The band CYNTIA achieve something of the impossible with the song “幻覚の太陽” (“Genkaku no Taiyō”), from its debut album Endless World (2012). With an unusual lyrical structure and…
BAND-MAID drummer Akane Hirose approaches rhythm as something of a chimera. Under normal circumstances, a rock band expects the drummer to provide a solid grounding in the…
The eclectic composer/guitar virtuoso/keyboardist Rie a.k.a. Suzaku recently released a CD-ROM of demo tracks and outtakes called Rudra. Available only upon e-mail request to Rie’s record company…
Hump Back’s “Kujira” (“Whale”) begins with a chord progression based on Gsus4 that is both sublime and gorgeous. The top notes of the chords in the progression,…
BRIDEAR finally released its second long-awaited album, Expose Your Emotions, in December 2019. Long-time fans had gone through months of anxiety, worry and concern about the future…