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What song is this? (Audio included)
I recently went to Tokyo and heard a song I like while walking on the streets of Shibuya.
I tried shazam multiple times, but there was just too much background noise.
Can anybody he… Hello everyone,
I recently went to Tokyo and heard a song I like while walking on the streets of Shibuya.
I tried shazam multiple times, but there was just too much background noise.
Can anybody help me identify the song?
Thanks a lot for any help!
dont sleep on the music that plays out of the shibuya fukuras building either, its the one with the big atmos sign on it. they have these outdoor speakers on the ground level that play a mix of whatever the stores inside are curating, and since its a bit set back from the main crossing the sound is actually decent. if it had more of a house or deep house feel that could be from the muji on the first floor, they play this weirdly specific downtempo playlist that sounds like it belongs in a tokyo hotel lobby
lowkey if it was more on the louder side it mightve been from the shibuya tsutaya's new "street pulse" thing they started last month, they blast remixes from local producers on the ground floor speakers facing the crossing. the sound carries weirdly far cause of the glass walls bouncing it around. also check the shibuya 109 record instagram page, they post the weekly playlist for the building's common area speakers
another angle nobody hit yet is the shibuya tsutaya, the big tsutaya right by the crossing. they have these massive speakers on the upper floors that point out toward the intersection and they rotate their whole in-store playlist every season. if it had a kinda chill lo-fi or jazzy feel it could be from their "shibuya chill" vibe they do for the cafe section. also worth checking their website, they post the monthly playlist for the shibuya store sometimes
the other spot that gets overlooked is the shibuya excel hotel tokyu, the one connected to the station. they play really specific bossa nova covers of j-pop songs in their lobby and it carries out into the miyamasuzaka street side. i walked past there last week and heard a cover of "plastic love" that i couldn't place for like 10 minutes cause it was so different from the original
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Where can I find crispy, pan-fried bacon similar to a certain international style?
if u have a costco membership the kirkland thick cut is the move, 4 packs of 500g for around 2500 yen and it crisps up proper in a cold pan. for smaller runs, precce in azabudai hills & the basement at isetan shinjuku both carry imported US & danish brands in the chilled case, just read the label for "thick cut" or "smoked" and not "loin". also worth knowing japanese bacon is often wet-cured so pat it dry before frying or it steams instead of crisping
kaldi coffee farm is hit or miss but their smoked bacon from denmark shows up pretty regular, the 200g pack runs about 600 yen. what actually works better for me is asking the butcher counter at peacock or life to slice the block bacon thick, like 5mm, they do it for free and it crisps way better than the pre-packed stuff. also fwiw cheap bacon crisps faster, the fatty supermarket kind at 300 yen a pack works fine if u cook it from cold in a dry pan and pour off the fat as it renders.
tbh the gyomu super store brand bacon is surprisingly decent for crisping up, its not thick cut but if you cook it low and slow it gets pretty crunchy. the key is the dry cure vs wet cure thing, wet cure steams. also check hanamasa if you have one nearby, they sell big packs of american style bacon thats actually smoked and firm.