Again, not my art, just clip art, bless it forever. 10. Emerald Four Nothing Can Hurt Me “Nothing can hurt me.” Imagine it as a mantra, a sentence muttered to build confidence in otherwise bleak moments. It’s easy to imagine those four words running through someone’s head while listening to Emerald Four’s album of the…
Programming Note – Just got back from a small vacation in the southern hemisphere, hence the lack of posts. But from here until Christmas, I’m not going anywhere, so hopefully things will be a bit more constant. Now, to start sorting through new Japanese music… Expect this opening paragraph a lot over the next month…November…
Kyoto’s Emerald Four pull off an impressive emotional balance on new song “Love Labyrinth.” This is, as the title spells out clearly, a number about love, yet the actual sound tightropes between this being forlorn and overjoyed. It’s a synty-heavy waltz, featuring a big, semi-distorted beat, the bulk of it being ambiguous enough to let…
So much stuff worth yackin’ about, had to compile them all into one post! – Mad Egg “White Lie” Kyoto wonder-kid just keeps releasing new music…it is getting to the point where I seriously wonder what he does during the day besides get lost in his little sonic universe. “White Lie” comes off as a…