Yapoos - CD-Y Artist_灰野敬二 Keiji Haino A Bit of Previous is

A Bit of Previous is a classic Belle and Sebastian album preoccupied with songs and melodies that won’t leave your head and lyrics that can make you smile and ponder and sometimes be melancholic

neo-soul harmonies and jazz-funk licks

vital figure who pioneered sleek designs for consumer electronics — Brian Eno’s original soundtrack for the 2020 documentary reflects the enormous impact Rams has on Eno’s own approach to music

but rather let the process be the goal

still somehow what I hear is coarse peace in the in-between

Yapoos - CD-Y Artist_灰野敬二 Keiji Haino A Bit of Previous isA record made when Yapoos supposedly weren't making music, this latter career EP first materialised on their Tokyo and Osaka 1999 tour, and is a must have for any Yapoos enthusiast. Fresh from the aftertaste of drum&bass records reaching Japanese shores in the late 90s, this collection of tracks veers even further in the direction of electronic than those that came before it doing away with guitars and acoustic drums altogether. The unmistakable vocal