Mikeneko Homeless, once focused only on soba and getting money, have recently shifted to letting other singers shine over their bouncy music. Was the case with their last Maltine Records release, plus a rework of “Soba Ga Tabetai,” and now they’ve teamed up with idol Nagi Nemoto for “Purity,” a skeletal number that puts the…
Welp, the holiday season is officially going, because Maltine have a Christmas-themed album for us. Keeping up with what is turning into a proud tradition, Mikeneko Homeless teams up with another artist for a joint effort. In 2015, that would be the singer Lulu, and the end result is the sweet This Christmas Lovely Day…
I’m mainly used to Mikeneko Homeless singing about soba and asking for money, so forgive me for taking a second to catch up to them providing the production for a grooving, sentimental number. “Watermelon” finds them working with singer Lulu for a laid-back song, one tagged as “future sentimental” which is a nice little idea….
A nice pre-Christmas gift for fans of netlabel Maltine Records or netlabel-inspired imprint Zoom Lens. The two have collaborated on a special release for this Christmas, featuring one new song each from Japan’s Mikeneko Homeless and American artist Yotsuba Lifestyle (with each remixing the other’s track, natch). Mikeneko Homeless delivers an upbeat bouncer (loaded with…