Geez, I’m losing my edge…a lot of new music passes by everyday, but whiffing on a new Picnic Women release that came out at the start of July? Shameful. Especially because of how good the 50 Shades Of Fool EP is, one of the best in the (very high quality) discography that is Picnic Women….
Part of the thrill of listening to Japanese juke producer Picnic Women’s music is the moment you realize, “holy shit, it’s that song!” Yet this isn’t like when you listened to Girl Talk as a freshman in your dorm, freaking out because Neutral Milk Hotel and Juelz Santana finally came together on a song. Nope,…
Editor’s Note: A lot of great music came out over the weekend so we will probably be playing catch up for a bit around here. This EP’s opening track seems like it is going to be Picnic Women business as usual – the juke producer grabs Adina Howard’s 1988 song “T-Shirt & Panties” and footworks…
Few sounds get me more ramped up than that skittery “PICNIC WOMEN” sample that pops up in every song the Japanese footwork creator makes. Doesn’t matter what comes before or after (though that also tends to be good) – when I hear those four syllables, I get excited. Seiho played a Picnic Women song at…
Late last year, the electronic-music-from-all-across-Japan compilation Fogpak #4 came out, and it was a fantastic collection of digital music from all over this fine country. At 21 tracks, though, it could feel a little daunting, regardless of how much great music the folks behind crammed into it. Welp, Fogpak #5 dropped over the weekend and…