This blog has been singing the praises of Cuushe for a while…whether in her solo state or working under the Neon Cloud name…so you probably don’t need more sentences here gushing about one of Japan’s best dream-pop makers going (hmmmm, lot of praise in that sentence, already too late). Well, here’s a reminder that her…
One of the early American pop highlights of 2015 has been Chris Brown and Tyga’s “Ayo,” a joyous number seemingly taking cues from DJ Mustard to create a twinkling song with a few unsettling touches (those echoing vocal samples). It’s good! Kyoto’s Cool Japan has basically remixed “Ayo” for his “I Need U,” which mainly…
Tokyo outfit LLLL released one of our favorite albums of 2014 with Paradice, released via American label Zoom Lens. Now, that imprint is planning to release a new remix album of Paradice on December 16 called Paradice: Revisited By Friends And Lovers. And Make Believe Melodies is excited to announce that we will be premiering…
So remember when Tomggg remixed Porter Robinson’s “Flicker,” and transformed it into a twinkly little wonder? Welp, turns out that was part of a bigger project. Maltine Records just released a collection of “Flicker” remixes, including Tomggg’s playroom reworking, all done by Japanese producers. It ranges from relatively straightforward brostep chaos (Bugloud’s jarring take) to…
The original version of American producer Porter Robinson’s “Flicker” is already full of Japanese…so why not have a Japanese trackmaker play around with it? Enter Tomggg, who rolls out the twinkles for his remix. The original vocal sample zooms by, and in general this rework follows the same structure as Robinson’s cut – it zooms…