The hook for this post was just right there for the taking — Chocoholic gives the world a gift on Valentine’s Day! You can’t get an alley-oop like that everyday. Naturally, her new song came out at the exact moment I’m swamped in work / my brain might literally leak out of my head because…
We can always count on Chocoholic for some high-energy dance tunes and “Love Cuts” certainly delivers on that front. It’s a bouncy bit of pop anchored by a sample noting that “love cuts like a plastic knife,” before a rap verse shoots up and the beat starts getting a bit shiftier. It’s a solid bit…
The story behind “First Class,” by Tokyo producer Chocoholic, as shared on HighClouds is a nice enough one for those who need narrative. She flew to California to meet artists Kev and Tate Tucker, who “reconstructed the song and added a positive vibe to it,” in her words (not sure when SUBI’s airy vocals entered…
Internet collective / netlabel Magic Yume has been kicking around for a few years now, putting out dreamy electronic artists who flirt with all sorts of Japanese imagery (anime girls, etc etc.). On new compilation Magic Yume Vol. 2, the bulk of songs come courtesy of Japanese artists, kicking off with the delicate “Answer” courtesy…
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…