Idol-pop and the Internet are made for one another. The former deals in fantasy and blurred lines, of selling people a very lifelike dream. The web, meanwhile, is the perfect place for an artist to drop into and create a new…well, anything. The two have been slowly merging over the last few years, and that…
Ho hum, another Maltine Records from an artist not based in Japan, another opportunity for me to come up with some weak excuse to write about it anyway. But wait! English artist Bo En’s Pale Machine features collaborations with two of Japan’s finest producers going – Avec Avec and mus.hiba. Jackpot, no need for excuses!…
It is midnight here in Japan and this, a new (and, personally, highly anticipated EP) from Osaka’s Avec Avec just dropped right here. Scattered thoughts in something resembling a list: 1. This is being promoted as a big deal by Maltine, the netlabel that put Oshiete out. Just click that link or the cover art…
Turns out Avec Avec’s melted-crayon-explosion sound can also be turned into a smooth as butter groove. His new track “Love Amania,” released on Maltine Records, slides across the floor on the back of a breezy vocal sample and a well-placed bass drum that gives “Love Amania” enough of a push. Avec’s bright synths, usually the…
MFP. Photo by the author. I’m moving to Tokyo in April. This decision came together thanks to a dominoes-line chain of events – looming unemployment, original housing plans suddenly up in smoke, convenient apartment options popping up at just the same time. It also came about within the span of a week, scrambling up the…