I figured, oh I’ll just write about this series when it reaches its conclusion. Little detail forgotten — I have no idea when that would come. So let’s just jump into Kool Switch Works delicious beats 4 sale! series at the third installment, because I can’t ignore this anymore. The series aims to offer up…
Footwork producer Picnicwomen has released two of the better EPs of 2012 this year, and now the fast-paced-music maker dropped a third that’s every bit as good. Super Freak doesn’t really enter into any new territory, but it’s another jittery collection of cut-up samples played over music that just darts forward. “Again” shoots for more…
“Pppppppp-picnicwomen-women-women-women.” That sonic identification tag has become one of my favorite sounds of the year, not just because it’s a pleasure to hear but also because it means I’m about to listen to some sample-stretching juke courtesy of Picnicwomen. The project’s latest, “Ripstick Girl,” appears on the recently released Stylus EP, which also features a…
That Kool Switch Works’ compilation EP introduced us to a lot of great producers in Japan – the skittering slice-ups of bbbbb, the glowing work of Exccow, the footwork fun of Poncho and Casino Tart – but the MVP of that release (at least around these parts) was PICNICWOMEN. Whereas others on Witchcraft diced up…
A few days ago, Luke Carrell of International Tapes tweeted about how impressed he was by the electronic music coming out of Japan’s various DIY communities. Well, here’s yet another scene popping out of the digital ether to keep tabs on. Kool Switch Works’ just released something called the Witchcraft EP, which comes with the…