[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVWdjJYUW-E”] Buzzy tech-rock trio Nuxx released an excellent sophomore album last year…it was my pick for the 11th best of the year…and now they’ve made a video for standout song “Born To Walk” to remind you of its existence. Watch the box-heavy clip above.
Usually, I try to avoid writing about K-Pop artists crossing over to Japan on this blog so much anymore, moving that stuff over to the Tumblr. Yet Korea’s 2NE1 hold a special place in this site’s digital heart, so I am not all that hesitant to post a brief teaser of their new Japanese single…
Oh Vanilla Beans, how you perplex me. As this idol duo do every time they put out a new single or album, I am left staring at my computer screen like I’m trying to decipher CIA code, trying to figure out whether they are J-Pop prankster geniuses or just so far down the rabbit hole…
Kyoto whizz-kid Madegg has a few new developments to talk about tonight. His SoundCloud page reveals his first proper album will be “coming this spring,” which is pretty exciting, especially because it will come out on Flau Records, home to Neon Cloud and Cokiyu. It also appears the young producer has developed a visual trend…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjnELDJNidg”] Fragment’s latest, “Polygonair,” starts with just percussion. His beats hit like pistons, a few other scattered sounds (hand claps, electronics trying to suck themselves up) popping up, but the early parts of this track dominated by those big pounds. It sounds like a laptop maestro’s take on Stomp! Fragment softens the blows by sprinkling…