Robo Meat: DELI “Itsumademo”

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mImejKvKn4M&hl=en_US&fs=1&] I’m pretty much in full agreement with Neaux when he labels Japanese rapper DELI’s song “Itsumademo” as “WTF.” Everything about this dude and song seems head scratching…Autotune, a video where symbolism comes via someone overfilling various cups, the fact this guy’s named freakin’ DELI. This should just be an e-mail attachment to a message…

New Cubismo Grafico Five: “Chukit”

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYyXFe_7VLY&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Cubismo Grafico (along with his Five) have always struck me as a little fun-loving and at times goofy. But…heart on sleeve? I first thought “Chuckit,” from Cubismo Grafico Five’s new album Double Dozen, could be a bit of gag – it’s all “We Are The World” unison singing complete with a video that opens…

School Food Punishment: “Futuristic Imagination”

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUDmKnZVah0&hl=en_US&fs=1&] School Food Punishment make like Commando on “Futuristic Imagination” and ruin the bad guy’s shit. The villain here is the ever-present J-Pop Ballad, oversaturating Japan’s pop charts and taking violin strings hostage as the unfortunate hallmark of the sound. This dreadfully named four-piece throw a steam pipe through the ballad’s chest and saves the…