Producer Takaryu’s first full-length album Resources doubles as a snapshot of the many ways electronic music in Japan has gone over the last five years. Takaryu has been around since about 2014, though the bulk of work they’ve shared in that time has been remixes alongside one mini-album. So Resources gathers songs that have appeared…
And we are back to (hopefully) regularly scheduled posting. Hoping to get up a “what we missed over the vacation” post soon, but first, some new Maltine. What better way to start 2017 than with a double does of diso-influenced electronic music from Maltine Records? Producer Bazz has been a contributor to the netlabel several…
And now the final list begins…here is part one of our “best albums” list, featuring our favorite Japanese releases of the year. #30 Wata Megumi Blindman Wata Megumi’s nervy pop has always felt just off, regardless of whether she was taking aim at society as a whole or otherwise. Blindman aims for something more ambitious,…
After embracing boogie-woogie grooves on their last song, Kindan No Tasuketsu have teamed up with artist Wata Megumi for another strut-worthy song. The backbone of “Romantic Hankagai” comes from a sample — or well-done-but-acknowledged replication — of Michael Wycoff’s “Looking Up To You” from 1982. From that, they play tag-team vocals to put their own…