This bubbly beat comes courtesy of Tokyo’s Yuichi Nagao, and it is a nice bleep-blooper full of bouncy details (the way those synths intersect with one another! how hopeful this sounds!) and just a fun little groover. Listen below.
Well this is definitely welcome. Osaka label Perfect Touch shared a soothing collection of songs from producers hailing from all over the place, and the title really does just sum it up — Peace Of Mind: A Compilation Of Calming. It is near-ambient music, all fizzes and space, with very few moments that pull you…
Today’s theme — things that aren’t technically “new,” but still very worth your time. Kyoto’s Mariana In Our Heads uploaded “Flash Shot” online about a month ago, though I think the song’s slow-motion feel suits the beginning of autumn better than the depths of August. “Flash Shot” finds the band, last seen making straight-up indie-pop,…
Foodman has transformed into one of those productive types of artists who I have no idea what to do with anymore. Albums and EPs, sure, write those up! But he also just puts out so many interesting, captivating and weird loosies, that this could turn into the Internet’s number-one destination for Foodman news if I…
Recall the “comedy club” bits on the sitcom Seinfeld for a second. What sticks out from these scenes? I doubt it was whatever topic Jerry Seinfeld tackled at the start of whichever episode, but rather the iconic slap-bass music accompanying said moments. Even the best gags (which, to be fair, rarely came out during that…
House of Tapes always gravitates towards the more cacophonous sounds, but look between the cracks and the Nagoya artist smuggles in a lot of beauty. The Drift EP offers one of the single best examples of this right away with the title track, which features buzzsaw electronics and a heavy-hitting beat. But in between those…
I’m all for un-Googleable band names, from Women to Girls to Spoon. But boy, trying to find a band when they have a super general name and also happen to be in Japan…near impossible. Case in point: I’ve been trying to find Osaka trio Wednesday online ever since I saw their live set at the…