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The Greatest YouTube Clip Of The Year Award

ByPatrick St. Michel December 20, 2011

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The fact this didn’t go even more viral is a sign society needs to be reset and we should all start over. Amazing on at least four levels.

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New Etsuko Yakushimaru (Soutaiseiriron): “Cosmos Vs. Alien” (Sorta)
ByPatrick St. Michel November 14, 2010

Let’s just call this a Monday morning quality post. Etsuko Yakushimaru, the fast-talkin’ lead singer of mysterious group Soutaiseiriron, has a new solo single out called “Cosmos Vs. Alien.” It follows her last outing “Venus To Jesus.” And, unfortunately, the only way to hear it online at the moment appears to be via a small…

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New Miii: “Cutie”
ByPatrick St. Michel September 12, 2016

After spending two days at an EDM festival, it seems fitting to feature a song from producer Miii loaded up with crushing bass whirlwinds and a lot of electronic tension. When I hear that style of drop, I’m sometimes tempted to dismiss it as being too predictable, too commonplace in electronic music…but then I actually…

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New I-fls: Artificial Outsider
ByPatrick St. Michel December 10, 2015

In all honesty, I probably could just listen to i-fls’ entire catalog and nothing else for the rest of my life and feel OK. It took awhile for Artificial Outsider to arrive — well, in i-fls time, as his last release came out in May, but over six months is a serious drought — so…

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Simply Sparse: Otogi Banashi’s “Thank You”
ByPatrick St. Michel April 13, 2011

“Thank You” stands in sharp contrast to the overwrought J-Ballads constantly parachuting into the Japanese mainstream music consciousness. Those songs, packed with string sections and pixie-dusted sections to the point where Walt Disney would choke on all the pure sugar, try to sound “emotional” the same way Will Smith tried to act “poor” in The…

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New Amunoa: “REM”
ByPatrick St. Michel February 8, 2017February 8, 2017

Calling something “underrated” often feels like a silly distinction, but I do kind of think Amunoa gets slightly overlooked in the Japanese electronic crowd. They are just so good at creating shifty little numbers, and using cut-up samples in a way that makes them stand out rather than blend in. “REM,” their latest, further shows…

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New Especia: “Foolish”
ByPatrick St. Michel April 24, 2014

Sorta Vaporwave/sorta City Pop/all fantastic idol unit Especia have a new album out in May, Gusto. The first taste of that full-length is “Foolish,” which you can listen to on Tumblr via a link below. This one is packed with horns courtesy of producer Schtein&Longer, the whole thing moving at a laid back pace but…

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