Two of Japan’s finest juke makers dropped new albums during the same week — and that’s not even counting both of their contributions to Atomic Bomb Compilation Vol. 4, which they both played a big role in making happen. First up is Hiroshima’s CRZKNY, who follows up his politically charged contributions to that comp with…
As it has for the last four years, the Atomic Bomb Compilation arrives on August 15, the day marking the end of World War II…days after the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed using atomic weapons, a first for humanity. Spearheaded by producer CRZKNY, this collection of electronic music has long been part memorial,…
Lot of borders being crossed with this song, co-created by CRZKNY and Sima Kim, and featuring a guest appearance by Seoul rapper Analog Sonyeon. Reflecting how many people are involved in “Make Noise,” the song is fittingly frantic, moving forward on the footwork-style beat CRZKNY fancies, but also fitting in some of the woozier electronic…
It makes sense, when you think about…of course artists share new music primarily on the weekend, that’s the time they are free, just like everyone else in the world. So a round-up post…especially after a pretty fruitful weekend for new electronic highlights out of the country…seems appropriate. – Omoide Label dabbles in all sorts of…
Hiroshima’s CRZKNY has long embraced anger in his music. The first recordings of his I ever heard were his post-Fukushima EPs, blistering collections of juke overflowing with madness aimed at Japan’s government and nuclear energy agencies. That feeling has persisted in his work, whether still taking aim at the nuke industry or just making really…