blast a lesser-known group for such crimes as appearing on The Late Show calmed down. Seeing once-obscure outfits like The Shins and…

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Bright Headspace: Jesse Ruins’ Split Cassette With THE BEAUTY
ByPatrick St. Michel March 2, 2011

Outside of their big three (AAPS, NITES and Faron Square), the CUZ ME PAIN stable features a handful of bedroom-enclosed artists who have at various times stumbled onto good ideas but have a long way to go until they forge out a unique sound. Jesse Ruins didn’t even get a pity blog post here over…

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Slow Life: Takeda Soshi’s SlowFusion
ByPatrick St. Michel January 5, 2017January 5, 2017

Couldn’t we all take things a bit slower? Maybe that’s just the first week back working talking, but that was one of the initial draws of listening to producer Takeda Soshi’s SlowFusion, a two-song set inspired by “80’s late fusion that I listened to at the end of last year was good, so I made…

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