I’m not going to make any sort of “best of 2013…so far!” list because let’s just wait until December comes along and we can see what really stuck (plus, I took part in this). Kobe-born producer tofubeats’ Lost Decade, though, will probably appear somewhere on that list, because it’s a heck of an album, a…
Tofubeats doesn’t really bother introducing himself on Lost Decade, his first original album out on a major label. He’s been kicking around the Japanese music scene since 2006, grabbing attention for his indie-level beats and his work with mainstream J-Pop idol groups like Lyrical School (formerly sex-toy-sponsored Tengal6) and 9nine. Even though this will be…
Kobe-based producer Tofubeats says he’s working on a new album, which is very good news for us. While he’s finishing the final touches on that full-length, he’s given the world a preview from it in the form of “Time Thieves,” a fast-paced track from one of the best music makers going in Japan right now….
Kobe’s Tofubeats has been releasing original music and remixes for several years now, but 2012 has been a bit of a banner year for the producer. He’s released several strong songs with the rapper Onomatope Daijin and he’s also inched into the J-Pop scene, remixing a song by Yuki and producing several tracks for the…
Before we get to this song…can we talk a bit more about tengal6? They are the six-piece rap-pop group sponsored by Tenga, a company making male-masturbation products. It is gross and weird. Yet they also managed to pull in some amazing producers to make beats for them – like Fragment and, especially relevant for this…