De De Mouse

Recently, I started getting into De De Mouse's work with it's unique, experimental sound. What makes it so good is how it manages to remain accessible while trying to do something new. A lot of experimental acts tend to make a mad dash for deep in left field, and create something that can be very difficult to listen to, but De De Mouse has this underlying pop sensibility that makes his tunes a ton of fun to experience.

The synths often have a nice, lo-fi, old school quality that sort of reminds me of the period when these instruments were transitioning from analog to digital. The melodies sound like something from a television soundtrack, with and innate ability to create strong mental images while listening. There is a very otherworldly quality to his music that is hard to articulate well. All the while, he makes liberal use of some very interesting vocals that sound like sliced up middle eastern samples.

He's put out quite a bit of stuff in the last couple of years, with a pair of albums and an EP. Very little of it appears to be available on iTunes, so if you want to get any of it, you'll need to look to Amazon Japan.

It's hard to describe De De Mouse's music beyond what I've already said. Just swing by his MySpace page, or check out some of his videos. Really neat stuff.