Recorded during a live set at Osaka’s Zakuro back in July, “Monemone” features an extra rawness thanks to its in-the-moment nature. Yet however this sounds, Yullippe manages to make the uneasy nature of its rumble come through clearly. The beat shambles forward, the industrial influences she has long drawn from adding a nice crunch. And…
Osaka artist Yullippe’s music exists in shadows, her take on industrial electronic music almost always carrying an unnerving sense to it. Her latest, Balle, continues to highlight that aspect of her sound. The title track mixes a pounding beat with a seasick mix of synthesizers, while “Poly” puts an unsettling twist on tropical sounds, any…
Another year draws to a close, and that means its time for the annual rush of year-end blog posts looking back on the year that was. And, again, I try to write an intro to this collection trying to say something original, about putting together lists and what it all means. But at this point,…
Osaka’s Yullippe excels at slow-burning electronic numbers that feel like quicksand. Her latest, “Retouch,” is one of the more sinister sounding songs she’s made in recent memory, less about pounding the listener into submission and more about making them feel deeply unnerved over the songs nearly eight-minute-long play time. A few human breaths appear early…
Maybe you’ve had a hectic week, or maybe you would like to sink away for a bit from boy-band media circuses and just zone out. The global-minded Onmyodo Cassette label’s newest compilation, Cyclical Return, couldn’t surface at a better time, as it compiles skeletal songs from artists hailing from all over the world — though…