daisuke records little accoustic pieces. deffinetly from the school of yuichiro fujimoto and asuna. but more melodic. daisuke’s pieces are like trying to remember a dream after you wake up. faimilar, but quickly fading into the noise of life. quickly he is here to remind us of our dreams. to enjoy that we even have them to start with.

creation-centre.com

The Worst Friends put together a mix for us. animal collective and slow disco? you heard it here. we’re really excited about this eclectic mix. we’ve been enjoying the Worst Friends weekly here in NY (brooklyn actually) whenever we can. you should to if your in the area. it’s right here.

they are currently finishing up “prepping” some EPs, and a CD of original material for Moodgadget Records. be sure to check it out when you can.

follow through to the mr. no music page for more info, and downloads, and all that good stuff

You know that footage? it’s old. It’s of a young girl using a hula hoop. It’s really grainy, and playing in slow motion. yeap. That is the feeling of Hula Hooper’s Ep “Good Morning Good Evening” Switching between ethereal vocal ambience, to lovely pop tunes. It will drop you off into a day dream and keep you there the whole time. It’s pretty much absolutely lovely. from beginning to end.

creation-centre.com

new podcast mixed by pandatone. is now up on the podcast page.

Forty Years From Now quickly jumps between glitch influenced pop (”See Saw”), lo-tech garage pop (”Cotillion”), campfire sing-a-long (”Dippy Dave”), gritty synth rock (”Tachikogi”), and powerhouse rock anthem (”To Save Ourselves”). The synth squelch-breakbeat jam of “Cat vs. Mouse” features a guest lead vocal from U.T. - singer of Japanese art-pop girl band Kiiiiiii - and intricate production work by Pandatone.

Although the songs each have their own distinct sound, the album is held together as a single work by the central lyrical concept introduced in the opener “The Lincoln Brigades” and abruptly settled in the closer “The Lincoln Battalions (Reprise)”: we are burdened by history. Marxy shows how this can be true with old girlfriends, old photos, old pop songs, past political failures, past political successes, or obsessions with former pop idols. Forty years ago, no one would have predicted a pop music world still operating on almost the exact same rules of musical composition, but here we are, still wandering in the desert.

download “Cat vs. Mouse”.
stream the album from last.fm

Buy Links:
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Critics had this to say about Marxy’s first album Kyoshu Nostalgia:

“Kyoshu Nostalgia, triumphs in expertly updating diner-era pop by
fusing it with elements it has rarely, if ever, been exposed to. And
what seems rather simple at face value reveals itself to be heartfelt,
calculated, and complex. The feelings are universal and so is the
music.” - Stylus Magazine

“[Marxy is] a composer who can stuff a 90-second pop miniature with
more ideas than many of his peers offer on an entire album.” -
Splendid Magazine

“Imagine for a moment that the Beach Boys were brought up in Tokyo.
It’s bizarre, unique and completely unexpected. A curio not to be
missed.” - Fat Planet

“I give Kyoshu Nostalgia First Class Honors.” - PopMatters

marxy homepage

we’re trying out using mediafire to share the file. as these podcasts can eat on our severs.
so pass it along!

**update**
we created a podcast page and feed! check it out. and subscribe!

Praveen has released records for Ai Records, Expanding Records and Neo Ouija.

Benoît has releaased records for Kranky, Ghostly, and Type Records.

more info soon.

music? what? well, only some MLers chimed in. so for this, the first news item of the 2008. we have a confusing mass of best of things.

aus’s
favorite list for 2007

“unseen park” - hiraki sawa (art)
“the science of sleep” - michel gondry (film)
“murren” (magazine)
“sandwiches” (food)
“karakara” - pipilotti rist (exhibition)

the boats (aka, the sea.. did you get that?)
top 10 found boats! visual reference. (click it to make it bigger)

pandatone’s video games!
1. SKATE. (360)
2. Picross (DS)
3. DiRT (360)
4. GRAW2 / COD4 tie’s it up! (both 360)

no other MLers gave me any kind of list.
in actual ML news. new albums by Marxy, then Asuna soon!!

oto! now back with an “s”, to make “soto”. a slightly more poppy, yet, more experimental outing here. texture. colors. voice. computers. instruments. did i say texture. oh what a lovely texture it is. a tapestry? it’s up to you i suppose. i won’t tell anyone. so work with me here.. imagine this, sawako, meets shugo tokumaru. top glitchtography, and soft japanese folk styling’s will keep you and everyone charmed for days and days. prefect for hanging out in front of the fire this winter. top your holiday list with a donation to these fine people for their top gear work.