At some point this fall, Make Believe Melodies turned ten. I’d known this decade milestone was looming — mainly because 2019 also marked my tenth anniversary of moving to Japan to work in the countryside teaching English to bored teenagers “for a year or two, tops” — and toyed around with ways to celebrate. Then life happened…
There’s the very real chance you know Tokyo’s G.Rina best as the voice on Kobe producer tofubeat’s “No.1,” wherein her voice moves in time with the slinky beat to deliver one of the sweeter moments on the often-hectic 2013 CD Lost Decade. Yet she’s much more than a “featured” guest, as this blog focused on…
Singer G. Rina appeared on one of the highlight songs from Kobe producer Tofubeat’s Lost Decade album last year, the slow-burning “No.1.” She’s just released a new EP, available on iTunes, and first song “Utsusemi” continues the trend of her finding good producers to help her sound even stronger. She worked with Kosmo Kat (recently…