Everything feels just off on Ryuuta Takaki’s new album, Twist. Vocal samples smear together, creating mismatched moments that often get pitched into unnatural territory on top of that. Takaki matches these disorienting stretches with music that’s equally unpredictable — beats sound like they are fading away (the title track) or hiding something sinister (“Your Ocean”)….
Producer Ryuuta Takaki uploaded a new four-song collection earlier this week, and it is a great option if you are looking for a comedown. Fleeting Bloom is a very relaxed set, opening with the seagull-assisted “Blowing (Seat Of The Soul)” before moving into the hazy electro chiller “Gentle Breeze.” The title pretty much sets the…
Japan’s electronic music scene has mutated into all sorts of fascinating shapes – the spastic lockstep of Seiho, the gooey synth washes courtesy of Avec Avec, the hair-raising lurch of Eadonmm just to name a few – yet most of it originated from the same place. Many of these artists came from (or were inspired…
Merry Christmas (close enough!) from Make Believe Melodies. We are going to relax…I SWEAR…until after the holiday, but before kicking back and opening our presents, let’s listen to some special Japanese Christmas songs! Producer De De Mouse sets the seasonal mood just right…using Vocaloid software. He’s booted up Hatsune Miku to tackle “Sleigh Ride,” and…
Another day, another electronic music comp combining familiar faces with new ones, so let’s just run through this quick, yeah? The old: mus.hiba and his Vocaloid partner in art Sekka Yufu contribute “Hitori,” another slow-moving stunner in a song catalog that’s starting to overflow with great work. It’s one of his most glacial numbers yet,…