Excuses are boring, but I’ve had a really fucked up elbow issue over the last couple of days, so no posts. Still hurts a lot, but here’s a post fighting through the pain. Hokkaido’s Qrion just released a new EP — well, more like a small physical release gathering various songs she’s released before in…
American producer Giraffage is starting off on an Asian tour this week, and that will include a stop in Tokyo on the 23. Joining him at that show will be Sapporo producer Qrion, who has been a busy bee as of late. In advance of her opening slot with Giraffage, she’s remixed his “Tell Me,”…
Despite her going viral* on Vine for hopping around during a Zelda-fied remix of “Bandz A Make Her Dance,” Hokkaido artist Qrion’s biggest strength is understatement. Her best songs never overload, but always leave ample space (here’s her finest example). Qrion’s remix of American artist How To Dress Well’s “Repeat Pleasure” draws from this approach,…
I’m not a designer of any sort, so please enjoy this clip art. Something that tends to happen with end-of-the-year lists is writers and publications end up creating narratives for the year that just unfolded. The dominant one for 2014 so far has been “what a horrible year,” which…fair enough, if you followed the news…
I don’t think I’ve blabbered too much about my favorite non-Japanese albums of 2014 so far around these parts (though, ughhh, maybe I did? Who knows) (I hope not you), but I’ll take this time to say one of my favorites out of America has been Ricky Eat Acid’s super-lovely Three Love Songs, which you…