Producer Seiho has gotten a lot of attention for his more frantic productions, but he’s long been capable of more minimalist sounds too, such as his work with various rappers. His latest, “Pry,” finds him working with American artists Ehiorobo on a horn-accented little strutter full of water sounds (a nice reminder that Seiho is…
Two songs from Friday, from two of the most talented artists out of Osaka. Seiho shared the “short version” of a song called “Naked,” which you can hear above. After a bit of a busy opening, the song solidifies a bit and is a nice thumping tune…albeit one where bird sounds still sneak into the…
1. The first time I talked to Erik Luebs…who records under the name Magical Mistakes, it was for an article about INNIT, the party he and several other electronic producers (Seiho, And Vice Versa, MFP and more) were throwing in Osaka. At the time, he lived on Kyushu, Japan’s Western most island,so I asked him…
Lord, I can feel the sweat on this song’s back. Seiho has been exploring this terrain for quite some time – locking disparate sounds together in such a way that they sound natural for one another – but on “Taboo” he’s hit on something particularly steamy…like, how muggy a jungle can get. Maybe it stems…
The end of the year is creeping up on us, which means it is time to start thinking about the memorable albums of the past 12 months. One of the bigger surprises came courtesy of Tokyo rock outfit Passepied, who have been a perpetually pushed “next big thing” for the last few years, though none…