Amps strikes just the right balance between refined and energetic on new track “Onflow.” A lot of the latter just comes from the sounds they opt to construct the song out of — “Onflow” features a light jazzy skip to it, provided by piano jaunts, horn blurts and drum shifts. Yet this never turns into…
Two Tokyo-based netlabels come together to start 2018 off with a bang — Trekkie Trax and HAKAisDEAD released Trekkie Trax x HAKAisDEAD, which loads up on songs from…well, artists associated with both digi-imprints. Like many compilation albums put out by either netlabel (or by the bulk of dance labels globally), it highlights a diverse array…
Lots of good releases over the weekend, here’s a round-up of the highlights! — Yunomi has his sound — jacked-out dance music colliding with pastel cuteness — and he isn’t deviating from it anytime soon. And while I’m sure cheery bass drops aren’t going to charm forever, he still manages to turn Happy Kuru Kuru’s…
DJ Amps’ “Don’t U Know” is an emotional affair. It’s also a very dance-friendly number, complete with passages touching on juke and jungle and even a tiny slice of what could be considered “future bass” based on your definition of that term. Yet the central vocal sample drifting throughout the shifty affair gives this a…
Chalk it up to years spent watching the netlabel scene or just suspecting it of any imprint whose released music from cartoon-theme-remix barons The Last Trak, but I’m genuinely surprised this new compilation of juke music from Omoide Label isn’t loaded with skittery anime samples. Rather, this collection finds a bunch of the stronger…and wonkier…producers…