[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/38329393″ iframe=”true” /] This month, the Make Believe Mix shuts the curtains and stays under the covers as we feature mostly bedroom artists from all over Japan…and beyond. The ability to make, record and distribute music by yourself has been great for artists who would otherwise never get exposure, and this scene has taken…
Occult You a.k.a. Taquwami a.k.a. the most exciting youngster of 2012 thus far released an EP titled after his recent mega jam. You can grab the Psychic Feelings EP for free right this way and, though I’ve only gone through it a couple times tonight, you really should. The title track should be more than…
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/35310683″ iframe=”true” /] This year started off on a great note for Japanese music, as so many artists released great material in January. Heck, there is so much stuff not on this month’s Make Believe Mix that deserves more love that it is pretty staggering. Yet what did make it on this 27-minute mix…
Tokyo’s Taquwami has vaulted into the position of “new artist to watch in 2012” because of how all over the place this dude is. Some musicians find a specific sound that fits them well, and stick with it…which is great too! But Taquwami bounces all over like Flubber…right now he records under two aliases, but…
More catching up from vacation, as we have settled back into Japan and moved on from the Winter break! OK, we are still a bit sad about that last part…on January 5th, the weather in my hometown was 76 degrees, whereas now I’m back to huddling for warmth under my coat…but on the plus side,…