#10 Wai Wai Music Resort WWMR 1 If total number of plays need to be considered for any favorites list, Wai Wai Music Resort ran away with my 2019. Whether because I needed to concentrate on work or simply wanted a stereophonic sound trip bound for endless summer, WWMR 1 delivered pure breeze. It’s also…
Hakushi Hasegawa can sometimes sound a little too structured for my ears. At his best, he constructs zippy numbers exuding charm without going full frantic like so many other modern Japanese electronic artists. Other times, his work can come off as a little too music class, more interested in showing off dexterity than delivering something…
Producer and Fogpak contributor Hakushi Hasegawa gets extra bright on “Hadairo No Kawa,” his latest rainbow-colored wonder. Critical to its success, the song isn’t a dizzying display of ultra-bright synths and cutesy bell chimes — rather, Hasegawa himself sings over the music, bouncing through the uptempo portions and moving in step with the slower passages,…