Besides making original music worthy of soundtracking a move to a misty forest, Qrion is among Japan’s best remixers right now thanks to her ability to find a new angle to an existing song without sacrificing the spirit of the untouched version in the process. That’s all on display in her rework of Aristophanes’ “Peach…
In which a pair of producers who have long been accused of being insincere remix a track by a J-pop group who have been mocked for the complete opposite reason. I’ll spare you any thoughts about PC Music, and instead focus on A.G. Cook and Danny L Harle’s surging remix of Sekai No Owari’s “Moonlight…
One of my favorite albums of the year is Meishi Smiel’s Belong, and maybe part of the reason for that is I have a hard time putting into words just why that is. I mean, I know why, but getting into words that feel appropriate feels like climbing up a mountain. It boils down to…
There is no shortage of dance album featuring a bevvy of remixes tagged on to appeal to more listeners — see what we posted earlier today — but HyperJuice’s debut collection Lights is a case where the reworks feel every bit as urgent as the originals. Contributions from Broken Haze and Buddhahouse shine, but the…
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,…