Sit back, and let me tell you a tale of the year…2007. For a brief window of time, 70’s rock band Kansas’ song “Carry On My Wayward Sun” became the ironic/possibly-not-iornic-but-just-self-conscious song of choice for oh so many people going to my college. Thanks to the country-fried prog rockers appearance in the video game Guitar…
If the artists gracing the covers of music magazines who make more aggressive strands of electronic music aren’t really your thing, here is a trio of Japanese producers whose latest tracks are relatively chilled-out affairs, the sort of stuff made for lazy summer days. Osaka’s Okadada released two new tracks this week – “Cee” resembles…
Geez, it’s May already? Slow down, 2012, come on. As the year slips by like sand through our fingers…sorry, summer on my mind…lets take a quick moment to talk favorite albums of the year so far. In some order, my personal top three for Japan would be: -Seiho -MiChi -MFP …with And Vice Versa, Rayons…
Last week, I reviewed MFP’s new album Mindful Beats Vol. 2. for The Japan Times. Read that here. Now, a few days later, the Osaka producer represents Japan in this month’s Music Alliance Pact, wherein more than 30 blogs from all over the world share a great track from their respective country. Check out a…
The last three posts around these parts have been about INNIT-related artists, which might seem like overload unless, like me, you believe that what’s happening out in Kansai stands as the most thrilling music scene in Japan today. MFP posted two new tracks online yesterday, each one reflecting a different mood. “Shining Innocence” sounds like…