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Stream Madegg’s New Now

ByPatrick St. Michel November 12, 2015

One of the Japanese albums we were most looking forward to this fall is streaming over at Red Bull Music. Kyoto producer Madegg’s clanging New is up, and you can listen over here.

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New She Talks Silence: “Holy Hands, Holy Voices”
ByPatrick St. Michel July 10, 2012

Tokyo’s She Talks Silence expanded into a trio this year, but new track “Holy Hands, Holy Voices” reveals that loneliness remains at the core of this band’s sound. “Holy Hands” doesn’t change up the style She Talks Silence used to craft some of this blog’s favorite songs of the past few years, but rather amplifies…

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BZZZT BZZZZT SCREAM: Afrirampo Got A New Album, Video For “Miracle Lucky Girls”
ByPatrick St. Michel May 30, 2010

Sonic Youth and Lightning Bolt buds Afrirampo just released a new album in Japan, most likely loaded with the duo’s usual songcraft consisting of loud guitars, loud drums and some screaming. WE ARE UCHU NO KO came out a couple weeks ago, and alongside its kicking-and-screaming birth was a video for lead track “Miracle Lucky…

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New Yackle: SnowySummer EP
ByPatrick St. Michel June 14, 2017

Ano(t)raks is probably best known for being a destination for new Japanese indie-pop (or, if the term fits for you, city-pop inspired cuts), but the netlabel-turned-physical-label also has a long history of highlighting electronic music, ranging from Kai Takahashi’s 80s-brushed numbers (which eventually morphed into the lounge pop of Lucky Tapes) to the minimalism of…

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New Amunoa: Rusty Door
ByPatrick St. Michel December 13, 2018

Not everything has to be in a rush. Producer Amunoa’s Rusty Door finds the Trekkie Trax affiliate taking things a little bit easier — or at least just turning the tempo down — with their sliced-up-vocal approach to dance music. Opener “Laser Lips” features a steady trickle of stuttering syllables, but Amunoa chooses to let…

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Yesterday Once More And Trekkie Trax Are Going On Tour, And Share New Music From Shigge, Toyomu And BlackglassG
ByPatrick St. Michel May 26, 2016

Fukuoka’s Yesterday Once More crew and Trekkie Trax are going on tour, and to celebrate they have released a special compilation album featuring new music from numerous artists involved in the tour. The collection features slippery and skittery numbers from Shigge and BlackglassG, along with a more minimal contributions from TOYOMU and Andrew, along with…

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New Meuko! Meuko!: About Time EP (Featuring Foodman And Satanicpornocultshop)
ByPatrick St. Michel May 30, 2017

For the purpose of this blog’s guiding principle, I should focus on the Japanese artists involved in About Time. It comes via Japan’s Kool Switch Works label, and features remixes of the title track by Foodman and Satanicpornocultshop, who both put their disjointed takes on the song. The whole thing is mastered by Metome…so yeah,…

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