Given his presence in the harder-edged world of Trekkie Trax and the current Tokyo electronic music scene, it’s easy to forget Carpainter shines when he’s moving swiftly. “Orange Wind,” his new single released via Secret Songs, breezes ahead, Carpainter using space as a tool to bring out the sensuality hiding in the corners. Which isn’t…
Trekkie Trax had a pretty big 2016, the high-charged netlabel gaining more and more visibility across the board with their take on contemporary electronic styles. Now, it seems like more established names are taking notice. In the same way that Maltine Records — the community-building online entity that came up the generation prior) — and…
And we are back from Fuji Rock Festival 2016. Let’s see how long we can go before some other event throws me off schedule…oh, hey massive deadlines on the horizons! It feels like Carpainter has been a “rising” artist for at least two years, despite having released a handful of albums and EPs across numerous…
The relationship between Trekkie Trax and Finnish imprint Top Billin has been fruitful, resulting in numerous compilations and singles. Here comes the latest, via producer Carpainter, called “Browser Crasher,” and it is a loopy little dance number teasing all sorts of directions and ultimately settling for none of them. Starting off on a vibe reminiscent…
He already shared the title track, but now you can hear the entire Noble Arts album via Trekkie Trax. The set moves between the vocal-heavy 2-step jubilation hinted at on “Noble Arts” to more fidgety dance tracks, ranging from the woozy party starter (those bongo hits!) “Motown” to the bubbly rush of “Concentration.” Rounding it…