Not sure what Fancy Books has been up to since they captured our attention (and hearts) last year, highlighted by one of 2012’s best songs in the dizzying “Sister Carry Stars.” We do know, though, what male half of the group Mitsuomi has been cooking up. He recently unveiled his new solo project Para Omi,…
The label compilation serves as a great way to broadcast a mission statement for an imprint – here are the groups support, and this is who we are. Dead Funny Records have put out some excellent materials by the likes of Osaka’s The Paella’s, Saitama’s Fancy Books and Tokyo’s Jappers, but with their first official…
For the Music Alliance Pact this month, Make Believe Melodies has highlighted Saitama duo Fancy Books and their song “Sister Carry Stars.” Listen to it…and a bunch of other great music from around the world…below. Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an mp3, or…
August is now over, and this month’s Make Believe Mix highlights some of our favorite songs from the past month. This installment goes from indie-pop to dance, featuring the likes of Fancy Books, Moscow Club and Night Vision. Listen or download above. Below is a list of artists and songs appearing in this month’s mix,…
Over the past two years, the sound pushed forward by the artists making up the CUZ ME PAIN label – a style mixing dance music with dreamy atmospherics – has become quite influential in Tokyo. Traces of that collective’s style can be heard in the songs of similarly Western-blog-approved outfits such as Sapphire Slows and…