Despite the ease of access that streaming has brought to the distribution of music, the volume that's released can make it a daunting task to find unique new stuff every week. In this recurring weekly feature we put together a short list of new songs from the past week that stand out amongst all the noise and deserve a spot in your rotation.
All songs featured in this recurring series can be found in our scrmbl selection 2026 playlist on YouTube, Apple Music or Spotify.
BBBBBBB ft. JOHNNASCUS — “Ogreman”
Ryo: BBBBBBB cut the bleeding noise to make dance music insofar as flailing one’s body around to a drilling beat like the one of “Ogreman” constitutes as dancing. Submit yourself to the madcap rhythm, though, and “Ogreman” starts to resemble in feel a whole slew of bass music operating at a similar speed and disarray all in the goal of moving bodies: the chant-heavy assault of ghettotech, the pretzelled shuffling of footwork, the superhuman fiesta of singeli and so on. These are the guys who unleashed a headbanger titled “OH SAWAGI” after all; this time, it’s a punk riot that you can shake it to.
krynX ft. kegon, lj & Hezron — “CRACK”
Ryo: Brassy, chest-banging swag rap. Noisy, thrashing rage. Bluesy pain rap with a dash of club. Producer krynX’s new album offers a great dissection for those who want to survey the sound of Japan’s rap scene this year, and this dip into digicore with kegon, lj and Hezron is a highlight. A lot of flexing about expensive buys naturally ensue as pixelated synths chirp over flickering trap snares and hi-hats—a familiar bed of sounds for this trio of featured rappers. Though, like in his own tracks, kegon particularly shades his boasting with a touch of bleakness: “Can’t go back / we buy time with money,” goes his hook, like all this spending isn’t quite the pursuit of pleasure as the rest of his dripped-out peers make it seem.
ODD Foot Works — “After Summer is Let's Go”
Patrick: First off, great attitude, don't let the end of the warmest time of the year lull you into slowing down. It helps that this message comes delivered in a head-spinning package. ODD Foot Works lay down a blurry bass sprint featuring vocal skitters and nonstop movement, the sort of sound forcing you out of a break to start going.
sysmo — “301 Cowboy”
Patrick: “301 Cowboy” offers a good transition from "fucacati," because like bus stop the trio sysmo is a surprisingly earnest internet-born act taking cues from the heart-open dance-pop of Peterparker69. Key to all these artists is how they use vocals, specifically layering them to create something warm and inviting. This one showcases that element particularly well, with surrounding elements adding depth.
t+Pazolite & Frog96 ft. Yuka Nagase — “Dear Reimei My World”
Ryo: The airy vocals of Yuka Nagase paint the singer as an Alice-like figure who has stepped foot in the breakcore wonderland spawned from the new collaboration between t+Pazolite and Frog96. While the hyperspeed breaks and brain-sizzling beat drops are definite works of the former name, the track flows with some rave keys and a touch of neo-Shibuya-kei whimsy that I suspect might be inspired by the latter. Can’t think of any combination of producers other than these two that would yield a breakcore pop song with a brief bossa nova intermission.
There is a bus stop across the street, — “fucacati”
Patrick: Pop-bending project There is a bus stop across the street, exists within the clutter of the internet age, but finds a way to push aside the detritus to discover heart underneath it all. Newest number “fucacati” opens with a seeming throw away sample of a kid talking about an “energy drink check.” Yet right after come glassy synths and digi rumbles over which the group floats, delivering something far more melancholy and woozy. The web shapes them, but they are digging into the humanity within.
