I can earnestly say that, without the internet as it existed in the early 2010s, my life would be completely different. Living in rural Japan, there was a strong but small local community I could rely on, and I’m forever thankful for that, but you also miss out on so much more. Yet back then,…
Tokyo’s LLLL is prepping the next installment of the Chains series for a December release, and “For F” shows a continued commitment to the shadowy but ultimately hopeful sound that has defined the bulk of this project. The music here comes off as among the heaviest things LLLL has created as part of this series,…
One of my favorite albums of the year is Meishi Smiel’s Belong, and maybe part of the reason for that is I have a hard time putting into words just why that is. I mean, I know why, but getting into words that feel appropriate feels like climbing up a mountain. It boils down to…
California’s Meishi Smile – Maltine artist and one of the co-founders of Zoom Lens, which has released music from the likes of i-fls, Yoshino Yoshikawa and other Japanese artists – recently released a new single called “Star,” the original version of which you can hear here and which can be downloaded here. It’s great, but…
Los Angeles’ Meishi Smile is one of Make Believe Melodies’ favorite artists who technically falls outside our area of coverage (though when Maltine Records released a collection from him, we broke the rules because…why not?), and you should definitely get a copy of his album Lust, out this week via Attack The Music (it’s a…