But seriously, regardless of how much this dates me…Yunomi really should put out an album, this project has a lot of great, maxed-out electro-pop songs by now, and “Wakusei Rabbit” just keeps the streak going. Once again featuring Toriena, this song is zippier from the get-go than “Oedo Controller,” and only launches even further up…
At this point, Hokkaido-based project Yunomi could (and should!) replace at least a mini-album of their squishy, cuddly electro-pop. “Akenai Yoru, Samenai Yume” is the latest entry in what is becoming one of the stronger runs of releases over the past 12 months, and it touches on all the elements that have made Yunomi stand…
Calling it a “trend” might be a stretch, but something that has definitely appeared more in Japanese electronic music over the past year is an embrace of traditional sounds. This probably goes in cycles — it wasn’t long ago Omodaka was doing this merger incredibly well, and it has popped up at times since (Seiho,…
Sapporo-based “kawaii J-pop” project Yunomi has been making some of the bubbliest but also hardest hitting electro-pop in Japan, loaded up with cuddly signifiers but boasting a bounce right out of Maltine (which, hey) all aided by the airy vocals of Nicamoq (from idol duo BPM15Q). Newest cut “Robotic Girl” hops forward on syllable slices…
Sound project Yunomi seems like a constant presence on SoundCloud, mainly because every day it seems like someone went and remixed one of their earlier songs. So what a delight that a new number, “Mentai Cosmic,” appeared online instead of the 18th pitch-shifted take on a song released in the spring. Yunomi — which relies…