2010 was a great year for music fans of some lesser known players in the Japanese music scene. While the pop stars continued to churn out the hits, lurking just below the surface were some astounding new releases from industry veterans and newcomers alike. Here’s …Read more »
It's a rite of passage. After ten years, it's more or less mandatory that a band release a best-of compilation. The electronica duo Boom Boom Satellites has taken that one step further and released two ten-year compilations. 19972007 (reviewed in the October issue of Otaku …Read more »
You may not know it, but there is a hidden world hiding just underneath the crust of planet Video Game Music. This underworld is inhabited solely by people playing their own interpretations of the music that lives on the overworld, but using only a single …Read more »
Shinshoku Dolce , the debut album from singer, cellist and illustrator Kanon Wakeshima, has the stamp of producer Mana all over it. Sure, Kanon is able to project her own voice, both literally and figuratively, throughout the album, most notably in her cello playing. Yet …Read more »
Omodaka Cantata No. 147 and Favorite Games Far East Recording www.fareastrecording.com Being his first full length release, Omodaka's Cantata No. 147 is primarily made up of previously released material. The singles are all represented on the album, though many of them appear as different versions …Read more »
The quickest way to describe the concepts behind the Siren series is that it's a little like Metal Gear Solid set in a Silent Hill world. That might be overselling it just a bit, and it also misses out on a few things that make …Read more »
Originally formed in 1975 by Blues Interactions as a label re-issuing blues and R&B acts, P-Vine Records specializes in the art of the rerelease. In 1999 they put together an amazing collection of early 80s synth pop and electro new-wave called Techno Ca-Yo . The …Read more »
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