The PEGASUSS’ latest bit of remix gold comes on a reworking of The Very Best’s “Julia.” Compared to the sparse original cut, The PEGASUSS loads his version up with more prominent drums, piano and other warm flourishes. Check the track out at his MySpace.
It has been a banner year for bedroom recording artists, with the rise of artists like Little Boots, Wavves and Dum Dum Girls. Tokyo’s She Talks Silence, who isn’t shy about her bedroom recording space on MySpace, adds another name to that list. Unlike a lot of other lo-fi acts in 2009, She Talks Silence…
Sometimes, the most unexpected things conjure up pathos. Producer Athena’s latest features a pounding beat and a mid-song excursion featuring samples from anime, yet rather than be high-energy netlabel filler, Athena wraps it in a series of wispy synthesizer lines, giving “Cry More Cry” a melancholic vibe. It exists on the same plane as Shortcake…
The first song above, “Porn Dreams,” is a deceptive one. It’s a sparse number, one built of just a few electronic notes and some background whirring, which is less unsettling and more like being in an underwater cave. It slowly builds in intensity — new sounds drifting in, growing louder with each loop — yet…
The October edition of the Music Alliance Pact (MAP), is here! On a special Saturday at that! This project brings together blogs from all over the world to share great music – expand your horizons. This month, we are highlighting Tokyo’s Canopies And Drapes, the project of Chick from Nu Clear Classmate. She just released…
“Winter Valentine”を説明するにはいくつかのアプローチ方法があります。ボーカロイド好きのアーティストmus.hibaとBrightonを拠点とするゲーム音楽プロデューサーCalum Bowenのコラボレーション作品なのですが、国内外でのコラボでは最先端と言えるのでは（例えばi-flsとmus.hibaとZoom LensだったりCokiyuとBathsだったり)。この曲ではmus.hibaによる雪歌ユフの声と、(おそらく)人間の歌声がデュエットしています。こういう事もボーカロイドの持つポテンシャルと言えるでしょう。が、そんなうんちくを抜きにしても”Winter Valentine”は素晴らしい。9-Bit Blizzardというコンピに収録されているのですが、mus.hibaの “Magical Fizzy Drink”と同様に、ゲームぽさを匂わせつつも、それはほんのディテールであって全てではない。始まりは愛らしい子供時代のような雰囲気で２人のボーカルが交互に歌います。まるで星のカービィのような世界観なのですが、ここからは素晴らしい展開が。mus.hibaとBowenの両者が多くのアイディアを出したというのが聴いていてわかる程アイディアに満ちていて、１つのネタに留まらず、様々な方向に移行していくメロディが圧巻です。コラボレーションとはこういう事でしょう？試聴は以下から。
“Only You” is Gloomy at her most despondent. It’s a tar-pit of a song, all slowly sinking synths and a drum pattern moving like slime, except when it’s bursting into something resembling Portishead’s “Machine Gun.” It’s a slow burn into oblivion, capped off by Gloomy’s singing, which matches the bleakness of the music — to…