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[deadgrandma]

Originally Posted by TurtleFu

I usually HATE Lo-Fi with a burning passion, but these bands aren't VERY lo-fi, so it's okay.

Did you ever hear The Shins' "Oh, Inverted World"?- The only album I know of that made lofi truly amazing. They dropped the lofi sound after this but it was probably a good decision, sparing the potential to become stale.

The Shins- Weird Divide

[TeslaGuy]

Akiko Shikata - La Corolle

[Superficial Fan]

Psychic TV - Elipse ov Flowers

[TeslaGuy]

Roxy Music - True to Life

[Carlx]

capsule - Oyasumi

[TeslaGuy]

Yoko Kanno - Inner Universe (Norihito Ogawa Remix)

[Carlx]

Tomita Lab - Nemuri no Mori (Authentic Session with Motohiro Hata)

[deadgrandma]

Been listening to 299792458 by Mariko Goto a fair bit.

What do I think of it? As a cute pop album (the way its been described), it really delivers. But I'm not sure if its just a simply nice, catchy breeze of an album or if something else is going on underneath its somewhat simple surface.

I feel with repeated listening I will be able to decide what I really think of it. I certainly am enjoying it a fair bit, but whether or not it will be a long lasting album is yet to be revealed. I do think, however, those really looking for Midori should probably approach with caution, this album really takes attack with its Kawaii approach and force feeds its sugar coating right down your throat. If you're like me and don't mind a bit of this now and then, go for it.

An interesting album that I imagine being fan dividing. I'll be interested to hear other opinions on this one.

[so_cold]

Andou Yuuko - The Still Steel Down

I don't know why I like this so much, but I really do. It's the first pure pop song since the first time I listened to first solo era Ringo where I wasn't sure I'd like everything by the same artist (it's fairly mainstream after all) but it overwhelmed to the extent that that was OK, I was happy to take this in and only move on to other things when ready, no expectations. I can't claim it sounds like MM or SS, not at all, but there's the same level of little surprises in there: a well thought out intro that foreshadows the main body of the song but doesn't give it away; a nice bridge appears where you don't expect it; a buildup and release; that kind of thing. It's a silly comparison. I can't fully get a familiar footing, and that's good.

Andou Yuuko may be old news on this forum, I don't know. Maybe it would be new for people if I posted it somewhere else. But I like this track.

[Carlx]

^ Nothing silly there, it's a beautiful and interesting song. Thanks for sharing, I'll dig more into her music.