The preview collection for the Visitors 2 compilation sounds rather lovely, a collection of very talented producers offering up easy-going (but not meek) disco cuts. Yet this one, from producer Bazz, jumps out amongst the bunch. It is a sparkly number, one that paces itself just right and features enough flourishes coming in at the right times (those guitars deeper in the mix!) to sustain “Hydrogen” for all four minutes and 48 seconds. Listen above.
Hard-hitting Osaka producer 99Letters has been releasing pounding new numbers at a steady clip over November over at his Bandcamp page, running from somewhat misty to bludgeoning. “Bahamut” leans towards the latter, and actually increases the intensity — impressive for an artist who turned Game Boy blips into slabs of concrete. The beats hit extra…
Here’s the latest taste of Tofubeats’ forthcoming major-label debut, First Album, which for those who know their Tofu will realize it sounds very very familiar. That’s because the luxurious beat for “Poolside” first appeared as the opening track for 2012’s fantastic Summer Dreams. The music…along with Tofubeat’s original rap…remain, but it is now joined by…
Children singing is, in and of itself, isn’t a scary occurrence. It can actually be cute or touching or, in the case of The Langley Schools Project, sorta beautiful. Yet Idiot Pop has a knack for turning happy noises into something creepy, as evidenced on last year’s Requiem For A Dream-featuring video for the Euro…
淡く幻想的なFancy Booksのポップから暗闇で覆うようなThe Paellasのロックまで、東京のDead Funny Recordsの2012年は非常に強力でした。でもJappersのLately EPも是非聴いてみて下さいね。このグループのサウンドは溺れるようなFancy Booksのサウンドともファズの掛かったThe Paellasとも違い、クリアでもっとクラシックなロック／ポップを奏でています。”Settle Down”はとても有意義なリラックスタイム。シンプルな構成によってメインの部分が際立ち、曲の良さを効果的に引き出しています。タイトルトラックは”You Can’t Hurry Love”からの影響が感じられるものの、Jappersのヴォーカルはウイスキーを少量飲んだかのように若干荒々しいです。オリジナルの持つ軽快さは陰に潜みますが、それが彼等の個性であり良さなんです。
Hiroshima’s CRZKNY has long embraced anger in his music. The first recordings of his I ever heard were his post-Fukushima EPs, blistering collections of juke overflowing with madness aimed at Japan’s government and nuclear energy agencies. That feeling has persisted in his work, whether still taking aim at the nuke industry or just making really…
Solitude can be so valuable. It’s where the rawest emotions and desires crystallize, where honesty and progress really emerge. Kyoto duo Emerald Four excel at occupying this isolated place — their music unfolds slowly, allowing the vocals to play out like an inner monologue, unconcerned with the world around it and rather focused on feeling…