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Towa Tei keeps things pretttttty simple here.
Singer/songwriter Mukuchi excels at making bouncy bedroom pop, featuring a wide variety of sounds ranging from synthesizer notes to toy instruments. Her playful voice ties it all together, and she’s even gone as far as to create a new (at least to my knowledge) genre called “seagaze” to describe it. Don’t let shiny tags on…
Tokyo’s Boyish have been one of those indie-level bands that are hard to keep track of. Since 2012, the indie-pop-leaning outfit has released a lot of songs onto the Internet, and a handful of EPs and albums along the way too. Likes Boys Age…or, honestly, most rock groups existing under the radar in Tokyo…a lot…
Ryu Konno dubs the music on his new album Miraisekai as “story,” combining electronic music with contributions from guests to create a “sound-journey.” The need to invent a new genre tag to bundle with the LP seems like pure PR…DJs like Konno have been borrowing elements from the organic side of sound long before he…
— Everything can feel so fast nowadays, and sometimes you just need to zone out. Like, completely. Negative Headphone’s latest full-length offering, Ambient Ground, pretty much tells you everything you need to know in the title. This is a solid collection of ambient tunes, calming and only ever disrupted by the slightest of ripples breaking…
There’s always been a touch of emotion sneaking through the juiced-up electronic songs Miii and LASTorder make as The Wedding Mistakes. For every skittery beat and drop, the duo injected at least a little dramatic tension in their music, whether via chopped up vocals or simply softer electronics cascading over the rougher stuff. Their newest…
Faron Square posted two new songs onto his MySpace in the past few weeks, and maybe this duo will make Monday just a little more enjoyable. “Bliss,” currently in “Demo” state, sounds plenty nice, but the highlight-worthy track is the bouncy “Devotion.” It’s the rare piece of bedroom pop that manages to sound…sexy? Maybe it’s…