Jay & Yuta: Condemned Compilations cassette
Our take: I have zero background information about this mysterious little cassette on the Australian Little Winners label, but man is it good! Jay & Yuma is a collaboration between two musicians (one sings in English and one in Japanese), and Condemned Compilations covers a lot of stylistic ground over its run time, from early Cabaret Voltaire-style primitive studio experiments to danceable new wave to UKDIY-inspired pop. Despite the stylistic diversity, the quality is uniformly excellent, and the eclecticism makes it an exciting listen. It’s almost like taking a stranger with superb taste, stealing their iPod, and putting it on shuffle… you don’t know what’s coming next, but you know it’ll rule.
Our take: I have zero background information about this mysterious little cassette on the Australian Little Winners label, but man is it good! Jay & Yuma is a collaboration between two musicians (one sings in English and one in Japanese), and Condemned Compilations covers a lot of stylistic ground over its run time, from early Cabaret Voltaire-style primitive studio experiments to danceable new wave to UKDIY-inspired pop. Despite the stylistic diversity, the quality is uniformly excellent, and the eclecticism makes it an exciting listen. It’s almost like taking a stranger with superb taste, stealing their iPod, and putting it on shuffle… you don’t know what’s coming next, but you know it’ll rule.
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Our take: I have zero background information about this mysterious little cassette on the Australian Little Winners label, but man is it good! Jay & Yuma is a collaboration between two musicians (one sings in English and one in Japanese), and Condemned Compilations covers a lot of stylistic ground over its run time, from early Cabaret Voltaire-style primitive studio experiments to danceable new wave to UKDIY-inspired pop. Despite the stylistic diversity, the quality is uniformly excellent, and the eclecticism makes it an exciting listen. It’s almost like taking a stranger with superb taste, stealing their iPod, and putting it on shuffle… you don’t know what’s coming next, but you know it’ll rule.
