Posts Tagged ‘chiptune’

Japanese 8-bit musical pioneers YMCK return with “Family Cooking”

DavidHou on Saturday, January 31, 2009 7:21PM

You might call it 8-bit, you might call it chip tune, you might call it awesome, you might call it video game noises—either way, you’d be correct because YMCK has come back with a vengence with “Family Cooking,” which brings the funk! That’s right, the FUNK! With jazzy rhythms and groovy vocals, it’s the Shibuya-kei musical spirit reborn thru an NES (or the Famicom for our Japanese readers. Hello, Japanese readers!) I know there will be nay-sayers saying that Shibuya-kei stopped at Paris Match and Pizzicato Five, but those people (are you one of them?!) are just a bunch of stuck-in-the-past fuddy duddys. Welcome the Neo-Shibuya-kei chiptune movement! More »

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Pony Canyon’s 2009 New Artist “she” talks to Ningin - exclusive interview

DavidHou on Saturday, December 27, 2008 7:49PM

Pony Canyon, one of the biggest Japanese names in music, movie and anime, has signed electronica artist she to debut in 2009. With this exclusive interview, we unmask the man/woman/people behind the mysterious she…

Spoiler: Proceed only if you want to see the real face of she! More »

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