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Moguta - Yoake
Moguta - Yoake
Sounds like: ODESZA, Slow Magic, Flume
Tags: Editor's Pick, Electronic, future bass, flume
By Jason Grishkoff on Nov 4, 2022 | About a month ago I picked up on Moguta's debut single, "Koto Moon." It's an ODESZA-inspired, Japanese-influenced future bass track that tickled all the right notes for me.Flash forward a month and the Japanese pro... read more →
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Ginger Root - Juban District
Ginger Root - Juban District
Sounds like: Toro Y Moi, Vulfpeck, Mocky
By Stacy Klein on Jul 26, 2021 | I am such a sucker for nostalgia-drenched ‘70’s-style retro synths. Add to that a heavy Japanese city pop influence and a dash of elevator music with a sprinkle of soul, and you have Ginger Root’s “Juban District”.... read more →
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yuma yamaguchi - Conscious Edge (Ft. Tomoko Kanda & ESME MORI)
yuma yamaguchi - Conscious Edge (Ft. Tomoko Kanda & ESME MORI)
Sounds like: Amo Amo, Babi
Tags: Editor's Pick, house, experimental, indietronica
By Jami Selikow on Apr 9, 2021 | "Conscious" - aware of and responding to one's surroundings."Edge" - the outside limit of an object, area, or surface.While I may not know what a conscious edge is, I do know that I am now aware of and responding ... read more →
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Rina Sawayama - Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)
Rina Sawayama - Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)
Sounds like: Sky Ferreira, Allie X, Jaguar Jonze
By Jami Selikow on Apr 24, 2020 | After stumbling acrossJaguar Jonze, I was watching her live on Instagram where one of her fans mentioned Rina Sawayama. And, cue blog post:Three flags - the Pride Flag, the Flag of Japan, and the British Flag - han... read more →
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Mac DeMarco - Honey Moon
Mac DeMarco - Honey Moon
Sounds like: Shintaro Sakamoto, Tatsuro Yamashita
Tags: Editor's Pick, Surf pop, mac demarco, indie covers
By Dylan Heneck on Aug 24, 2018 | Off the bat critique here, it's too short. That's a backhanded compliment though. It begs the question, would an entire Mac DeMarco EP in Japanese do well? Yes it would, and the artwork looks like an orgy. The black squiggle is clearly giving the ye... read more →
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Otoboke Beaver - S'il Vous Plait
Otoboke Beaver - S'il Vous Plait
Sounds like: 54 Nude Honeys, Bikini Kill, X-Ray Spex
By Matt Ho on Jun 25, 2016 | Since they formed in 2009, Japan's Otoboke Beaver has been lashing crowds with a fury that rivals fellow compatriots 54 Nude Honeys, Melt Banana, or just about any group in punk for that matter. They're a band that revels in lacerating ears with tune... read more →
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tricot - Setsuyakuka
tricot - Setsuyakuka
Sounds like: The Band Apart, Number Girl, Deerhoof, Zazen Boys
By Matt Ho on May 21, 2016 | Tricot's guitarist Motoko Kida has twice credited Mukai Shutoku’s highly influential band Number Girl, which split in 2002, as being a major inspiration on the Kyoto trio. Stylistically, though, their music takes after his current experimental proje... read more →
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Tenniscoats - Baibaba Bimba (Marcioz Remix)
Tenniscoats - Baibaba Bimba (Marcioz Remix)
Sounds like: Oneohtrix Point Never, Slow Magic, Araatan
By Donna Arendse on Apr 4, 2016 | Brazilian composer and producer Marcioz has just released a remix of Japanese duo Tenniscoats' gorgeous 2010 single "Baibaba Bimba." He has taken the relatively acoustic, band-orientated track and created a lush, tropical and or/romantic (I can't qu... read more →
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