Ryan Hemsworth has done great work giving attention…like, big publication space…to under-the-radar Japanese artists, whether he’s collaborating with them (Qrion, Tomggg) or just shouting them out (Seiho, Taquwami). His Secret Songs label just released a mix featuring a bunch of great music, all worth checking out…Kero Kero Bonito!…but for now we’ll focus on two tracks…
In which Sapporo’s Qrion, who has spent most of the year sharing relatively skeletal tracks that would sound at home in a misty forest, reveals her party side. It isn’t a total deviation from her other works this year…it still opens with a rush of strings and airy vocal samples, and at one point nearly…
This month’s Music Alliance Pact is here! For August, we put the spotlight on the fast-rising Qrion, specifically one of her songs from this year’s great Sink EP. Listen to it…and a lot more…below. Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an mp3, or grab…
Canadian producer Ryan Hemsworth has been one of the more vocal North American artists in regards to Japanese music – sure, plenty of people are shouting out Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (less mashing her up with Mr. Muthafuckin Exquire), but less give props to the likes of Seiho and Taquwami, or fit Hachioji P into a…
Tracks from the Sapporo electronic collection Vandcamp have been slowly appearing online, and so far they`ve all sounded like one would expect from their creators. So, when “Beach” appeared in my feed, I though I`d be in for sparse, damp creations like on her recent EP Sink. But, well, here`s a twist – she`s gone…