Tokyo-based producer Neshizuku’s latest EP, Roam, is a textural treat. Starting off with the wobbly title track, Neshizuku creates tracks that practically swelter, with layers of synthesizer notes cascading down one another. The intensity only picks up on the brisker “Redefining,” and carries over to the finale of “Under Control.” It’s a brief but enjoyable set, especially if you like ASMR-ish sensations. Get it here, or listen below.
Special weekend post given how lazy I got during Golden Week. Taquwami, fresh off appearing in a Lapalux mix, gives the world a sleepy new track to close out the weekend. “Sɦell∞” stands in stark contrast to the last few tracks to trickle out of Taquwami’s computer – recently, he’s been on a Clams-Casino-like trip,…
広島の若きフットワーク・アーティストCRZKNYは昨年、脱原発のメッセージが込められたサンプルを駆使したEPを２つリリースしました。でもあくまでアーティストなので、今回の”Seventeen Lost Souls”はそのようなコンセプトからは離れた、映画や音楽からのサンプルを使ったタイトルの無い17曲になっています。マドンナの”Like A Prayer”をサンプリングした”#5″や日本のテレビ番組のサンプルを散りばめた”#15″など、彼の今までのトラックとは違った軽快さが気持ちいいです。”#10″ではすぐに元ネタのわかるサンプルを聴く事が出来る楽しいトラックなのでオススメですよ。 UPDATE: Well, turns out Seventeen Lost Souls ISN’T online any longer. Bummer. But CRZKNY did upload a new song to celebrate 2013 called “Tornado Alley” which would have fit in lovely on that album. Listen to it…and download it…here.
Music, made on an iPhone…what a novel idea! That’s the hook for Seaside-métro, but the smartphone producer manages way more than novelty with the chipper “Kazehikunayo.” Other songs featured on their SoundCloud page feel way more phone-generated, charming but also not far from default ringtone. But “Kazehikunayo” zooms forward on synthesizer wooshes and a persistent…
Look, moment of honesty – I originally gave a listen to YAGI’s music because he used the above image, and I really like King Of The Hill. That simple. But I wouldn’t be writing something up about YAGI just because he grabbed a screenshot of one of my favorite cartoons. Turns out the Japanese beatmaker…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHNGJJWNzZ8″] Personal story time – back in college I really really liked the album Pregnant Fantasy by Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re. After spinning (clicking the iTunes play button over and over again?) for about six months I ended up moving on to whatever else I thought was cool in 2006 and forgot about Tsu…
Maybe it is just small sample size, but all of the music from Le Makeup I’ve heard thus far has been on the more hectic side. So “Friends” is a nice switch up, a slower-tempo song more intent on reflection than movement. The criss-crossing synths end up comforting, and even the slightly pitched-up voices behind…