I will not bore you with the details of how I missed last week’s Anthem event at ageHa (but if you must know…not finding buses in time and having my socks ruined by rain). But I did, and it was a personal low point for 2017 (which, all things considered, isn’t too bad). Thankfully, Picnic…
Picnic Women deals in samples, turning familiar songs (in most cases) into warped juke numbers. They are rarely as direct with what is going on as with “PICNICWOMEN On The Floor,” which lays out the idea right in the title. This is Bruno Mars’ sultry “Versace On The Floor” — the slow-dance/make-out session counterpart to…
Not to be too “ughhhh my week!” but…ughhhh my week. Ultimately, it’s good for me to be hyper busy, but boy do I feel tired (and behind). And that extends to writing about music and checking in on what’s happening. Thank goodness for reliable releases, like the latest from Picnic Women All That’s Juke. As…
Last time juke creator Picnic Women checked in, they shared one 14-minute-long number full of drama and space. With My Diary Of U.S., Picnic Women went and released five songs clocking in at just over five minutes. I’m all for it! The samples making up the DNA of this rapid-fire set come from familiar sources…
So this popped up online last week and is…something. Picnic Women, who has spent the last few years slowly releasing some of the best juke-inspired songs in Japan, released Picnic Women Only Live Twice, which is like his arty indie film following a few blockbusters (uhhh, relatively speaking). It is one 15-minute-long song that constantly…