The Satanic Verses Honor For Most Sinister J-Pop Cover/Best Reimagining Of The Year: Zana Caroline’s “Schokoladige Disko”

Perfume’s “Chocolate Disco” describes Valentine’s Day through the eyes of a high school student, the narrator observing how her classroom turns into a dance floor on the 14th. The music, appropriately, is a confectionery bop capped by a adorable chorus. Zana Caroline takes the chorus of “Chocolate Disco” and transforms it into “Schokoladige Disko,” a…

Ensemble Cast Of The Self: Zana Caroline’s “Looksmelltasteheartouch” Featuring Kaki

This one gets a little confusing. Zana Caroline and featured guest Kaki are actually the same person. A visit to her blog…which boasts the same run-together name as this song…reveals that Kaki is in her words “my alter ego that I created one year ago when I came back from Japan and I was unemployed…