TAGS 'SMALL COLOR'

  • SMALL COLOR

    ARTISTS

    "Small color are duo of Yusuke Onishi and Rie Yoshihara based in Yokohama, Japan. They create bright and emotional alternative pop music based on the guitar and voice with such nostalgic accents as the accordion, toy piano and the organ. Despite the heavy emphasis on acoustic instruments Small Color do…"

  • THE WIRE REVIEWS SMALL COLOR

    NEWS

    "Although the 12k tends to specialise in immaculately-presented musical minimalism, its owner Taylor Deupree has long espoused a fondness for certain strains of Japanese pop music..."

  • HIKARI NO HANA (SINGLE)

    RELEASES

    ""Hikari No Hana" is a remixed version from the song on Small Color's 12k debut, In Light. The single version features a percolating drum beat and tiny synth textures over the original track's acoustic guitar and beautiful vocals."

  • IN LIGHT

    RELEASES

    "Four years after the release of their debut album Outflow, Japan’s Small Color, a duo comprised of Rie Yoshihara (aka Trico!) (accordion, voice, vintage keyboard instruments) and Yusuke Onishi (guitar, banjo, bass, programming and production) are back with the beautifully polished In Light. This album marks what some may consider…"

  • 12K1057-GROOVE

    REVIEWS

    "Wahrnehmung, Eriebnisfähigkeit und Hingabe lassen sich eben mit gutem Essen wie mit Musik öffnen und intensivieren."

  • 12K1058-BRAINWASHED

    REVIEWS

    "For their second release on the 12k label, they have done exactly that, marrying acoustic guitar with software patches, all presented in a warm, post-rock influenced analog audio bath."

  • 12K1057-SOLENOIDE

    REVIEWS

    "Cet album en apporte un témoignage chaleureux en exploitant des sons organiques provenant d’une guitare, d’un piano-jouet, d’un mélodica, d’un accordéon, d’un banjo ou encore de la voix. "

  • SMALL COLOR APRIL/MAY EUROPE TOUR

    NEWS

    "Small Color is playing 8 shows in Europe in April and May. Dates below, details to follow."

  • 12K1057-GOUTE

    REVIEWS

    "Une belle synthèse de tout ce que peut faire le croisement électronique/organique une fois mis en boîte dans des tubes de pop à la fois rêveurs et bucoliques."

  • SMALL COLOR: TOKAFI (2010)

    INTERVIEWS

    "Now, the duo are taking this confidently fragile sound to European stages for the first time and expectations have consequently been high. If they can match the intensity of their shows at home, however, conquering the old continent will surely be just as simple as founding the band."

  • SMALL COLOR LIVE IN NORWAY TONIGHT (AND OTHER TOUR DATES THIS WEEK)

    NEWS

    "for more information, go to myspace http://www.myspace.com/smallcolor 4/19 Kristiansand (Norway) with Picidae(NO) at Charlie’s Bar http://www.spillball.com"

  • SMALL COLOR CONCERT REVIEW: BERLIN

    NEWS

    "Tokafi reviews Small Color’s Berlin performance… SMALL COLOR BERLIN"