The Fogpak series of electronic music compilations has reached 20 releases with its latest — theme, “Adult,” congrats Fogpak you can buy cigarettes from a vending machine — and the newest set offers the same mission as the 19 that came before. It spotlights ten artists — in recent versions, Fogpak became more global, but…
Always a good month when a new Fogpak compilation emerges, bringing with it a handful of budding trackmakers from Japan and beyond. The 19th edition emerged on Bandcamp tonight, boasting the theme of “reverse” and featuring an ever-shrinking tracklist. The latter fact, though, isn’t a bad thing, as a tighter run gives this edition of…
Just in time for the supermoon yesterday, Japan’s premier indie electronic compilation series Fogpak returns with volume 17, boasting a theme of “moon.” As usual, the folks behind the collection put the spotlight on rising producers from across Japan — and around the globe — with this edition featuring plenty of highlights. In general, #17…
A friend and I had a long talk today about what’s going on in indie Japanese music…well, and J-pop…and came to the conclusion things are pretty strange. Mainstream artists are letting all sorts of ideas into their songs, and the underground seems just as much all over the place. Yet one place we agreed was…
The FOGPAK series of compilations always offer a great intro to rising electronic producers in Japan (and recently, abroad). They also tend to be overwhelming, packed with songs and producers, often breezing past two dozen in total. Yet the size of the latest FOGPAK, the 13th in the series, sees a nice drop to 11…