Busy weekend as usual — electronic artists love dropping new tracks on days off, huh? — so let’s dive in to a few highlights. Osaka juke creator Hiroki Yamamura ventures into more elastic and funky territory with “Mimosa,” his latest. The familiar skittery beats come through clearly, as is the persistent energy that defines his…
Osaka-based producer Hiroki Yamamura has been one of the region’s most hyperactive footwork creators over the last few years, releasing tracks on the more frantic side of the tempo scale. The Butterfly Hour EP, released via London’s Moveltraxx, offers as concise a gateway into his sound as possible given how quick Yamamura can get. The…
Think of the Juke Shiyouya series as a pleasant come down from the grittier Atomic Bomb Compilation. Whereas the latter uses juke music as a way to warn about the dangers of nuclear power and weapons — often by taking a darker, at times doomsday-ready tone — Omoide Label’s ongoing collections simply gathers tracks from…
Osaka’s Hiroki Yamamura returns with “Snow White,” and the producer is still moving at the zippy pace he excels at so well. The song subtly incorporates elements of juke music that Yamamura has explored over the last few years — mostly when it comes to the beat — but the attention falls mostly on the…
Japan’s juke scene has been the most consistent over the last few years, receiving plenty of praise but never being pushed too far where it becomes a trend (when Hoshino Gen starts footworking, we can declare a state of emergency). And critically, the music remains strong as ever, artists out here offering a wonderful new…