{"id":28588,"date":"2020-09-24T12:05:21","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T16:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/?post_type=records&p=28588"},"modified":"2020-09-24T11:55:47","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T15:55:47","slug":"dokkoisho","status":"publish","type":"records","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/dokkoisho\/","title":{"rendered":"Dokkoisho"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WaqWaq Kingdom have demonstrated their inclination for colourful chaos with a number of releases on Germany\u2019s weirdo dub label Jahtari, migrating to the eclectic U.K. imprint Phantom Limb with 2019\u2019s Essaka Hoisa<\/em>. Now the pair of Japanese expats with worthy European resumes \u2013 machine operator Shigeru Ishihara, alias DJ Scotch Egg, and vocalist Kiki Hitomi \u2013 are back with the Dokkoisho<\/em> mini-album, an ever so slightly more reasonable assemblage of their preferred ingredients. It\u2019s a light but hyperactive collision of juvenile Japanese pop and driving African electro, dancehall and dub, chiptunes and gabba, alarming zoological vocalizations, and a visual aesthetic that suggests a cotton-candy tornado raging through the coolest thrift store in the world (check out the video for \u201cRelax in Chaos\u201d<\/strong><\/a>).<\/strong> The tempo is intense throughout, dialing down only for the meditative final stretch of \u201cMr. Two Face\u201d. It\u2019s a lot of information to process at any given moment. There is, however, a method to the madness. A precise purpose, even. The title itself is a cry of encouragement, a sort of \u201cyou got this!\u201d, and the lyrics to tunes with titles like \u201cDon\u2019t Be Zombie\u201d and \u201cPositive Sound\u201d likewise urge confidence, independence, optimism, and vitality \u2013 valuable resources in trying times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n