An Organ Thing of The Day, for that was the vague plan. Today’s Thing is this thing, a Hyper Gal music video for the song Mere Wisp, released today, Tuesday April 21st. The video has been dir…

Who needs who? No time for editorials, repeat, replete, reheat, let the actual music do the actual walking and the actual talking. Exact same thing as last time once again, another five (or so) sli…

This week, Osaka-based noise-pop duo HYPER GAL kicked off their first-ever European tour to promote their brand new album After Image, released last September via SKiN GRAFT Records. HYPER GAL have be...

Shall we dance arounds it all again, all those tall buildings with post-modernest baroque bits of whatever, shall we try and keep up with all the demands and why haven’t you reviewed this yet…

Noise, Photography and No Wave: HYPER GAL Talk Our Hyper on SKiN GRAFT Records Transmission 357: Interview with HYPER GAL HYPER GAL grew out of a university friendship between Koharu Ishida and Kurumi Kadoya, but took shape in the concrete of Osaka. Their method is close to ritual: Kurumi weaves harmonic textures and synthetic loops directly from behind the drums, building an unstable, pulsing foundation in real time. Koharu responds like a reporter of the subconscious; she goes out into the world, takes photographs, and uses those images to give shape and name to her melodies.

Deze week ging de uit Osaka afkomstige noise-popduo HYPER GAL van start met hun allereerste Europese tour ter promotie van hun gloednieuwe album After Image, die afgelopen september uitkwam via SKiN G...