Hallo everybody!
Today I'm going to talk you about an Italian duo called Japanese Gum, from Genua.
Recently I could see them live, and then I bought their last work, called "Hey folks! Nevermind,we are all falling down", which is distributed by the Japanese label Friend of mine.
I really enjoyed their album, and I reccommend it to all of you. Ethereal electronics melted with guitars and synths. While listening, I felt like I was inside a long dream, full of hypnotic vibrations and warm pulses: they're really good in mixing simple, catchy melodies and refined rhytmic beats. Furthermore, what I appreciate most about them is their courage in being involved in sounds and genres which are mostly at home in northern Europe, and less common in Italy... Well, they can be considered the Italian answer to those bands (let's talk about Iceland?) that UM loves so much.
Dear friends, have a relaxing trip on hypothetical remote planets on a shuttle made of Japanese gum!
See you soon,
Laura Chieregato
http://www.myspace.com/japgum
Artists permanently (and randomly) "on air" at present date: Japanese gum (Italy); Antony Raijekov (Bulgary); Amélie (Italy); Celestial Aeon Project (Finland); Channel in Channel out (USA); Madrigali Magri (Italy), Gimme 'hat Moonshine (Belgium), Krakenti (Latvia), Wheelchair Discotheque (Latvia), TheOneOnTheIsland (Slovakia), Maok (Slovakia), LaBon (Slovakia), Jordan Jordan (Slovakia), Social Society (Slovakia), Batte (Norway), Orange Crush (Norway), Oriental Music System (Hong Kong), Iamsum (Hong Kong), Rex Cody (Hong Kong), Donkey Valium (Hong Kong), Smiling Buddhas (Hong Kong), O-M (Hong Kong), Hvoya (Ukraine), Automatic Pilot Required (Brazil), Yogi (Brazil), Light Merchants (South Africa), The Slowmovies (Italy); I am this (USA); Kråkvind (Sweden); Above the tree (Italy); Volcano Playground (Canada); Linz (Italy); Anomie Belle (USA), Christophe Marc (France), Death Valley Sleepers (Denmark), Jeremy Sparrow (Denmark), Zoon van snooK (England), Systemton (Germany), Matti Bye (Sweden), Manuzik (Japan), Chances (Italy), Hometaping (Great Britain...?), Ping (Norway), Frey (New Zealand), Manhan (Japan), One Chef (Sweden), Mijagi (Poland), Pandacetamol (Scotland), Lu-Sin (Argentina), Thomas Solgaard (Denmark), Wonderboy (France), Los Hermanos Butaca (Argentina), La Biyuya (Argentina), Negro Fluo (Argentina), Sempai (Italy), Riccardo Vianello (Italy), Wolther goes stranger (Italy), Eildentroeilfuorieilbox84 (Italy), Buzz Aldrin (Italy), Stefano Roveda (Italy), Rosso! (Italy).