Kyary Pamyu Pamyu: Candy Racer / #2021reviews
For years, many people have been criticizing pop icon Kyary Pamyu Pamyu for being too predictable, having next to no variety in her music. Which is true after all, but…
Towa Tei celebrates the 25th anniversary of solo debut with a reissue and a collection of collaboration works
I am posting about this very late, but Shibuya-kei pioneer Towa Tei dropped two great release, a reissue and a collection of rarities last month. He originally rose to fame…
Cornelius is back with a beautifully bizarre video for The Spell of a Vanishing Loveliness
It's been quite a while since Mellow Waves, the latest full length by Cornelius was released last June, but he still keeps his fans on the edge of their seats…
Cornelius: a brand new music video for last year’s Mellow Waves album
Cornelius released his latest album Mellow Waves last June and while it already had a couple of accompanying music videos, now he returned with another one: this time, it is a…
Cornelius: two new videos + details about the new album!
As I posted about it earlier, Cornelius is finally back with a series of new releases. Back in April we already knew (thanks to the pure genius trailer video) that…
Cornelius announces album, two singles and teams up with Shintaro Sakamoto!
Last year was all about Metafive, the super group formed by a bunch of legendary Japanese musicians (see review of their EP here), while so far, it seems that this…
Towa Tei returns with new album and 7″ single! [Updated!]
Towa Tei released his latest album, CUTE back in 2015 and since then he mostly kept himself busy as a member of all star super group Metafive (check out the…
Metafive: Metahalf
Metafive started back in 2014 as an all star super-group, formed by Yukihiro Takahashi of Japanese techno / electro pop innovators Yellow Magic Orchestra, including Tomohiko Gondo (from the band…
Maki Nomiya’s new album revisits Pizzicato Five and the French roots of Shibuya-kei!
Even though Pizzicato Five, the Shibuya-kei group that built up a very serious international following in the '90s is long gone (they disbanded in 2001), their legacy still lives on.…