Kobe’s Kaz Okamoto has taken some chopped up vocals…and turned them into an explosion of sound. “Color” jumps all over the place, centered around the skittery female vocals, diving into brief brostep and trap interludes, but never getting sucked down into being a boring banger. It is way too anxious to explore all sonic corners. Listen below.
Trying to find a little bit of spring to get you going in the late afternoon, especially on a Monday following a typhoon that maybe kept you up extra late (or is this getting too journal-esque now)? Producer Neshizuku’s latest track offers a nice late-day rumble to get the blood circulating. “Patterned” teases a shift…
The international connections struck up by footwork producers are among the best aspects of this genre, beyond the music itself. Here’s one case of producers leaping over borders to create something great. Japanese artist KΣITO’s new Cape EP comes courtesy of Polish Juke, a label offering just that and worth investigating for all with an…
Tricot have a new EP out at the end of the month, and they’ve shared the first taste of it with “Setsuyakuka,” a shifty number that starts as a dash before turning more inward…and then zooms off again to the finish. It’s a formula they’ve stuck to throughout their career, but one they still excel…
Oh garage rock, never go out of style. Japan’s The Let’s Go’s do what a ton of other bands armed with guitars and cheap recording equipment do – make irreverent Nuggets era rock ‘n’ roll. No major musical push forward, but The Let’s Go’s make great, shimmy-worthy cuts. “Dance Number” stands out as some sort…
Nostalgia is a tricky thing. Everyone wants to dismiss it (or the idea of it), at least when it fits their feelings, but the moment something emerges that touches on some fantasized past, the same people are drooling over themselves. But a little bit of reflection — of thinking back on simpler times (maybe with…
京都のビート・メーカーMadeggのニュー・アルバムがリリースされる日が近づいてきてますね。この若きアーティストの新作Kikoからは”Stripes”という、曲のタイトルと抜群にマッチしたビデオが公開されています。左右のパンニングや音量の変化等を上手く使って展開していく曲は、軽快なパーカッションがとても心地よく、ストライプをぐちゃぐちゃする事無く爽やかに幻想的です。是非お聴き下さい。