Posts Tagged: Meitei

Meitei ~ Kofū II / 古風 II
Kofū II / 古風 II comes as a nice surprise, as it follows a revered trilogy while operating as a sequel. After last year’s Kofū, Meitei‘s realized that he had over 60 extra tracks and a lot more to say. (Note to

Meitei ~ Kofū II / 古風 II
Kofū II / 古風 II comes as a nice surprise, as it follows a revered trilogy while operating as a sequel. After last year’s Kofū, Meitei‘s realized that he had over 60 extra tracks and a lot more to say. (Note to

ACL 2020 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
After all the chaos of 2020, there’s some solace found in the fact that the artist who scored our Album of the Decade at the beginning of the year now receives our Album of the Year award at year’s end.

ACL 2020 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
After all the chaos of 2020, there’s some solace found in the fact that the artist who scored our Album of the Decade at the beginning of the year now receives our Album of the Year award at year’s end.

ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Electronic
One of 2020’s greatest ironies was a surge in dance music ~ while clubs were being shuttered across the globe. The surge reflected the desire to dance, and people didn’t stop dancing, happily demonstrated by Berlin’s drive-in raves. Others danced

ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Electronic
One of 2020’s greatest ironies was a surge in dance music ~ while clubs were being shuttered across the globe. The surge reflected the desire to dance, and people didn’t stop dancing, happily demonstrated by Berlin’s drive-in raves. Others danced

Meitei ~ Kofū
The third in a trilogy that began with Kwaidan and continued with Komachi, Kofū is another brilliant release from the mind of Meitei. Each release has its own timbre; the first was unsettling (and was placed in our feature Music for Haunted Houses); the second

Meitei ~ Kofū
The third in a trilogy that began with Kwaidan and continued with Komachi, Kofū is another brilliant release from the mind of Meitei. Each release has its own timbre; the first was unsettling (and was placed in our feature Music for Haunted Houses); the second

Meitei ~ Komachi
We last reviewed Hiroshima’s Meitei in our 2018 article, Music for Haunted Houses. The new album preserves the nostalgia while replacing ghosts with memories. Komachi is a work of unique beauty, a time-spanning mix of influences old and new, a celebration of the

Meitei ~ Komachi
We last reviewed Hiroshima’s Meitei in our 2018 article, Music for Haunted Houses. The new album preserves the nostalgia while replacing ghosts with memories. Komachi is a work of unique beauty, a time-spanning mix of influences old and new, a celebration of the

ACL 2018 ~ Music for Haunted Houses
In 2018, the world reached a tipping point in which scary music is no longer scarier than real life. The old monsters are disappointed; they just can’t compete with the news. This being said, it’s one of our favorite times

ACL 2018 ~ Music for Haunted Houses
In 2018, the world reached a tipping point in which scary music is no longer scarier than real life. The old monsters are disappointed; they just can’t compete with the news. This being said, it’s one of our favorite times