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To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I am going to discuss my list of my 10 favorite albums from Asian and Asian American musicians since 2010. The methodology for constructing this list? Hours of arbitrary sifting through large catalogs of albums, some amount of piecemeal research, lots of listening to albums and much debate.
My criteria for placing each album discussed here rely on my assessments of cultural influence, cultural significance and aesthetic value, all in varying degrees. I have made many rather radical inclusions on the list; I hope these help foster diverse taste and consideration of music scenes in oft-ignored countries in, for example, Southeast and South Asia who can name any Malaysian, any Singaporean, any Cambodian rock bands? I didn’t know much about contemporary music of these regions, and I ended up relying greatly on Internet board sentiments, Bandcamp articles and seei
7G as well as his
Apple LP. Those projects are the subject of a new full-length remix album called
Apple vs 7G, out May 25 via Cook s PC Music. The lead single is Xcxoplexâ featuring longtim Cook collaborator Charli XCX, and it s a new version of the track Xxoplex from
Apple. Unlike the abstract, ravier original, Xcxoplex is the kind of space-age pop XCX does so well. The music video, streaming above, puts Charli inside of a rotating 3D asterisk flying through strobe lights.
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Apple vs 7G will span over 21 tracks. The project will also feature Caroline Polachek (who recently shared her remix of Cook s Oh Yeah ), Oklou, Boys Noize, Doss, No Rome, Eartheater, Sarah Bonito of Kero Kero Bonito with Hannah Diamond,and many more. Check out the cover art below.
Civilisation II, is a worthy successor to their magnificent 2019 EP
Civilisation I and builds upon the themes that were previously illustrated in that work. Its sound, while similar to
Civilisation I, is distinctly more blissful and serene, and the lyrical content of the EP feels much more focused. While it does feel a bit quick, it leaves the listener anticipating whatever release Kero Kero Bonito has coming up next.
The first track, “The Princess and the Clock,” teased this EP earlier this year, telling an interesting, almost mythical story about a cursed princess trapped in a room, painting pictures and figuring out how to free herself. The track shows a distinct storytelling skill that previously hadn’t been exhibited by Kero Kero Bonito, and which most fans would probably hope shows up on later work. The track is very upbeat, which couples with the story quite well and confers a rather mystical feeling. There’s a specific point in the beginning of the track where Sa