Japancakes - The Sleepy Strange Format:mp3 both a throwback to the

both a throwback to the glory days of college rock and a refreshing restatement of core values and ideas by a veteran band that sounds born again

Rarely does electronica feel so visceral

a live set which documents their triumphant reunion show in Manchester in November 1999

that a band is so resilient and returns in such good form after the loss of two founding members

(No artspeak here from me)

Japancakes - The Sleepy Strange Format:mp3 both a throwback to theBuilding on the accessible experimentation on If I Could See Dallas and the Down the Elements EP, Japancakes' aptly named second album, The Sleepy Strange, is both dreamy and earthy, complex and immediate, and challenging and soothing. Though their modus operandi repeating melodic phrases for hours at a time to highlight the subtle shifts in tone and rhythm remains the same, The Sleepy Strange is the band's most cohesive work to date, yet it keeps all