Someone Good

AKIRA KOSEMURA is one of a number of young Tokyo musicians working at the nexus of acoustic instrumentation and minimal electronics. His album, IT'S ON EVERYTHING, typifies a new vision of melodic instrumentation and rich textural electronics sweetened with a beautiful pop overtone.
Akira Kosemura (B. 1985) is a musician, graphic designer and record label manager (Schole). His work has been featured on several albums and compilations including 'Drifting Skywards 2' Coldroom (France) and Electronics unplugged aerotone (Germany).
"a pretty fucking amazing ride." Music Emissions
"highly captivating contemporary electronica. Gorgeous stuff." Boomkat
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THE RATIONAL ACADEMY present their debut LP A HEART AGAINST YOUR OWN. With an unerring willingness to dispense with the pleasantries of expectation and convention, The Academy’s songwriting duo Benjamin Thompson and Meredith McHugh have forged a unique place in the heartland of melodic song writing, etched with glistening electronic interludes and wall of sound guitars. Their songs are replete with sweet melody, reflective lyrics and a presence that’s both engulfing and expansive for the listener.
Produced by Room40’s Lawrence English and featuring Iceland’s Ben Frost, UK based duo For Barry Ray and others, ‘A Heart Against Your Own’ follows on from The Rational Academy’s two, now highly collectible, seven inches, a swag of compilation appearances and projects with the likes of Japanese songstress Tujiko Noriko and Novi Split.
"The next big thing. The ‘It’ band. We've been told this too often before. But join us tonight for THE RATIONAL ACADEMY and you'll leave smugly, knowing this time Richard Kingsmill hasn't beaten you to it!" Faster Louder
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LULLATONE presents THE BEDTIME BEAT; a reverie and imaginative sleep-walk through the minimal avant-pop stylings of Nagoya's favourite bedroom tune-maestros. The Bedtime Beat is a vision of pop perfection, at just over 20 minutes long this LP confirms that minimal is certainly the new cute! Between the bath water solo of 'The Bathtime Beat', the incredible beatbox grooves care of Yoshima Tomida and some of the most elegant and evocative melodies (delicately recorded on tape) from Shawn Seymour, this record sets a new benchmark for micro-pop.
"In the world of Seymour and Tomida, cuteness is merely beauty of another kind." Pitchfork
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We live in a world that connects. And here's the proof. ADD TO FRIENDS a collection of the most exciting, unusual and effervescent avant pop you're likely to hear. A wondrous and rewarding journey through the sounds of the Asia-Pacific region including masters of micro-pop Lullatone, Taiwan's exception My Little Airport, the casio-eque tones of Pancakes, the unusual melodic pulses of Ytamo and the mastery of psychedelic folk, Tenniscoats. Not to mention Australia's The Rational Academy and Qua.
"Excellent stuff, and a great way to find out about a whole host of new and undiscovered talent." Boomkat
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