- Art pop
- Synth-pop
- J-pop
- Post-pop
- Experimental pop
- Electronic pop
- Hip-hop
- Post-classical
- Singer-songwriter
- Urban music
- Rap
- Modern
classical
- Dream pop
Comment: by
listening to this 8-track issue I just was thinking of how this
electronic release could have been tagged 20 years ago, for instance?
I guess it could have been labeled “electronic”, “techno” and
probably devoid of “pop” suffix. From the 90s to the 10s a huge
amount of water has flowed to the sea, much has changed around us and
now such sort of sophisticated music is certainly within blood stream
of poppy music. In fact, the Japanese artist's sound is bottomless
due to an immense amount of elements arising from the bottom at a
time and constituting interesting sonorous and stylistic combinations
with one another. Fortunately Smany is adept in preserving the
balance between the technical and melodic and harmonic side by
buliding up a coherent and interactive configuration. At
Echo
she collaborates with rappers-MCs called himeshi & TPSOUND. The
listener can hear a massive guitar-based background while in front of
it being adorned with subtle tabla rhythms and floaty piano chords in
one composition. At
Emigre one can hear another wall of sound
in the background. That`s soul-carved, that`s epic! Her voice is filled in with sweet dreams and
aching for something intangible. At times she employs concrete sounds
around her atmospheric singing. The results are enchanting. All in
all, all is perfect, all is mind-arousing, all is overwhelming. This
magnificent issue is a part of the discography of Bunkai-Kei, which
is a favourite imprint of ours.
