Rurutia
Much to the amusement of many of my friends I only (for some reason) really listen to asian music. Mainly Japanese, but also some Korean and Chinese artists. There is something really interesting about exploring the music of a culture that is both similar and alien in so many ways.
Today I discovered a new Japanese artist: Rurutia.
Rurutia is a female singer-songwriter who plays music that I would describe as everything from trance-like, etheral and in places “anime ballad-y” (you know, the songs that play at the end of all your favourite anime shows 
). Like many Japanese artists the western obsession with the 90 second perfect pop song is lost on Rurutia - you’ll be lucky to get change from 4 minutes with most of her tracks.
It’s hard for me to compare this to western music because I just don’t listen to enough western music so I’m not going to even try . Most of my time spent listening to music is while working and as work-music Rurutia works for me, even though she does not make the kind of music I usually listen to.
…and thats good enough for me to suggest you give her a listen. Obligatory Spotify links:
Suggested Listening:
- RURUTIA – Abintra
- RURUTIA – Seirios
- RURUTIA – Spinel (The intro of this was produced on a NES. Maybe.)
- RURUTIA – Parade
Tags: japanese music