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From: Tokyo, Japan
Genre: Minimal Synth, Bedroom Pop
LP: Before Sunrise (2021)
In the year or so I’ve been doing my radio show, I’ve discovered more new-to-me music than I have at any other point in my life, and Nana Yamato sits right near the top of the pile. Recorded when she was 20 and released by Andrew Savage (of Parquet Courts) on his label Dull Tools, Before Sunrise is cut after cut of perfect, low-key electronic pop. The opener ‘Do You Wanna,’ especially, is a gem of a song and would not sound out of place next to tracks by Deux, Ruth, Gay Cat Park, Drinking Electricity, or any other minimal synth luminaries. Every person I’ve played this song for has been hooked. Here’s hoping we hear from her again sooner rather than later.
Jul 21, 2024
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Minimal synth-pop that feels like floating down a lazy river. Released by Dull Tools, the record label of A. Savage (Parquet Courts).
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A not-very-deep-cut city pop song. I like to listen to songs like this with coffee. Someone sampled this song not too long bonus points if you guess who.
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I produce and host a radio show called Electrique Boutique, which plays minimal synth, cold wave, dark wave, post punk, diy/private press electronic music, and anything else that fits the vibe. If you’re into Kraftwerk, Closer by Joy Divison, Cold Cave, Molchat Doma, Black Marble… your stripped down, lo-fi electronic music, then maybe give it a listen! It airs every other Friday 6-8 PM PST on 104.9 KHUH Hollow Earth Radio in Seattle, but all of my episodes are archived on my website (in the link).
May 17, 2024
From: London
Genre: Noise pop/dream pop
EP: TOTEP (2018)
Turns on a dime from a perfect dance pop song to utter chaos that flirts with harsh noise like it’s the most natural thing in the world. Sarah’s voice is the little lillypad you’re floating on through it all. It’s a wild ride.
Jul 21, 2024
Documentary following the lives of kids living alone on the streets of Seattle and how they survive. Now living in Seattle myself, it’s deeply unnerving to recognize exactly the area the film mostly centers on (and the still-present circumstances presented), which is right about two miles from where I’m typing this right now. In every interaction these kids have, they are nevertheless endlessly endearing, brimming with personality, conflict, and dreams. I can see hints and glimmers of so many people I know in all of them, and it’s both captivating and terrifying at once. All presented without agenda, judgment, and sentimentality. A heartbreaking But important watch.
May 17, 2024