Weekend Round-Up: New Tracks From Eadonmm, Hisamokuden-kow, Tofubeats And Guchon

A lot of good stuff came out over the past few days – let’s do a quick round-up of the finest new tracks from across Japan.

– Kyoto’s Eadonmm just keeps on creeping on. His latest song is called “If You Melted,” and it gets more sinister from there. It is a rumbling, skeletal song featuring unsettling vocal samples (some are muffled, others are right next to your ear drum) and menacing electronic touches. Man, the debut album from this guy is going to require a lot of cute animal videos afterwards.

– In far more upbeat sounds, Tochigi’s Hisamokuden-kow has remixed a song from J-Pop artist Aya Matsuura. His rework is titled “Lab Now Middle Hero” and it is a bubbling, glitchy take that manages to brighten the pop sheen even further thanks to a total commitment to digital splendor. This is just a dizzy little number.

– Speaking of remixes, Tofubeats has gotten into the “Body Party” remix contest. His “Yen Shop Remix” places Ciara’s original vocals against a very Tofubeats backdrop of fidgety drum-machine and chipmunked voices. Manages to retain the intimacy of the original, while also allowing the up-and-coming producer to flex his style.

– You all know you should be following 10,000 Track Professional too, right? That blog has helped me find a lot of great artists…and here’s the latest. Tokyo’s Guchon makes footwork, but his new song “W” is a surprisingly lithe affair. Sure it is anchored by some fierce “heys!,” but everything around it sounds melancholy as the last day of school. Nice track.